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  • NASA space shuttle prepares to complete space station

    The mission has three planned spacewalks, with work to include replacing an ammonia tank, retrieving a Japanese experiment from the stations exterior, and switching out a gyro, NASA stated.In May, shuttle Atlantis will use a 12 day mission to…
    10 March 2010
    Tags: Station • Module • Mission • Carry • Carrier • Budget

  • Force10 Networks files for $144m IPO

    Ethernet switching company Force10 Networks filed for a $144 million IPO. Ethernet switching company Force10 Networks this week filed for a $144 million IPO.The amount of shares and the price were not disclosed.
    03 March 2010

  • Engineers demand price drop for 100G ethernet

    There is pent-up demand for 40G Ethernet switching in the banking, healthcare and media markets – the same customers that buy Extreme's "40/100G ready" Summit X650 and BlackDiamond 8900 switches, he says.
    26 February 2010
    Tags: Link • Earth • Demand • Car • Adoption • Adapter

  • Cisco, Juniper, HP drive Ethernet switch growth

    The majority of revenue growth in Ethernet switching this year is also expected to come from 10G switches, Dell'Oro notes.Cisco's Ethernet switching share losses accelerated in 2009, according to UBS.
    23 February 2010
    Tags: Revenue • Quarter • Notes • Layer • Incremental • Growth

  • NEC supports cloud computing services for telcos

    It also intends to continue strengthening its platform portfolio in support of the expansion of cloud computing business.Toshiyuki Mineno, senior vice president, NEC, noted that in recent years, the opportunities for cloud services have expanded…
    19 February 2010
    Tags: Telecommunications • Data Centres • Cloud Computing • Carriers • Carrier

  • Google Android runs on a SIM card

    The SIM card uses the USB 2.0 interface to communicate with the terminal.All of the user's applications and data are stored alongside the OS in the SIM card, so the user's desktop could be transported between devices by switching the SIM card…
    17 February 2010
    Tags: Stopped • Cellular • Carrier • Cards • Builtin • Android

Latest Features

  • Top five ways for VMware to beat Microsoft

    Switching workloads from Citrix to Hyper-V is also easier than switching workloads from VMware to a competing platform, he says. But the industry's biggest x86 virtualisation vendor is facing a strong challenge from Microsoft, which is enticing IT…
    02 March 2010
    Tags: Virtual Machines • Virtual Machine • Management Tools • Forrester Research • Cloud Computing • Apis

  • How the Cisco-HP split will benefit customers

    With its acquisition of 3Com, expected to close by midyear, the company will have a fairly complete lineup of both routing and switching products, though not quite the same breadth as Cisco, he said.While Cisco had more than two-thirds of the…
    22 February 2010
    Tags: Stephen Lawson • Partnership • Note • Force • Deals • Contract

  • Managing networks is still about problem solving

    Every time we upgrade firewalls, we point it eight to 10 weeks in advance to have a period of analysis," Miles says.In a different part of the world, a community college in Vancouver faced a different type of challenge — what type of switching…
    12 February 2010
    Tags: Records • Perspective • Hosting • Firewalls • Faced • Automated

  • 2010 may be the year of the Apple Mac

    That unfulfilled desire is foretold every year and has been since the mid-1980s, when Apple's then-groundbreaking computer was quickly sidelined by the IBM PC and, later, Microsoft Windows.The strong growth of the iPhone and the big buzz around…
    10 February 2010
    Tags: Niche • Microsoft Office • Mac Os • Macs • Commitment • Balance

  • Cisco's John McCool shares data centre vision

    John McCool oversees this push as senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's Data Center, Switching and Services group. John McCool, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's Data Center, Switching and Services group, talked…
    25 January 2010
    Tags: Adapter • Footprint • Architectures • Centers • Context • Marketplace

  • Software developers climb aboard the cloud

    Usually, by the time you think of switching, you have servers that are connected to each other, you'd have to move all your data, you'd have to reconfigure all your servers" and rewrite scripts to manage and monitor the migration, he says.That…
    20 January 2010
    Tags: Programming • Migration • Love • Delivery • Cloud Computing • Amazon

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How-Tos

  • How to use Greasemonkey scripts with IE, Chrome and Safari

    Mac Safari users can also take advantage of the plug-ins and AppleScripts at Pimp My Safari.Unfortunately, no equivalent SIMBL/GreaseKit combination exists for Windows Safari users, so you're probably better off switching to Firefox (if you want…
    14 December 2009
    Tags: Extensions • Firefox • Scripts • Safari • Chrome • Addon

  • How to optimise Windows 7

    By switching among the Automatic, Manual, and Disabled modes, depending on his recommendations, you'll be able to control exactly how services launch, if at all, during the Windows startup process and during your general use of the operating system.
    20 October 2009
    Tags: Folder • Itunes • Registry • Clicking • Background • Manufacturer

  • How to run a Windows virtual machine on Mac

    Do you find switching between Windows and Mac OS a chore? Add a touch of virtualisation to your Mac and you'll be able to integrated Windows within Mac OS. Apples Boot Camp lets you install Windows on your Mac and switch between it and the Mac OS…
    26 August 2009
    Tags: Button • Mac Os • Bar • Window • Modes • Dualcore

