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Intel launched its Xeon 6500 and 7500 processors series, built on the Nehalem Ex architecture. The processors, which have up to eight cores, are geared toward organizations that are looking to conso... More >
Since Apple's iPhone launched exclusively on AT&T's network, the carrier has been faced with numerous customer complaints about dropped calls and slow data connections resulting in a credibility ... More >
Investment firm Piper Jaffray thinks it is likely Apple will build its own search engine within the next five years, BusinessInsider reports. In a research note, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munste... More >
Google announced plans today to integrate the Flash player plugin into Google's Chrome Web browser. The partnership is aimed at making the Flash Player work more seamlessly with the Google browser ,... More >
US Airways launched GoGo inflight Wi-Fi service on five of its Airbus A321aircraft yesterday, joining eight other airlines working with wireless service provider Aircell, the Pittsburgh Business T... More >
According to two reports from Forrester, early adopters of Windows 7 are "very satisfied," but nearly 50 percent of those surveyed saw no need to upgrade from Windows XP , says The Wall Street Jour... More >
At some point during the Oracle-Sun integration, Solaris 10 had a change in its terms of use. In the past, a valid e-mail granted users free access to the software. Now, a download of Solaris 10 ge... More >
AMD launched its Magny-Cours Opteron 6100 processors today. The move comes a couple of weeks after Intel's Xeon 5600 processor launch. The platform features the world's first 8- and 12-core x86 s... More >
On June 7, data centers will be able to track their efficiency using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Portfolio Manager energy-management tool and data centers also will be able to begin ap... More >
Since Google announced it was developing experimental fiber networks last month, more than 600 communities have expressed an interest in being one of the test beds for Google's über-fast networks... More >
Supercomputers were the bright spot in a down year for high-performance computing. While the market for technical servers went down 11.6 percent in 2009, the market for supercomputers priced $500,000... More >
Microsoft is revamping its Bing search engine with new features. The fresh elements include Quick Tabs, a new Answer box and mapping tools powered by Foursquare to provide real-time data embedded in ... More >
Time Warner Cable has announced the launch of free Wi-Fi for New York City-based subscribers, reports CNET News . Time Warner has partnered with Cablevision to offer thousands of free hot spots in... More >
Much like the iPhone, Apple's iPad is expected to invade the enterprise environment whether companies sanction its use or not. Organizations would be wise to begin considering how to assimilate the... More >
AT&T plans to go national with its femtocell product, called MicroCell , in mid-April. The cellular base station is designed to boost coverage in the homes and businesses of its subscribers. &nb... More >
Thanks to Case Western Reserve University , residents of one of America's poorest neighborhoods will soon be the recipients of 1Gbps Internet access over fiber optic cables, says Ars Technica . &... More >
Dell is looking to help customers build affordable and efficient cloud computing and hyperscale data center installations by commercializing three server models of its Data Center Solutions business ... More >
Businesses can no longer ignore social media because the technology has become pervasive in our society. Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are a few of the popular entry points to social media. Accordin... More >
Siemens Enterprise Communications announced the OpenScape UC Server 2010 today. Optimized for the data center and virtualized environments, OpenScape UC Server 2010 puts the UC platform on top of a... More >
Clearwire announced that it will expand its wireless broadband network to cover Cincinnati, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Miami, Pittsburgh and Salt Lake City this year. Clearwire previously said it plans ... More >
John Edwards at Computerworld says server virtualization projects are easy to justify from a financial and operative perspective, but the projects aren't foolproof. Edwards recommends developing ... More >
Health care is obviously dominating the headlines today, but health care in general could possibly benefit from the Federal Communications Commissions' National Broadband Plan , according to our Lor... More >
Norway's Opera Software says downloads of its browser have more than doubled since Microsoft began offering European Window users a choice of Web browser as part of its antitrust settlement with ... More >
As our Carl Weinschenk noted earlier this week, it's difficult to offer a meaningful commentary on the FCC's Nationwide Broadband Plan based on its sheer size. While the aim is to ultimately increa... More >
