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3 juillet 2009 : Ex-Bay Networks CEO: Nortel's enterprise group could do well on its own
Former Bay Networks CEO Dave House says he likes the idea of Nortel's enterprise data division -- built around Bay technology -- breaking free and picking up its old name.
3 juillet 2009 : Net neutrality advocates score big win with broadband stimulus rules
Advocates of network neutrality are cheering Thursday after learning that the federal government will require any applicants to its broadband stimulus funds to maintain nondiscriminatory networks.
3 juillet 2009 : Cisco looks to accelerate virtualization deployments
Cisco is looking to accelerate the rate at which customers adopt virtualization in their data centers, company officials said at the Cisco Live event this week.
2 juillet 2009 : Security guard charged with hacking hospital systems
The grainy video shows a bleary-eyed young man in a hoodie inside the Carrell Clinic in Dallas, Texas. As he hits the elevator button, the theme music from Mission Impossible plays in the background. "You're on a mission with me: Infiltration," he tells the (...)
2 juillet 2009 : Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone
Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software code with root access to the phone.
2 juillet 2009 : Could Cisco take on Microsoft with office app service?
There is only one obvious question in Cisco's overture Tuesday that it might take on Microsoft and Google in the online productivity application arena -- what took so long?
2 juillet 2009 : Government releases $4 billion in broadband stimulus funds
The U.S. government Wednesday said it is releasing $4 billion worth of funds to pay for the first round of broadband projects mandated by the economic stimulus package passed earlier this year.
2 juillet 2009 : Why the iPhone can't be 'killed'
Every time a supposed "iPhone killer" hits the market its sales come in well below the iPhone's sales numbers.
2 juillet 2009 : IBM bundles x86 servers with VMware, offers special financing
IBM is bundling its x86 servers with VMware's newest virtualization platform, and offering financing packages to lower upfront costs.
2 juillet 2009 : Users note virtualization foot-dragging among app vendors
Although they have moved to virtualize servers, some IT managers have found there are applications, particularly specialized ones for healthcare, retailing and other industries, where vendors are wary of software support in virtualized (...)
2 juillet 2009 : FTC opens all out assault on economic cyber-scammers
The Federal Trade Commission today announced a wide-ranging attack on cyber-vultures looking to feast on the current moribund economic situation.
2 juillet 2009 : Happy birthday! The Walkman turns 30
Sony introduced its Walkman portable cassette player thirty years ago this week, kicking off a revolution in the consumer electronics industry by changing the way people enjoy music.
1er juillet 2009 : Nortel enterprise data chief wants to bring back Bay Networks
Businesses might not want to buy enterprise network gear from bankrupt Nortel, but how about from Bay Networks?
1er juillet 2009 : Five slick search engines you should know about
With Microsoft's recent addition of Bing to the search landscape, the spotlight is again shining on who has the best engine for finding anything and everything on the Internet.
1er juillet 2009 : Cisco won't take on Amazon in cloud
Cisco Systems won't try to compete with pay-as-you-go cloud computing providers such as Amazon, and instead will sell its infrastructure to those companies and provide its own software as a service.
1er juillet 2009 : Juniper nixes ATM security talk
Router maker Juniper Networks has barred one of the company's security researchers from discussing security flaws in Automated Teller Machines after an ATM maker threatened legal action.
1er juillet 2009 : Global IT spending to drop by nearly 11% in '09, Forrester says
Forrester Research blames an overreaction to the economy as the cause behind a nearly 11% decline in global IT purchases in 2009.
1er juillet 2009 : Security should be paramount concern with cloud-based e-mail recovery
Cloud-based disaster recovery has become a viable option for safeguarding e-mail, but IT shops need to ask tough questions about data security and resiliency before committing to a vendor, analysts say.
1er juillet 2009 : Broadband stimulus exempted from 'buy American'
The U.S. government has exempted broadband builders who want federal grants from a "buy American" provision of the US$787 billion stimulus package passed in February.
1er juillet 2009 : NASA moon shot gets rocket blast, more money
NASA continued to develop its future moon landing program this week by getting a positive test on the rocket it might use to land humans on the moon and increasing the budget for the spacecraft it will use to get them there.
