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Latest News

  • AMD aims to put graphics processors in servers

    One Nvidia GPU-based supercomputer, called Tsubame, at the Tokyo Institute of Technology has more than 30,000 processing cores that provide a processing speed of 77.48 teraflops.But while the CPU and GPU are combined mostly on supercomputers, many…
  • New Groovy features to aid Java and SQL work

    The new features include some old Java functionality that may help Java programmers work more easily with Groovy. Using Groovy, Java developers can work up scripts and codes without worrying about the sometimes considerable amount of boilerplate…
  • Twitter geolocation app is activated

    Twitter is now allowing its externally built applications to provide geolocation features to end-users, after announcing its intention to do so in August.The functionality is provided via a specific geotagging API (application programming…
  • Microsoft to introduce free version of Office

    But with one exception, he declined to get specific about what would be included in Word Starter 2010 and Excel Starter 2010, or what features within the for-money versions would be omitted.They'll suit the basic productivity needs for consumers…
  • Snow Leopard drivers for HP printers released after complaints

    The other interesting thing I've found is trying to educate customers on the new scan interface for HP inkjet All-in-Ones that we've integrated with Snow Leopard," he said.Apple built support into Snow Leopard for some printer makers' all-in-one…
  • Oracle finally releases 11g R2

    Oracle finally releases 11g R2 Chris Kanaracus, Company promises significant improvement in functionality news This increases reliability because other servers pick up the slack in the event one fails, and the system can be scaled by adding more…

Latest Features

  • How virtual servers make the cloud more elastic

    There is no equivalent technology to provide this functionality for competitive hypervisors. Running partitioning VMs on top of a large SMP would provide this functionality.The second use case creates one large VM out of many small VMs…
  • Overlooked online threats

    The thumbnail previews in Explorer generated by Acrobat were part of how one proof-of-concept exploit worked, so turning off that functionality or upgrading to a version known to be safe removes another potential source of attacks.I would like to…
  • Is Cisco trying to choke Google?

    In some implementations, DPI functionality can be integrated into a network node. DPI functionality can be integrated into such switches using a component called Cisco Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Engine 32 Programmable Intelligent Services Accelerator…
  • Microsoft SharePoint addons reveal exciting features

    The pro client has a standalone interface with offline support, Windows Explorer integration and the Outlook addin.Jinks says 2010 with bring lots of new functionality in the content management and records management area.
  • Turbocharge web browsing with Greasemonkey scripts

    Gmail Addons If you've ditched your desktop email applications (Microsoft Outlook and the like) but you miss being able to manage your email and agenda through a single window command center, you need the Gmail Addons user script.By default, the…
  • Is open source virtualisation getting any love?

    On the production side, to power the websites, the company has deployed Oracle VM.We weren't a good candidate for VMware's advanced functionality because these boxes aren't mission critical, single point of failure systems," says Nicholas Tang…
 

How-Tos

  • How to fix the most common Internet problems

    You might not get the full functionality of your favorite network, but at least you can keep an eye on status updates with minimal effort.This Ad is a VideoIs it just me, or have websites with auto-playing video ads become more prevalent lately?
  • How to fix cloud security

    This is true in private clouds, and even more so in public cloud-based systems, where access control has to be correlated between the customer and the service provider - and often several service providers.Pfizer uses Symplified's Single Point…
  • How to build your own Wikipedia

    Not only must you make tradeoffs between cost, functionality and support, you also have to determine whether you want to let end users download and manage the applications by themselves. Tony Pagliarulo, VP of application development with…
  • Five ways to improve website uptime

    One example of this is OpenID, which provides desktop-like functionality (in this case, authenticating one site with the log-in from another) to streamline development. Clearly, new standards encourage better programming methods, but they may also…
  • How to transform your operating system into a chameleon

    Most of the technically sophisticated transformation packs will tweak or patch the native operating system's code and add startup applications to more accurately simulate the functionality of another OS.
  • How to buy UTM products

    DJO was able to easily deploy IPS functionality to its network without adding additional hardware and without exceeding its security budget. Among the market leaders are Fortinet, Cisco, SonicWALL, Juniper, Secure Computing, Check Point, Watchguard…

Reviews

  • Boxee review

    For example, you can add the BBC iPlayer and use Boxees controls to access your favourite shows from the last few days.As for playback and functionality, Boxee is built around XBMC – Xbox Media Centre – an open source video and audio playback tool…
  • Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 review

    UAG also does not support any user customisation of their own portal, such as maintaining a set of personal bookmarks.Another piece of portal functionality we tested was the single sign-on capability.
  • HTC Tattoo

    A more affordable version of HTC's Hero, the company's flagship Android smartphone, the HTC Tattoo includes most of the functionality of its bigger brother but has a lower resolution screen. The music application isn't up to the lofty standards set…
  • Whitelisting security comes of age

    Every company should create baselines from images and programs their users are supposed to be running, and use the whitelisting solution's reporting feature to track deviations and drift.This review ranks the whitelisting programs based upon…
  • McAfee Application Control review

    Of course, ePO configurations can prevent local commands from working.What McAfee Application Control may lack in client interface it makes up for in overall functionality. McAfee's whitelisting protection for Windows, Linux, and Solaris is short…
  • Microsoft Windows 7 OS

    A Device Stage for a digital camera, for instance, may include a battery gauge, a shortcut to Windows' image downloading tools, and links to online resources such as manuals, support sites, and the manufacturer's accessory store.You don't need to…

White Papers

  • Fair Isaac Blaze Advisor

    This paper is designed to point out specific advantages in features and functionality that Fair Isaac Blaze Advisor shows when compared to alternative business rule solutions. As an organization considering the use of a business rules solution for…
  • Which CRM Deployment is Right for You?

    For example, a company with globally distributed operations may want shared on-demand CRM for its remote sales offices, where IT support is limited and ease of use paramount, and on-premise for its service agents at headquarters where…
  • PHP Leads Web 2.0

    A good example is Zimbra1, a web based PIM application that offers the functionality of classic programs like Outlook or Thunderbird. It looks like a desktop application, it reacts almost as quick (or slow) as a desktop application - so is it a…
 
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