Chipmaker Broadcom has launched a series of multi-layer Ethernet devices that enable connectivity between servers in the data center. The new Broadcom BCM56840 series single-chip Ethernet switches ... More >
During a Web conference sponsored by the GSM Alliance, key executives from AT&T and Verizon outlined their respective companies' long-term evolution plans. Neither company really has a significan... More >
Microsoft broke its silence on the first service pack for Windows 7 yesterday. Windows 7 SP1 will include only minor updates: mostly hotfixes already delivered through Windows Update. However, the ... More >
Thus far, the U.S. Federal Communications Commissions' National Broadband Plan has raised more questions than answers. The FCC has released a beta version of its proposed Spectrum Dashboard to pr... More >
Google has decided to take its browser translation features out of beta status. The company will extend the feature to all Windows versions of its Chrome browser as part of the stable channel categ... More >
According to PC Magazine , Internet Explorer 9 will not work on Windows XP . Microsoft unveiled a platform preview of IE9 earlier this week, which requires Vista Service Pack 2 or later. Linux an... More >
Cisco Systems announced the release of Cisco Borderless Access , the company's new network architecture and services platform, reports ChannelWeb . As part of this architecture, Cisco is also intro... More >
It didn't take long for server vendors to take advantage of Intel's new Xeon 5600 processors . Dell, HP and IBM all released new servers yesterday that offer significantly lower power consumption ... More >
Amid the current conflict between Google and China , Twitter is planning to take a similar stance to Microsoft and establish its presence in the country. Twitter creator Jack Dorsey says it is jus... More >
Yesterday, the U.S. Federal Communications Commision released its National Broadband Plan . A portion of the plan calls for a nationwide broadband network for emergency response agencies. The cost o... More >
Qualcomm has filed an application with the India government to bid in the country's auction for broadband wireless access, making it the first foreign company to do so. Beginning April 9, India will ... More >
Microsoft unveiled a good deal of information about its upcoming browser at the MIX Show reports Dan Bertiaume over at our CTO Edge site. Internet Explorer 9 will support HTML 5, features a new... More >
Intel unveiled its latest Xeon processors, calling the new line its most secure ever. According to Intel, the keys to the secure nature of the CPUs are the Advanced Encryption Standard -- New Instru... More >
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission released its 376-page National Broadband Plan, which sets goals of providing 1Gbps to institustions like hospitals and schools in every U.S. community by ... More >
According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, Apple is posting good sales on items other than the iPad . Sales of Apple's Mac computers were up 39 year over year for the months of January and Feb... More >
Despite reports that Google's Chinese unit is complying with government regulation to filter search results, Web sites dealing with controversial topics, including Tiananmen Square democracy protests... More >
Blue Coat Systems today announced the launch of a new range of Virtual WAN optimization appliances. The ProxySG virtual appliances are designed to help organizations consolidate their IT infrastruc... More >
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will unveil the nation's first national broadband plan Tuesday. While several components will make up the legislation, two initiatives art at its heart. The... More >
Eric Schmidt, speaking at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit, confirmed that Google's Chrome OS remains on schedule for release in the second half of 2010. While the release date is still somewhat nebulous... More >
U.S. consumers can begin pre-ordering Apple's iPad today at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time (8:30 a.m. ET), CNET News reports. Folks can order either the 3G or Wi-Fi model, but only the Wi-Fi model will b... More >
Salesforce.com was initially quiet about its outage today, but news of the North American outage was all over Twitter this morning, says Network World . The CRM service was eventually restored aft... More >
Google acquired DocVerse at the beginning of this week in its latest cloud play. Shane O'Neil of CIO.com ponders whether Microsoft should be afraid as a result of the deal. The key to Google's ... More >
BusinessBlogs says the propensity toward social media inactivity is due to a lack of followers, fans, updates, tweets and posts. Creating relevant content takes time and effort and sorry state of... More >
