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  • IBM says less software security vulnerabilities found in 2009

    Some contributing factors, he said, could be the retirement of two of the most "prolific discoverers of vulnerabilities", r0t and rgod, and the disappearance of a well-known site for vulnerability publication, milw0rm.That aside, Bradley…
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Vulnerabilities • Sql • Malicious • Decline • Cent • Categories

  • CA buys Nimsoft to expand cloud computing services

    The company positioned itself as an alternative to the "Big Four" management software vendors, CA being one. CA continued its shopping spree, agreeing to buy IT management software maker Nimsoft for $350 million.
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Management Software • Maker • Cloud Computing • Acquisition • Acquired

  • IBM reduces server sprawl with new eX5 portfolio

    The new launch will also increase the market share of IBM that enjoyed more revenue share than any of the major x86 server vendors in each quarter of 2009, according to research firm IDC.IBM has expanded the capabilities of the x86 platform by…
    09 March 2010
    Tags: Workloads • Scalable • Licensing • Demanding • Class • Cent

  • Windows needs patching every five days

    The result is that few consumers devote the time and attention necessary to stay atop the patching job, which leaves them open to attack.According to Secunia, of the users who ran the company's Personal Software Inspector (PSI) the last week of…
    05 March 2010

  • RSA extends security tools to VMware

    Vblocks include virtualization, networking, computing, storage, security and management products from the three vendors, in tested and validated combinations. RSA extends security tools to VMware Stephen Lawson Vendors team up to secure cloud…
    05 March 2010

  • Former NSA tech chief: I don't trust the cloud

    The former National Security Agency technical director told the RSA Conference he doesn't trust cloud services and bluntly admonished vendors for leaving software vulnerabilities unpatched sometimes for years.
    05 March 2010

Latest Features

  • HTML 5 to shake up the web

    Standards bodies by their very nature move slowly, but work on HTML 5 is being driven by large, motivated vendors, including Adobe, Apple, Google, Microsoft, the Mozilla Foundation, Opera Software, and others.
    09 March 2010
    Tags: Tag • Stage • Scalable • Rendering • Languages • Consortium

  • Top five ways for VMware to beat Microsoft

    The company also announced a program two years ago to open its hypervisor to security vendors with a set of APIs making it easier to protect virtual machines, but VMware has not moved fast enough on this front in the eyes of some observers.Some…
    02 March 2010
    Tags: Virtual Machines • Virtual Machine • Management Tools • Forrester Research • Cloud Computing • Apis

  • Cloud, virtualisation: Wasting IT resources

    Major virtual computing vendors underestimate the simplicity and efficiency end users need from cloud and virtual services. Despite enhancements on both cloud and virtual computing products, major vendors aren't taking into account many of the ways…
    01 March 2010
    Tags: Virtual Machines • Gigabit Ethernet • Cloud Computing • Bus • Amazon • Adopting

  • Active Directory: 10 years old and thinking cloud

    The directory today is part of nearly every task a user performs on a Windows-based network, plus there are tools to include Unix and Linux machines under the access controls in AD, and an army of third-party vendors.Most recently, Microsoft…
    18 February 2010
    Tags: Windows Server • Network World • Legacy • Addon • Active Directory • Access Control

  • Flash storage fixes data centre bottlenecks, for a price

    First, most server vendors are offering SSDs as options, either as a replacement for a hard drive or in addition to one. Second, most storage vendors are incorporating SSDs into their systems. While storage vendors see SSDs playing a role in tiered…
    15 February 2010
    Tags: Tier • Struggling • Storing • Hard Drives • Data Center • Accessed

  • 2010 may be the year of the Apple Mac

    Microsoft's Mac support on all these products is typically marginal and usually delayed, so they skew IT against supporting Macs.Other major IT vendors are similarly disinclined to support Macs on an equal footing.
    10 February 2010
    Tags: Niche • Microsoft Office • Mac Os • Macs • Commitment • Balance

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  • How to ensure your network security

    So, although we're currently evaluating some DLP vendors, I'm inclined to look elsewhere for the protection we need right now.One option I'm considering is port blocking. I'm going to start looking at vendors in that market, including Trend Micro…
    09 March 2010
    Tags: Usb Ports • Offices • Intellectual Property • Endpoint • Blocking

  • How to set up Cisco Flexible NetFlow (with Lego)

    Before getting into the 4 steps of an easy FNF configuration with LEGO blocks, let's make sure you comprehend traditional NetFlow which really begins with NetFlow v5 (as of 2009 the most common NetFlow version available on many routers from…
    25 February 2010
    Tags: Setup • Learn • Flow • Collect • Cache • Blocks

  • How to fix cloud security

    As a result, Logiq needed potential cloud vendors to demonstrate that they were in compliance with applicable regulations and could provide high levels of security.Logiq is far from alone. Cloud vendors are, in some instances, playing catch-up on…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Responsibility • Iso • Incident • Cloud Computing • Agent • Access Control

