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Windows Server 2008 users say they're on a roll
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 may not ship officially until Wednesday, but early adopters are running it in production networks
and reporting solid results with new features including everything from stretched clusters to workload specific configurations
of the server.
Shift to multicore processors inevitable, but enterprises face challenges
Buying multicore servers raises two new questions for enterprises: How do you avoid punitive software licensing, and which
applications need multicore processors?
All sizzle, no cheesesteak
A year after Philadelphia gave EarthLink the green light to build a citywide Wi-Fi network, the grand plan to deliver ubiquitous
broadband to tourists, residents, businesses, government workers and low-income households is in shambles.
Reduce threat exposure with net configuration management
The frenzy of activity triggered by a network attack requires a new approach to threat management, one that makes the network
and its resources a partner in its own defense and allows Security and Operations to work together to resolve the problem.
IETF, ITU form first-of-kind group to resolve MPLS spat
The Internet's leading standards bodies have joined forces to clarify a set of next-generation network transport specifications
that critics warned could cause massive interoperability problems for service providers.
Selling the green side of telepresence
Pushing telepresence as a way to cut the cost of corporate travel isn’t working too well so the industry is looking to promote
the video/audio technology as a way for businesses to embrace green principles, according to speakers at a telepresence conference
this week.
Microsoft revels in new Windows Server, SQL Server, Visual Studio packages
Besides launching a set of updated products Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer lauded the company's IT user base, calling
them the "heart and soul" of the industry.
Healthcare organizations feeling cyberattacks growing
Healthcare organizations feel under increasing attack from the Internet, while security incidents involving insiders and disappearing
laptops with sensitive data are piling up. On top of that, there's now the prospect of a surprise audit from the federal government
agency in charge of overseeing the HIPAA security and privacy rules.
IBM boosts performance, energy efficiency of new mainframe
IBM’s next-generation mainframe unveiled Tuesday is 50% faster than its predecessor and can double performance for CPU-intensive
jobs, while offering dramatic improvements in energy efficiency, according to Big Blue.
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