1er juillet 2009 : NASA boosts packet inspection on 10 Gig WAN links
NASA has turned to a start-up specializing in packet inspection to monitor some of its 10G bit/sec WAN links.
1er juillet 2009 : Google to offer free Google Voice
Google disclosed through a blog posting that it will soon be offering Google Voice free to subscribers on its waiting list, extending the advanced VoIP service beyond the original GrandCentral subscriber base.
30 juin 2009 : Blind phone hacker gets 11-year sentence
A Boston-area teenager was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday for hacking into the telephone network and harassing the Verizon investigator who was building a case against him.
30 juin 2009 : DoctorsonDemand.com prescribes an end to doctor's office visits
A recently launched service, DoctorsonDemand.com, uses interactive voice technology that allows consumers to contact an available doctor for a quick consult that could avoid costly in-office or emergency room visits.
29 juin 2009 : Cisco announces its highest level certification ever
For years, the coveted Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) was the highest, most difficult rank a network professional could achieve. No more. On Monday, Cisco announced a new certification, the Cisco Certified Architect, which will become the rank above CCIE. The new CCA will attempt (...)
29 juin 2009 : IT salaries, perks continue to shrink
Overall pay for IT professionals declined in the past 18 months, and competition for available jobs got tighter as baby boomers postponed retirement, reports Janco Associates.
29 juin 2009 : Virtualization, cloud computing pose new challenges, opportunities
Carnegie Mellon's Data Center Observatory teaches lessons on virtualization and the cloud.
29 juin 2009 : Are sealed-in laptop batteries a good idea?
When Apple introduced its new MacBooks recently, it touted a doubled battery life -- but noted that the laptops' batteries were sealed into the case, not user-swappable as is the norm on laptops.
29 juin 2009 : DOJ pushes probe of Oracle-Sun deal beyond deadline
The U.S. Department of Justice needs more time to examine Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems beyond an initial review period, Oracle said Friday.
29 juin 2009 : Juniper boosts edge routers for multimedia
Juniper this week announced enhancements to its service provider edge routers that are designed to improve multimedia service delivery to users.
29 juin 2009 : How cellular handset exclusivity fails
I suppose that some people did buy iPhones because the phones worked on the AT&T cellular network. This is supposition on my part because I have not seen any articles claiming this to be the case nor have I read any blogs commentaries that support the (...)
26 juin 2009 : Heightened data-loss prevention needs fuel arms race between vendors
Data-loss prevention is rapidly becoming the next big battlefield in IT security.
26 juin 2009 : Cisco sends employees home to work
Cisco survey of employees shows internal telework program saves money and satisfies workers.
26 juin 2009 : Energy-efficient servers earn a star -- but so what?
The Energy Star program for servers is a good first step, most agree, but it measures energy use only under limited circumstances and does not include popular hardware types, like blade servers -- at least not yet.
26 juin 2009 : Out of business, Clear may sell customer data
Three days after ceasing operations, owners of the Clear airport security screening service acknowledged that their database of sensitive customer information may end up in someone else's hands, but only if it goes to a similar provider, authorized by the U.S. Transportation Security (...)
26 juin 2009 : Survey casts doubt on cloud adoption
Only 15% of corporate customers have adopted or are considering adopting cloud technology over the next year.
26 juin 2009 : Google begins sending out Google Voice invites
A month after reserving 1 million phone numbers with Level 3, Google today began opening up Google Voice to users who have registered on its Web site since March.
26 juin 2009 : Win7 upgrade option could mean extra cost for corporate users
Microsoft’s new Windows 7 Option Upgrade Program isn’t much of an option for corporate users and could end up adding thousands of dollars to the cost of migrating to the new operating system for those who blindly jump at Thursday's offer of a free upgrade for new PC (...)
26 juin 2009 : Nortel: Why Avaya?
If Avaya buys up Nortel’s enterprise properties, the new entity will have product overlap issues but they’ll be overshadowed by something more important: customers.
26 juin 2009 : Palm's financial loss widens, but less than expected
Palm today reported still wider quarterly and year-end losses, but less than what analysts and investors expected.
26 juin 2009 : IBM embraces private cloud model within its own firewall
Big Blue is building several types of private cloud services within its own firewall to help deliver development and research tools to employees.