Microsoft is warning businesses off the 64-bit version of Office 2010 , says seattlepi.com . Microsoft recommended companies use the 32-bit version of Office 2010 in an FAQ about its Office 2010 Te... More >
Xangati rolled out a suite of virtualization appliances today: Xangati for ESX and the Xangati Management Dashboard. Xangati claims its new offerings provide IT managers with monitoring and troublesh... More >
The cost of management staff at data centers in Europe is expected to increase by 10 percent over the next year, according to IDC. That's largely because many organizations still manage servers man... More >
Google cut the ribbon on its new online store that third-party developers can use to sell their Web applications to administrators and users of both the free and paid versions of Google Apps yesterda... More >
Cisco Systems introduced a new router aimed at telecom carriers that it says can handle Internet traffic 12 times faster than rival products. The CRS-3 , which Cisco boasts could deliver every movie... More >
Business communications provider Avaya announced the release of IP Office 6.0, a unified communications solution targeted at businesses with fewer than 20 employees. The product offers collaboration ... More >
BigFix, a provider of managed services for client systems, has become the first OEM partner of newcomer Neocleus, which offers a client virtualization platform called NeoSphere. The platform ties exi... More >
Microsoft decided its Windows Essential Business Server (EBS) isn't so essential. The company announced in a blog post today that it is pulling the plug on the EBS software that powers many mid-s... More >
Google's purchase of DocVerse serves as both validation and a direct challenge to Microsoft's cloud focus. Google's newly purchased technology enables the sharing and editing of Microsoft Office docu... More >
Microsoft began offering the choice of alternative Web browsers to users of Internet Explorer in Europe last week. The move, part of the company's settlement with the European Union , has already ... More >
Although Mac adoption by large enterprises is relatively small, more Macs are making their way into the enterprise. Tom Kaneshige at InfoWorld says the entrance of the PC alternative into the wor... More >
Google has fortified its Google Apps, which includes Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Groups, Google Sites and Google Video, with automatic backup and disaster recovery at no extra cost,... More >
Asus unveiled a number of new products at the CeBit conference in Germany this week, but its new RT-N5SU router turned more than a few heads, Gizmodo reports. The distinctive addition to the comp... More >
As part of its plan to accelerate the adoption of solid-state drives, Western Digital announced a new line of 2.5-inch SATA hard drives called SiloconEdge Blue. The drives come in 64GB, 128GB and 256... More >
Opera Software released version 10.5 of its namesake Web browser for Windows. Equipped with a new JavaScript engine, the company claims its browser is faster than its competition, reports DailyTech ... More >
Net Optics released the Director Pro Fabric Access Switch and the Gig Zero Delay Tap at the RSA Conference 2010 this week. Designed for enterprise data centers, cloud computing providers and telecomm... More >
Cray announced its custom engineering group will work with Microsoft Research to explore and prototype "a system that could provide a glimpse into the future of the cloud computing infrastructure." T... More >
Microsoft reported sales of 90 million copies of Windows 7 at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference yesterday, reports The Register . The figure represents a significant in... More >
Seven weeks after threatening to quit China , Google remains committed to not censoring its search results in China. The company is said to still be considering its next step in the country. Nicole ... More >
HP updated its business class notebook and tablet offerings yesterday. The company also began shipping the Elite 7100 business desktop, a high-performance desktop designed for small businesses. &nb... More >
Google has added instant machine translation and new privacy features to its Google Chrome browser, PCWorld.com reports. Currently, the beta is only supported by Windows XP and Vista, so Windows ... More >
Quantum announced what it calls the industry's first tape products based on the generation 5 specifications for the Linear Tape-Open program . As Dan Berthiaume notes over at our CTO Edge site, th... More >
Microsoft has begun offering alternative Web browsers to users of Internet Explorer in Europe. The move, part of a settlement with the European Commission , prompts users of Windows XP, Windows Vist... More >
Skytap announced new network automation capabilities that the company claims will make it simpler to deploy and migrate multi-tier applications into the cloud. In addition, Skytap's network automatio... More >
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