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  • Virtual NAS server adds security to Amazon cloud

    Although two vendors will be involved in each sale, customers would receive just one bill, which could come either from Nasuni or a partner depending on the billing model, he says. A startup called Nasuni has made software that adds security and…
  • Microsoft and Intuit to boost web apps with cloud computing

    Services will be provided for the applications including billing, authentication and data APis to connect to QuickBooks.This is basically bringing the Azure platform to all of those developers so they can quickly build cloud applications and have…
  • i365 offers eVault to resellers

    The SaaS platform includes cloud APIs, i365's " enterprise -class" cloud storage hosted in data centres with SAS 70 Type II or ISO 9001:2000 certification, a service connector to securely transfer objects to and from the cloud, and SaaS business…
  • Intel to launch new Core i3 and i5 chips

    Billing Intel President Paul Otellini's Thursday keynote as a big news event, the company is set to unveil three chips from the Westmere family for desktop and mobile PCs.While Westmere has been the chips' internal name, they're officially being…
  • Sun makes changes to its Java app shopfront

    Features of the store include a "Preview" capability for testing applications before deciding whether to buy.There is no time set yet on general availability of Java Store.Sun had launched a beta release of the store in June, billing it as a…
  • Mobile networks exposing themselves to app developers

    These types of information such as subscriber location, service preferences and billing relationships, will help developers create "mashups" that combine different types of data and capabilities, said Johnson Agogbua, vice president of Global…

Latest Features

  • The future of IT application architectures

    As an example, much has been made of the move to smart electric meters — instead of your meter being read by a human walking through your neighborhood, the meter itself will connect back to the electric company data center and upload its billing
  • Beware cloud computing's hidden costs

    For example, when a cloud application such as Salesforce.com - which tracks targets and prospects through your business development, sales, and relationships cycles-really takes hold in your organisation, the conversation quickly jumps to the…
  • Internal clouds: More than virtualising servers

    To account for the use of the virtual pool, internal cloud infrastructures usually provide a method of metering and tracking resource use that feeds chargeback or direct billing for the resources consumed," he writes.In her research, Yankee Group…
  • Shopping for BlackBerry applications

    The time you spent on the call or reading or composing the e-mail is recorded, and you can even set your billing rate for each contract or client. Although I'm a big BlackBerry fan, I found the BlackBerry App World to be just horrible on many fronts.
  • Deep Packet Inspection

    Because of cheaper bandwidth, service providers can add value-added services for additional revenues, including security, peak-usage management, content-based billing, and targeted advertising. Deep packet analysis has made its presence in traffic…
  • Is vSphere enough to allay cloud fears?

    In VMware's view, Raghuram says, a highly-virtualised data centre does not become a "private cloud" until the IT group can provision services and capacity to users on a self-service basis, automate management tasks and chargeback billing to the…
 

How-Tos

  • Case Study: UTM's weakness: a single point of failure

    While that sounds fairly straightforward, the PCI Security Standards Council mandates that point of sale servers must not only encrypt data, but also ensure that data related to credit card billing is securely separated from other types of network…
  • How to choose the right virtualisation technology for your environment

    If charge-backs are in place, the solution must provide a way to obtain accurate utilisation information to ensure equitable billing for compute resources.ConclusionThe sheer volume of virtualisation offerings makes choosing the right solution a…
  • Case Study: How to build a datacentre in six months for $800,000

    That will provide backup power not only for the datacentre, but for critical business areas that support payroll and billing, so that Intrepid and Snelling can both stay open for business even during a power outage.Wakefield says the new…
  • Case Study: Virtual machines deployed on the sly

    If you have a disaster recovery facility [that's running virtualised software] and it's not live, then that's fine — but if you turn it on, you have to pay.Waukesha County's IT shop has had to postpone some software upgrades because of…
  • Case Study: Invoice identity theft threat squashed

    Regulus deals with billing data for more than half the Fortune 50 corporations in the USA. Its service covers every aspect of a transaction, from the point when a corporation releases a billing file for invoicing to the posting of the associated…
  • Case Study: HSBC goes virtual

    Requestors are required to complete a form to ensure that all required build and billing information is captured. HSBC Bank plc has just completed a consolidation exercise that's seen almost 1,000 new VMs commissioned, of which almost 300 were…

Reviews

  • G-Data Antivirus 2010 review

    It was likewise strong at blocking annoying adware, running up a 99.8 percent score, and these strengths helped it earn top billing.G Data's dominance continued on heuristic tests that use two week old signature databases and newer malware to…
  • Cyberoam CR50ia UTM appliance

    Wed rate it as one of those extremely ambitious newcomers that pop up in networking technology from time to time, helped by its Indian-based product development centres.HardwareCyberoams CR 50ia is classed as a 1U Soho or branch office product…
  • Sony Vaio W netbook

    Is it worth its billing of £399.99 - a good £60-70 more than mainstream 10-inch netbooks? The Vaio W heralds Sony's full-fledged entry into the netbook world. Not one to be squeezed into the back pocket of your jeans, the Vaio W's a proper netbook…
  • T-Mobile G1 review

    We did make a phone call, which is easy to do and the voice quality is clear.NEXT PAGE: some caveats about HTC's first Google Android phone, and more snapsT-Mobile G1: caveatsOne warning to sound out to anyone interested in the T-Mobile G1 (Dream…
  • T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 review

    That's a far cry from the Sidekick's original billing as a data communicator. The T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 is the latest addition to T-Mobile's popular line of cool phones for youngsters, released in the US in July 2008.
  • Zoho Invoice review

    Invoicing is, of course, available in accounting packages that also track accounts receivable and handle many other chores such as financial statement preparation.But if you don't want the hassle of installing full-fledged accounting software and…

White Papers

  • Managing assurance from customer to network to service with CEP

    Download this whitepaper to learn how complex event processing can help communications service providers Given the market dynamics, communications service providers (CSPs) cannot succeed without a reliable and flexible OSS infrastructure that…
  • Cutting Storage Costs

    So what is Storage Utility Billing? This white paper serves as a roadmap to help your organisation plan its journey to Storage Utility Billing, further your reputation as an innovator and sharpen your competitive edge Even if you do not intend to…
  • New Features in MySQL Cluster 5.1

    MySQL Cluster is now being adopted not only as a database for traditional telecom applications like, HLR (Home Locator Registry) or SLR (Subscriber Locator Registry), it is now also being widely deployed for VOIP, internet billing, session…
  • Integrating Mobile Access into Your VPN Environment

    IT departments are also tasked with meeting mobile user expectations for continuous coverage and adequate bandwidth, coordinating billing from several access service suppliers and tracking and managing many disparate remote devices.
  • Encrypting Email with Your Eyes Closed

    According to a survey conducted by Osterman Research, "83% of organizations believe that most sensitive information leakage is accidental, due in part to employees simply not knowing the policy or not realizing the information they are sending is…
  • Payment Optimizer solution: Value proposition

    Once they are, only a tiny fraction of the dispersed funds will ever be recovered.The problem is that claims data, in and of itself, only goes so far in revealing billing problems. This white paper describes the three major areas of value delivered…
 
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