  • How to make cloud computing more secure

    With much of the focus of cloud computing switching to security, here are five handy tips to keep your environment secure. While many companies are considering moving applications to the cloud, the security of the third-party services still leaves…
    10 August 2009
    Tags: Guys • Firms • Amazon • Instances • Trust • Thirdparty

  • How to make cloud more secure

    With much of the focus of cloud computing switching to security, here are five handy tips to keep your environment secure. While many companies are considering moving applications to the cloud, the security of the third-party services still leaves…
    07 August 2009
    Tags: Third Party • Firms • Scan • Amazon • Instances • Configured

  • Case Study: The 11 year-old network manager

    The school took advantage of a Microsoft effort called Fresh Start that offers free software upgrades for schools with donated computers, switching from Windows 98 to Windows 2000. When this school's IT overseer left suddenly, one of its pupils…
    07 April 2008
    Tags: Viruses • Antivirus • Students • Gateway • Trade • Evaluating

Reviews

  • HP Mini 210 review

    The HP Mini 210's hard drive was very fast, recording 27.53 megabytes per second, which is much better than the Toshiba's speed of 18.92MBps.During general use the HP Mini 210 felt reasonably swift, although sometimes it was a little slow opening…
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Toshiba • Screens • Modem • Keys • Disable • Atom

  • Toshiba NB300 review

    While using it for everyday tasks it sometimes feels sluggish, particularly when launching programs and switching windows. By lowering the brightness and switching off the wireless radio you will be able to get more life out of the netbook; you…
    08 March 2010
    Tags: Slot • Road • Netbooks • Netbook • Hard Drive • Battery Life

  • Dell PowerConnect 8024F review

    Ah, the rarified air of 10G switching, very fast, very expensive, very exclusive. Until now. Dell has unveiled a 24-port 10G switch that, priced at $10,088, comes in at around $416 per SFP+ port. Now that's cheap.
    04 March 2010

  • Aliph Jawbone Icon review

    Pairing the unit with a mobile phone is easy: you simply hold down the talk button while switching the device on to place it into Bluetooth pairing mode. Aliph's new Jawbone Icon Bluetooth headset aims to combine good looks and a customisable…
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Talk • Noise • Icon • Face • Customisable • Aims

  • Asus Eee PC 1201HA review

    Switching between various modes doesn't have any impact on the Eee PC 1201HA's performance, except battery life. The Eee PC 1201HA is the latest from Asus' netbook repertoire. It has a larger 12in form factor, more system memory and hard drive…
    19 February 2010
    Tags: Typing • Ram • Keyboard • Hard Drive • Battery • Asus

  • Fujitsu LifeBook T4410 review

    The screen's orientation can be shifted with the push of a button - handy for switching from portrait to landscape mode, or for adjusting to suit left- or right-handed users.The chassis is sturdy, and the screen swivels smoothly, without feeling…
    09 February 2010
    Tags: Tablet • Speakers • Reader • Netbook • Keys • Chassis

White Papers

  • KVM over IP and enterprise security

    Hub and spoke failover architecture, exit macros and other security elements you should insist on in a KVM over IP switching system. KVM switching solutions provide secure remote data centre management, but they also should integrate with the…
    12 October 2009
    Tags: Failover • Switching • Assets • Elements • Data Centre • Enable

  • Reducing the Cost of Mobile Communications: GSM Gateways

    By switching every fixed line to mobile (F2M) call to mobile to mobile (M2M), users can reduce their communication costs by 4080 per cent. This paper looks at how GSM Gateways can improve cost efficiency with your communications.
    16 December 2008
    Tags: Handset • Communication • Efficiency • Gsm • Cent • Gateways

  • Seven Key Steps for Identity Management in a Unified Communications World

    To do this in practice, organisations need to integrate systems, technologies and technology vendors to enable, for example, switching from email to voice, or IM to voice. To do this in practice, organisations need to integrate systems…
    24 September 2008
    Tags: Integrate • Communication • Channels • Productivity • Task • Enable

  • Session Management with MySQL

    Ensuring that situations do not occur, like a potential customer switching to a competitors site in frustration because all the items in their shopping cart were lost while browsing, affects the bottom-line.
    23 November 2007
    Tags: Continues • Mysql • Browsing • Goods • Session Management

  • 5 Reasons Mid-Market Companies Switch from Custom Code to Integration Appliances

    Download this white paper today to learn about the hidden costs and drawbacks of custom code and discover why companies are switching to an appliance-based approach to integration. Application integration is a critical issue facing mid-market…
    16 July 2007
    Tags: Productivity • Custom • Priority • Application Integration • Drawbacks

  • The Forrester Wave: Business Service Management, Q1 2007

    Making the wrong decision could haunt your firm for years to come, as switching from one solution to another is a costly and time-consuming project that no firm should undertake lightly. Forrester evaluated leading business service management (BSM…
    11 May 2007
    Tags: Wave • Forrester • Objects • Service Management • Organization • Bmc

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