  • How to move your small business to the cloud

    And such services require no maintenance from the user.Easier collaboration with colleagues in distant locations is another oft-cited cloud benefit.If you're the kind of small business that has employees who work from different places--or has…
    01 February 2010
    Tags: Transition • Small Businesses • Small Business • Microsoft Office • Founder • Cloud Computing

  • How to move your small business to the cloud

    And such services require no maintenance from the user.Easier collaboration with colleagues in distant locations is another oft-cited cloud benefit.If you're the kind of small business that has employees who work from different places--or has…
    01 February 2010
    Tags: Smb • Small Businesses • Microsoft Office • Founder • Transition • Gmail

  • Top 5 barriers to fully virtualising your data centre

    I don't any more: I'm confident the stuff is out there and I can find it again when I need it, with a simple search, without building my own repository, taxonomy, and maintenance procedures.The good news here is that new features are being created…
    21 January 2010
    Tags: Virtual Machine • Addressed • Production • Strategies • Complexity • Missioncritical

Reviews

  • SonicWALL firewalls round up

    Trying to stretch the TZ210 to implement complicated security policies, environments with more security zones, and networks with more complicated NAT rules will be more frustrating and difficult than some of its peer devices from other…
    20 January 2010
    Tags: United States • Signatures • Access Control • Enforce • Ip Addresses • Lowend

  • Windows 7 on multicore review

    By combining multiple cores per CPU with multiple CPU sockets, PC vendors can deliver levels of scalability previously reserved for high-end servers, and they can do so at price points that would have been impossible to achieve using traditional…
    19 January 2010
    Tags: Maps • Layers • Workstation • Leverage • Benchmark • Quadcore

  • Virtual Desktop kit round up

    Many vendors have replaced RDP or have augmented products with faster protocols and we found the current crop of VDI products to be vastly more flexible and speedier than prior platforms — although still somewhat daunting to maintain.The race for…
    13 January 2010
    Tags: Windows Server • Virtual Machine • Vdi • Sessions • Session • Remote Desktop

  • Netgear ReadyNAS NVX

    Unlike home friendly NAS devices from vendors like QNAP this NAS device lacks media browsers or a Twonky server.X-RAID2 automatically expands capacity and syncs data when a new hard drive is added to the NAS.
    16 December 2009
    Tags: Hard Drives • Nas • Gigabit Ethernet • Array • Redundancy • Raid

  • IronKey S200

    The IronKey S200 is high end and its price tag reflects that.The IronKey S200 drive has received validation with the Federal Information Processing Standards 140-2, Level 3, which covers document processing, encryption algorithms and other IT…
    30 November 2009
    Tags: Tag • Utilisation • Sec • Cell • Rates • Benchmark

  • Essential guide to the best hardware for small business

    Most small organisations will start out without a dedicated IT team, meaning that systems need to be easy to run and manage, with vendors who offer a good level of technical support.With a little research, you'll find more than enough products…
    17 November 2009
    Tags: Small Business • Guide • Productivity • Gear • Kit • Reflect

White Papers

  • High availability with Oracle Database 11g release 2

    The traditional approach to building a high availability infrastructure requires widespread use of redundant and often idle hardware and software resources supplied by disparate vendors. In this paper, we review the common causes of application…
    03 December 2009
    Tags: Downtime • Availability • Recovery • Causes • Enable • Failures

  • Making the Case for Oracle Database on Windows

    Despite its highly visible support of Linux, Oracle was the first of the major database vendors to port its software to Windows in the mid- 1990s, and continues to support a large and robust Oracle-on-Windows user community.
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Databases • Community • Robust • Microsoft Windows • Interoperability • Oracle

  • Service-oriented security

    Application vendors and customers have solved many of these problems in their own ways. SOA has become an integral part of enterprise software by providing a framework to efficiently develop software as services that is easily sharable, reusable…
    05 October 2009
    Tags: Identity Management • Faced • Develop • Framework • Deals

  • The Evolution of IPS

    Whichever solution works for your network, organisations must carefully compare IPS solutions from competing vendors to ensure that they are getting the desired level of security and performance. Today, the IPS strategy is moving toward a software…
    30 March 2009
    Tags: Physical • Check • Dedicated • Layer • Intrusion • Ips

  • Saas counterprogramming

    The Gartner Group predicts that by 2011, 25% of the software sold worldwide will be delivered through the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model.Migrating traditional software applications and overall business models to a SaaS platform can be…
    31 January 2009
    Tags: Addressed • Licensing • Saas • Migrating • Isvs • Examples

  • Software licensing in virtual environments

    However, software vendors need to maintain customer satisfaction and avoid prohibiting legitimate use of their applications by honest users.This white paper describes the potential for software misuse through virtualisation and addresses potential…
    30 January 2009
    Tags: Virtualised • Environments • Measure • Addresses • Satisfaction • Licensing

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