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Infrastructure

November 2008

November 28, 2008

Intel Not Sold on Netbook as 'Replacement' Form Factor

This interesting post at CNET News describes a presentation by an Intel executive who says the chip maker is reconsidering its push behind the netbook form factor as the next big thing in mobile ... More >

November 25, 2008

Laptop Giveaway Expands to Australia

The One Laptop Per Child program earlier announced its Give One, Get One program would expand to Europe this year with its XO laptops available through Amazon.   The the promotion also is comi... More >

Laptop Encryption Just a Text Message Away

Lenovo plans to introduce Tuesday a service that allows users to shut down and encrypt their laptops with a text message , reports PCWorld.com . With all the laptops that are lost or stolen, that c... More >

November 24, 2008

SAP to Standardize Interface

SAP, continuing to work on ways to get you people to move to its latest software, in its latest gambit says it will create a unified interface across its suite of business applications to make it a... More >

November 21, 2008

Xerox Develops Energy-Efficient Toner

Xerox has developed a new type of toner using nanotechnology that the company claims cuts overall power consumption in digital printers by 15 percent to 30 percent.   According to BusinessGreen... More >

Google Personalizes Its Search Engine

Google has made its search engine more personable. The Associated Press reports that users can now sort their search results so that their favorite Web sites are at the top, delete undesired result... More >

November 20, 2008

White Space Rules Approved

The Federal Communications Commission has approved rules for public use of white spaces , reports TechSpot .   Broadcasters, along with groups including the Grand Ole Opry, MTV and the NFL, sa... More >

November 19, 2008

Move to Broadband Continues

Americans continue to ditch dial-up and gain faster Internet connections, according to managed services provider Akamai's quarterly "State of the Internet" report .   It found South Dakota, Mai... More >

'Moonlight' Beta Near

Microsoft and Novell have announced that a beta version of Moonlight, a Firefox add-on that allows Silverlight content to play on Linux PCs, will be out within days.   The add-on should help ... More >

November 18, 2008

Amazon Launches CloudFront

Amazon is offering a pay-as-you-go content delivery system called CloudFront, reports ITPro .   Ideal for Web firms delivering photos, video and applications, businesses can use CloudFront ... More >

Sun Updates StarOffice

Troubled Sun Microsystems has released a new version of the productivity suite StarOffice with native support for Macs for the first time and about 1,600 enhancements, reports ChannelWeb .  ... More >

November 17, 2008

CA Encourages Revisiting Data Center Cooling

At its user conference in Las Vegas, CA unveiled plans to reduce the cost of operating a data center by increasing temperatures.   Chris Stakutis, vice president of emerging technologies at CA... More >

Roadrunner Retains Supercomputer Crown

Cray's XT Jaguar high-performance computer system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory came close, but couldn't topple IBM's Roadrunner from the top spot of the Top 500 Supercomputer list, reports eWE... More >

November 14, 2008

HP, Sun and Toshiba Put 'IT' in Green

The IT industry has had its knuckles rapped on environmental issues this week . A few vendors are taking matters into their own hands to better the environment and their every day operations, report... More >

OLPC 'Give One, Get One' Promotion Expands to Europe

The One Laptop Per Child organization Give One, Get One promotion that began in the United States last year also will be offered in Europe this year, reports BBC News .   The promotion star... More >

November 13, 2008

Google Joins Smart-Grid Group

The Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition (DRAM) had a couple of big announcements yesterday, according to MarketWatch .   The first is that its Board of Directors approved the name ... More >

November 12, 2008

Green Grid Planning Metrics for Data Center Equipment

The Green Grid is planning to release a new package of standardized metrics that will enable buyers to compare the energy efficiency of IT equipment used in the data center, reports BusinessGreen .... More >

IBM Deal Bringing Broadband to Rural Areas

IBM announced a $9.6 million deal with International Broadband Electric Communications today. According to the agreement, IBM will utilize IBEC's Broadband over Powerline (BPL) gear to roll out high-... More >

Cisco Router Takes on 'Zettabyte Era'

Entering what it calls the "Zettabyte era," Cisco has unveiled a new router for extreme networking , reports Computerworld .   The Cisco Aggregation Services Router 9000 Series (ASR 9000)  is... More >

November 11, 2008

Search Engine Dives into the Deep Web

A research-focused search engine is claiming to go where no search engine has gone before: the deep Web.   Founded by Human Genome Project scientists, DeepDyve searches the 99 percent of hits ... More >

Oak Ridge Says its Jaguar Could Take Supercomputer Title

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory claim the Cray XT Jaguar supercomputer there has been revamped, making it faster than IBM's Roadrunner system, reports eWEEK... More >

VMware Unveils Mobile Virtualization Platform

VMware is planning to expand the reach of its virtualization technology with the announcement of its Mobile Virtualization Platform (MVP) yesterday.   NetworkProPortal.com reports the new pla... More >

November 10, 2008

Energy Star for Servers Pegged for February

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published a third draft of its Energy Star specification for servers. The agency expects the final spec to be ready for manufacturers and customers in Feb... More >

AT&T to Pay Dearly for Centennial

AT&T will pay $944 million in cash to buy regional wireless  and broadband company Centennial Communications , reports The Associated Press in a story on BusinessWeek.   The deal will exp... More >

November 7, 2008

SiCortex Develops New Metric for HPC Energy Efficiency

According to industry reports, data centers accounted for 1.2 percent of electricity consumed by the United States in 2005. That percentage is expected to double within five years and a recent McKins... More >

November 5, 2008

Firefox Grabs 20 Percent of Global Browser Market

For the first time in its history, Mozilla's Firefox Web browser reached a global market share of 20 percent , according to That Happened! .   Firefox's gain has come at Microsoft's Internet E... More >

FCC Approves White Space Use

In a unanimous vote, the FCC has approved the public use of white spaces for wireless broadband access, reports The New York Times .   Several groups, including the Grand Ole Opry, MTV and th... More >

November 4, 2008

AT&T Testing Internet Traffic Limits

AT&T is considering limiting the amount of data that subscribers can use each month, according to the Associated Press .   Initially, the download restrictions will apply to Reno, NV . Lim... More >

November 3, 2008

Sprint, Cogent Reconnect While Trying to Settle Dispute

Sprint has reconnected to Cogent Communications' network while the two companies explore solutions to the rift reported last week , according to GigaOM .   On its Web site , Sprint is stressi... More >

Asus Planning Competitively Priced Netbooks in 2009

The netbook market is getting more competitive as more and more laptop vendors enter the space. In response to increase in competition, Asus is planning to release Eee PCs next year at prices as low ... More >

Salesforce.com Launching Hosted Web Service

Salesforce.com is launching a new Web site-hosting business .   Using Salesforce's Force.com platform, developers will have the ability to build applications that run on Salesforce's data cente... More >

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