26 juin 2009 : 48% of Americans would slash mobile data use to save money
A new survey finds 48% percent of American households would completely drop their mobile data service to save money. But only 10% would do the same for wireline broadband.
26 juin 2009 : Windows installs updates without permission, researchers say
Windows is installing "surprise updates" against the wishes of some users, who have expressly set up the operating system not to deploy patches without permission, researchers charged today.
26 juin 2009 : Domain-name wars: Rise of the cybersquatters
Domain-name poaching can be costly for businesses in terms of lost revenue and damage to a brand's reputation. Trademark owners say cybersquatting is spinning out of control -- and they're pushing back.
25 juin 2009 : NYSE taps Juniper for 10G Ethernet network
Juniper Networks has landed perhaps its most significant enterprise customer to date, as the New York Stock Exchange plans to deploy hundreds of the company's switches for a time-sensitive, low-latency 10Gbps Ethernet network.
25 juin 2009 : Google's speed push more best practices than revolution
Google's attempt at rallying developers, ISPs and others to increase the speed at which the Internet operates focuses less on rip-and-replace and more on a set of best practices that includes compression techniques, optimized JavaScript code and Web graphics, and reductions in HTML file (...)
25 juin 2009 : Nortel lays off execs connected to Microsoft ICA partnership
Nortel has laid off senior staff in the UK who were responsible for the company’s unified communications partnership with Microsoft, according to sources.
25 juin 2009 : FAQ: What's going on with Nortel?
With Nokia Siemens bidding on Nortel's wireless business and Avaya rumored to be grabbing up its enterprise gear, it is all but inevitable that the rest of company will be broken up and sold off in pieces, which raises questions. Here are some of them and the (...)
25 juin 2009 : IBM unveils 3D virtual meetings, puts social networking in cloud
IBM/Lotus has released a 3D virtual environment conferencing service complete with avatars and whiteboards as part of its Sametime collaboration software.
25 juin 2009 : Sprint makes business case for Palm Pre
Although the Palm Pre is getting a lot of attention for its use to consumers, Sprint representatives today starting pushing its potential benefits to enterprise users.
25 juin 2009 : AT&T enters smart grid sensor business
While the United States isn't yet close to implementing smart grid technology on its power infrastructure, AT&T is trying to stay ahead of the curve by getting into the smart grid sensor business.
24 juin 2009 : Nortel's liquidation could cripple UC relationship with Microsoft
Nortel's liquidation of its assets could possibly gut the 3-year-old unified communications partnership the company has with Microsoft.
24 juin 2009 : Iran's data leakage 'problem'
In the wake of Iran's statistically and historically dubious election results, the world has been glued to screens (both TV and IP) watching the unfolding protests and violence. Despite a complete media and communications blackout, the videos, photos and messages are leaking out continuously. (...)
24 juin 2009 : Jobs has new liver, 'excellent prognosis,' doctor says
Methodist University Hospital in Memphis confirmed late Tuesday that Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently underwent a liver transplant.
24 juin 2009 : Palm delays webOS developer kit, Mojo
With little explanation, Palm has delayed the release of Mojo, the software development kit for its webOS platform, until the end of the summer.
24 juin 2009 : Cisco gives IronPort gear a boost with RSA's data-leak prevention tech
News of the IronPort C-Series upgrade marks the first fruit of the DLP partnership between Cisco and RSA, announced with much fanfare last year.
24 juin 2009 : Abrupt closure of airport fast-lane program sparks concern over customer data
A company that collected detailed personal information including biometric data on 260,000 individuals as part of a registered air traveler program it operated has abruptly gone out of business, leaving many customers wondering about the safety and privacy of their personal (...)
24 juin 2009 : Defense Secretary Gates approves creation of U.S. Cyber Command
Defense Secretary Robert Gates today approved the creation of a unified U.S. Cyber Command to oversee the protection of military networks against cyber threats.
24 juin 2009 : HP introduces new Mini 5101 business netbook
Seeking to cement its lead in the business-oriented netbook space, Hewlett-Packard Co. today announced an updated Mini netbook.
24 juin 2009 : Avaya reportedly offering $500M for Nortel enterprise biz
Avaya has emerged as the “favored bidder” for Nortel’s Enterprise Solutions group, as Nortel is looking to sell off most or all of its assets, having apparently failed in a bid to emerge from bankruptcy as a viable competitor in data networking and (...)
