August 2002

August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Sun touts road map to Solaris 10

Sun Microsystems offered a sneak preview of its plans for Solaris OS plans, touting incremental improvements in areas such as... Continue Reading
August 06, 2002 06 Aug'02
Linux cluster tackles gene research

A 150-processor cluster supercomputer built by Linux Networx is helping a California biopharmaceutical company compare genes from... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
Trojan horse found in OpenSSH software

The OpenBSD project warned yesterday that several versions of OpenSSH, its free network connectivity software, contain a Trojan... Continue Reading

August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
Thought for the day:No holiday for the business

Incisive columnist and IT expert Colin Beveridge looks at a hot issue of the day."Captain's Log, star date 45-06 point 8: Mr... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
Microsoft makes concessions to DoJ

Microsoft has announced its latest round of concessions to the Department of Justice as part of the proposed settlement in its... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
WorldCom Europe upbeat despite rumoured sell-off

The European arm of WorldCom has said it remains upbeat about its business prospects, despite growing speculation about declining... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
Sybase readies test version of portal software

The next version of Sybase's enterprise portal software is set to reach beta testers this month and promises new tools that... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
Microsoft acts on settlement before court acceptance

Microsoft will carry out part of its antitrust settlement with the US Department of Justice and nine states even as a US federal... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
Microsoft drops OS plans for InfiniBand

Microsoft has disclosed that it no longer plans to build an InfiniBand management capability into the upcoming Windows .net... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
Siemens may cut more jobs at telecoms units

Siemens has announced it is considering further job cuts at its troubled networking and mobile communication units. Continue Reading

August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
IBM bundles storage hardware for biotech

IBM has released three bundles of storage networking products aimed at helping researchers combat the exponential growth of... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
Sprint under fire for breaching spam law

Telecommunications provider Sprint is embroiled in a legal battle over unsolicited e-mail allegedly sent out by the company in... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
UCITA backers offer changes to licensing law

Drafters of the controversial software licensing law, UCITA, approved a series of changes this week, including the removal of a... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
IBM expands server cluster technology

IBM has introduced what is being touted as the largest ever preconfigured server cluster for running commercial Unix... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
IBM/PwC Consulting: What the analysts are saying

The proposed $3.5bn (£2.2bn) acquisition of PwC Consulting by IBM promises to result in IBM developing a strong strategic... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
3Com: Intel is violating injunction

3Com has told a federal court that Intel and its Xircom subsidiary are violating a preliminary injunction against the US sale of... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
IBM and PwC defend post-sale auditing relationship

IBM is standing by its plan to keep PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as its auditor after announcing last week that it will purchase... Continue Reading
August 05, 2002 05 Aug'02
Global Crossing auction date pushed back again

The auction of Global Crossing has been pushed back to tomorrow (6 August) so that those interested in acquiring the... Continue Reading
August 04, 2002 04 Aug'02
Thought for the day:Brits get uptight in laid-back Europe

Hard-hitting IT columnist Simon Moores gives his personal take on the hot issue of the day.The large white sign ahead said... Continue Reading
August 02, 2002 02 Aug'02
SEC scrutinises AOL's deal with PurchasePro

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has broadened its probe of AOL Time Warner's (AOLTW) financial practices to... Continue Reading

Facebook's Libra project -- why enterprises should prepare

Facebook's foray into cryptocurrency is setting off alarm bells in government and finance circles. The question is how could the ...

Ransomware attacks: How to get the upper hand

Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Can organizations play like Radiohead and refuse to pay? The answer from security experts is ...

Amid pivot to the cloud, a change management plan builds support

A comprehensive change management plan was critical to the success of SoulCycle's big shift to the cloud. Read how IT coached ...

SearchSecurity

Cisco engineer: Why we need more women in cybersecurity

Progress on the cybersecurity gender gap has been slow but steadier recently. Cisco engineer Michele Guel explains how to hack ...

Experts: Facebook fine by FTC should be wake-up call for all

Facebook will reportedly be hit with a $5 billion fine by the FTC following an investigation into multiple privacy issues, and ...

Cybersecurity skills shortage prompts new hiring approach

Hiring managers are widening the pool of candidates in response to the cybersecurity skills shortage. Learn how a parks and ...

SearchNetworking

BGP tutorial: How the routing protocol works

Border Gateway Protocol is the complex routing protocol that literally makes the internet work. This tutorial walks you through ...

Cisco's acquisition of Acacia bolsters service provider offerings

Cisco plans to buy Acacia for $2.6 billion. Cisco's acquisition will make it a direct supplier of optical interconnects for the ...

How cloud network services affect transformation and security

In this roundup of networking blogs, experts dive into three facets of networking that cloud can affect: network transformation, ...

SearchDataCenter

IBM mainframes face competitive pressures inside and out

IBM's mainframe business continues to be under pressure from cloud-based competitors, and perhaps even its own Power server. ...

Linux features beyond server management

Due to its open source nature, Linux is constantly gaining new capabilities. Here's a look at some common use cases and features.

Use ASHRAE guidelines to get server temperature right

The main factors that affect server efficiency are inlet air temperature, humidity and contaminants. Follow these ASHRAE ...

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Snowflake product VP expounds on data warehouse for the cloud

In this Q&A, Christian Kleinerman, vice president of product development at cloud data warehouse vendor Snowflake, talks about ...

RavenDB Cloud automates database management

RavenDB's managed cloud database service, RavenDB Cloud, intends to automate security processes, reduce overhead and cater to ...

Big data containers gain wider appeal in system deployments

This handbook examines the use of Docker containers in Kubernetes clusters to run big data systems and offers insight on ...