Growing Cell Congestion Hard to Track
Allot Communications’ Jonathon Gordon discusses the company’s MobileTrends Report, which quantifies application use and traffic patterns on mobile networks.
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The Benefits of Archiving to the Cloud
Service Catalogs Help Show Value of IT
iPad Should Force Review of Tech Contracts
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02.08.10
IBM Power7 and Apple's ARM A4: The Advantages of Having Your Own Processor
A lot of things change in a decade. At the end of the '90s, it seemed clear that Intel's Itanium was going to dominate the UNIX world and that the proprietary processors would give way to the inevitable. Itanium slipped badly and, while most of the other custom processors went by the wayside,... More >
02.07.10
Prepare for a Bumper Patch Tuesday for February
Administrators hoping for a light month for patching in February are going to be left feeling disappointed. Microsoft is due to release 13 bulletins for February's Patch Tuesday that address 26 different vulnerabilities in its software products. In fact, five of them carry the maximum... More >
02.08.10
SaaS Is Outsourcing Alternative for Some Companies
It's been about two years since I wrote about Gartner's prediction that software-as-a-service could be for at least some companies. Last week I spoke to Carl Gammon, the director of information systems for a company for which this is true, Minneapolis-based medical device manufacturer Minntech... More >
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Turning Cost Centers into Dynamic Technology Assets
This white paper discusses how to build a personalized IT plan that embraces data center projects and technology initiatives related to consolidation, along with the initial steps needed to transform your data center into an adaptive infrastructure.
Preventing Data Corruption in the Event of an Extended Power Outage
This white paper discusses various power management software configurations, and presents best practices aimed at ensuring system uptime.
IT Hiring Picks up in January
In January, 12,900 IT jobs were filled , an increase of 0.3 percent, the best monthly increase since the economic downturn began, reports the TechServe Alliance. According to the story in InfoWorld , the alliance found peak IT employment in November 2008, with some 4 million jobs. But things went... More >
Google Taking Calls for Nexus One
Google is now accepting calls. Nexus One customers can call 1-888-48-NEXUS (63987) between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. Google will only handle queries about the status of their phone orders and shipments. The company plans to add technical support for the device and software inquiries and pre-sales soon. In the... More >
Adobe Issues Apology for 16-Month-Old Flash Bug
Adobe Systems has apologized for failing to patch a 16-month-old bug in Flash Player, according to Computerworld . The bug was first reported on Sept. 22, 2008, by security researcher Matthew Dempsky. The vulnerability causes Internet Explorer 6 and 7, and Firefox and Safari 3 to crash. Adobe says it fixed the bug... More >
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