24 juin 2009 : IBM, Cray lead Top 500 supercomputer rankings
IBM, HP, Cray, Intel dominate Top 500 supercomputer list.
24 juin 2009 : New Internet2 CTO pushes multicast, IPv6
Next week, Randy Frank will take over as the new CTO of Internet2, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based consortium of 200 U.S. universities conducting advanced networking research.
24 juin 2009 : Juniper taps Microsoft sales exec for partnerships
Juniper this week named former Microsoft sales executive Gerri Elliott to spearhead its alliance strategy.
24 juin 2009 : Simply Continuous launches disaster recovery service
Start-up Simply Continuous targets mid-sized enterprises with backup and recovery services.
24 juin 2009 : Symantec unveils endpoint protection services
Symantec now offers managed endpoint protection services for round-the-clock monitoring and management of computers that use Symantec security products.
24 juin 2009 : Microsoft caps free security software downloads
Microsoft will limit the number of downloads for the beta of Windows Security Essentials, its new free antivirus software, when it posts the program later today.
24 juin 2009 : Google censors China porn searches
Google engineers have put in place several measures to remove pornography from search results in China, after the government warned the company its filter was too weak.
24 juin 2009 : Italian court postpones trial of four Google execs
The criminal trial of four senior Google executives in a court in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday was postponed until Sept. 29 because the translator failed to show up, Google said Tuesday.
23 juin 2009 : Nortel had little choice but to liquidate, analysts say
In light of the overall economy and Nortel’s particular situation, the former telecom giant had little choice but to liquidate its assets as it attempts to restructure under Chapter 11, analysts say.
23 juin 2009 : Platform Computing tackles tech-agnostic cloud management
Grid vendor Platform Computing has unveiled new private cloud software that aggregates servers, storage, networking tools and hypervisors to create a shared pool of physical and virtual resources.
23 juin 2009 : iPhone 3GS keeps Apple ahead of the curve
The iPhone 3GS’s internal hardware indicates that Apple is still at the leading edge of smartphone innovation, say the electronics repair specialists at Rapid Repair.
23 juin 2009 : T-Mobile's Android-powered myTouch 3G due in August
As if the summer smartphone blockbuster season wasn’t competitive enough, T-Mobile has announced a new contender slated for August that will be its second smartphone to run on Google’s open-source Android platform.
22 juin 2009 : Defense stalwarts see cash in cybersecurity
As the U.S. government goes on a cyberdefense spending spree, major government contractors are beefing up their network security expertise so they can get in on the action.
22 juin 2009 : Comcast lengthens IPv6 lead
Comcast continues to outpace rival U.S. cable companies in the development of next-generation Internet connectivity and content.
22 juin 2009 : Nortel accepts Nokia Siemens bid for wireless assets
Nortel Networks has entered into an agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks to sell its its wireless network infrastructure business assets for US$650 million, it said on Friday.
22 juin 2009 : Busting the nine myths of cloud computing
Wherever you turn, someone's ready to tell (or sell) you something related to cloud computing. Cutting through the myths is essential to deciding whether, when, and how the cloud is right for you. Here's our top list of myths; we welcome your suggestions and feedback in our cloud myths (...)
22 juin 2009 : Data center switch scales to 648 40G ports
Mellanox Technologies is shipping a large-scale switch that scales from 36 40Gbps InfiniBand ports to 648 ports in a single enclosure.
22 juin 2009 : Fraudsters try to scam security expert on eBay
When security expert Bruce Schneier tried to sell a used laptop on eBay, he thought it would be easy. Instead, a sale was aborted twice -- first by a scammer using a hacked eBay account and then by a buyer who tried to trick Schneier into sending her the laptop after she cancelled (...)
19 juin 2009 : Apple fans flock to buy iPhone 3G S
The iPhone's magic is still there: The crowds turned out to see -- and buy -- Apple's iPhone 3G S early Friday morning as it launched around the world.
19 juin 2009 : Google grabs 1 million phone numbers for Google Voice
Google last month reserved 1 million phone numbers with Level 3, signaling that it may finally be ready to roll out its long-anticipated Google Voice service.
19 juin 2009 : Iran so far unwilling to completely choke off ‘Net
Despite attempts to consolidate Internet traffic, the Iranian government has so far been unwilling to shut down its entire Internet infrastructure, according to analysis from security vendor Arbor Networks.
19 juin 2009 : Weighing the pros/cons of desktop virtualization
Companies that have deployed virtual servers don't need to start from scratch for their desktop virtualization deployments, but there are a lot of new challenges to tackle.
19 juin 2009 : ScanSafe downplays Nine Ball's threat
Is the Nine Ball attack really a huge threat? Websense says yes, ScanSafe says no.
19 juin 2009 : AT&T and Apple: A Failing Partnership?
The iPhone is a fantastic piece of machinery, but as with all cell phones, it's only as good as its service and software providers. AT&T, currently the sole distributor of Apple's iPhone, has not demonstrated it is up to the task, and Apple isn't carrying its portion of the weight (...)
19 juin 2009 : WLAN market slammed, but 802.11n gains
The first quarter of this year may have been the gloomiest ever for the wireless LAN market, with overall revenue falling about 11 percent from a year earlier, the first year-over-year drop recorded by industry analyst firm Dell'Oro.
19 juin 2009 : At Pittsburgh hockey games, fans dial up live video, replays from mobile phones
An innovative project from Carnegie Mellon University gives Pittsburgh hockey fans a new way to watch the game.
19 juin 2009 : Carrier equipment maker Soapstone winding down operations
Soapstone Networks, the company born of Avici Systems' exit from the router market, is liquidating operations.
19 juin 2009 : Alcatel-Lucent will team with HP to sell telecom products
Telecommunications equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent and IT vendor Hewlett-Packard plan to jointly market their products to businesses looking for converged IT and communications systems.
19 juin 2009 : Comcast open for IPv6 business
Comcast made big strides toward transitioning to IPv6 this week by announcing that it was making IPv6 transit available for wholesale customers that connect to the company’s fiber network.
18 juin 2009 : Google keeps mum about Page meeting with EC's Reding
Google was tight-lipped about co-founder Larry Page's Wednesday meeting with Viviane Reding, European commissioner for the information society, but was very forthcoming about the rest of his visit to the European Union's capital (...)
18 juin 2009 : Feds: IPv6 is a priority
For the last year, it's been all quiet on the IPv6 front in the United States. But now the U.S. government is making noise about this next-generation Internet technology, as it forges ahead with plans to deploy secure, IPv6-enabled network (...)
18 juin 2009 : Alvarion signs $100 million deal with rural WiMAX provider
Equipment vendor Alvarion will be teaming up with ISP Open Range Communications to build out a WiMAX network that the companies say could reach up to 6 million people.
18 juin 2009 : Dallas Cowboys deck out new stadium with Cisco video technology
The Dallas Cowboys this week signed a deal to outfit their brand new stadium with immersive and interactive video technology from Cisco.
18 juin 2009 : Frustrated iPhone users stymied by overloaded Apple servers
History is repeating itself: Apple's activation servers, primed for Wednesday's release of the iPhone 3.0 operating system to existing users strained to handle the flood of requests.
17 juin 2009 : University flees fire with network in a box -- literally
When fire again threatened to char Santa Barbara, Calif., last month, the IT staff at Fielding Graduate University literally raced flames out of town with its network stashed in a cardboard box safely resting on the back seat of the getaway (...)
17 juin 2009 : What is a router?
Is a router still a router even if forwarding packets is just one of its many jobs?
17 juin 2009 : Sun reportedly cancels 16-core Rock processors
Sun cancels a high-profile server chip project as Oracle prepares to acquire the company.
17 juin 2009 : IBM allocates $100M for research in mobile communications
IBM is allocating $100 million to research in mobile communications over the next five years.
17 juin 2009 : Intel, Oracle, PayPal back ID technology interop group
The Kantara Initiative, formed to promote interoperability among identity verification applications and services, launched on Wednesday with big-name backers like Oracle, Intel, eBay's PayPal, AOL, CA, Novell, Fidelity Investments, Liberty Alliance, Boeing, Internet Society and British (...)
17 juin 2009 : Dell diversifies with fixed server offerings
Dell on Wednesday said it would offer pre-configured systems for enterprise customers looking to get server environments up and running quickly.