August 2006

August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Validity of certification

In this response, David Minutella talks about the validation of certification and what IT managers should be aware of. Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Interoperability issues for a 6500 Cisco switch and a 3Comm 7700

In this response, Sudhanshu Gupta talks about the interoperability issues that go along with a 6500 Cisco switch and a 3Comm 7700. Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Connecting ISDN PRI to a VPN via a Cisco AS5350

Sudhanshu Gupta examines how to connect an ISDN PRI to a VPN using a Cisco AS5350. Continue Reading

August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Routing phone calls to a POTS

Sudhanshu Gupta explains how to route all phone calls to a POTS, in this Q&A. Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Configuring managed and unmanaged switches

In this Q&A, Sudhanshu Gupta answers which cable to use with managed and unmanaged switches. Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Router and switch markets show steady growth

The worldwide enterprise router and switch markets are showing steady growth this year. Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Nokia boosts mobile mapping offering with gate5 acquisition

Nokia is acquiring gate5 of Germany, a leading supplier of mobile mapping software and services. Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
eBay smartphones and PDAs contain corporate data

Used smartphones and PDAs for sale on eBay are still loaded with sensitive personal and corporate information ranging from banking records to text messages and corporate e-mails. Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Norwich gets free Wi-Fi network

The city of Norwich has launched a free Wi-Fi network for its citizens. Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Fujitsu launches next-generation mobile hard drive

Fujitsu has launched its first hard disk drives that use perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) to deliver enhanced storage capacity. Continue Reading

August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Windows Vista Pre-Release Candidate 1 made public

Microsoft has made a pre-Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of Windows Vista available to the public. Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Tandberg buys Exabyte

Tape storage company Exabyte is being acquired by Norway’s Tandberg Data for around $28m (£15.5m). Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
Novell starts stock option awards probe, makes third quarter loss

Novell is investigating stock option awards at the company, in the latest move by a US IT supplier to tackle possible stock option irregularities. Continue Reading
August 31, 2006 31 Aug'06
New mobile data security spec on way

Leading players in the mobile industry are set to unveil a stronger security solution to protect data on mobile devices. Continue Reading
August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06
Download Backup Guide Chapter 6: Remote backup (PDF)

A printable version of the Backup All-In-One Guide. Download Chapter 6: Remote backup in .pdf format now. Continue Reading
August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06
Survey: Data breaches difficult to spot, prevent

IT pros worry that false positives and a lack of resources are preventing them from blocking data breaches Continue Reading
August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06
Symantec CIO vies with virtualization, device policy

Symantec CIO David Thompson says virtualization is a big part of the security giant's future and it has developed a policy to mitigate virtualization security risks. Continue Reading
August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06
Potential US data security law causes concern

Experts say any attempt by the US Congress to prescribe data security procedures in legislation would be a disaster. Continue Reading
August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06
Enterprise email and IM security journal

These days, everybody in the business world is connected to everybody else in some way, shape or form: that there are more opportunities for exposure to messaging threats. Continue Reading
August 30, 2006 30 Aug'06
Malware database access sparks debate

Should an emerging database of more than 300,000 malware samples remain a walled community for trusted users, or is open access the best way to fight off digital desperados? Continue Reading

Succeed at implementing RPA: Top tips from execs at IBM Think

Implementing RPA requires planning and coordination between multiple parts of the business to be effective. Execs at IBM Think ...

AI bots: How GE is adapting traditional management to AI

To get a handle on its AI strategy, GE is making AI more human: It's creating AI bots and assigning them to managers. Challenges ...

Should your company hire a chief AI officer?

Aramark's newly appointed chief AI officer, along with senior IT leaders from Kohl's, eBay and Square, make the case for an AI ...

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Google Play security improved by targeting repeat offenders

Google this week attributed security improvements in Google Play to both automated processes and human reviewers. The ...

Astaroth Trojan returns, abuses antivirus software

Cybereason's Nocturnus Research team has discovered a new strain of the Astaroth Trojan that attacks antivirus software to steal ...

Ponemon study: Poor password practices remain rampant

More than two-thirds of employees share passwords with colleagues, research reveals. Experts sound off on what's fueling poor ...

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Cisco earnings, revenue show strength of product roadmap

Cisco earnings and revenue show customers are putting aside global uncertainties and buying into the company's shift toward a ...

How to improve network latency in 3 steps

High latency can snarl network traffic and disrupt communications, resulting in unhappy end users. Check out these three steps to...

The pros and cons of network slicing in 5G

Although network slicing is useful for certain applications, like IoT and mobile networks, it might not be necessary at this ...

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How to prepare your data center for an HCI appliance

Vendors tout hyper-converged infrastructure as a plug-and-play offering, but before you install anything in your data center, be ...

Hone these top 5 data center skills in 2019

As data centers become more software-based, admins should prepare themselves by learning about the cloud, containers, DevOps and ...

Carbon Relay debuts AI-based software for data center cooling

Newcomer Carbon Relay has introduced two products that use artificial intelligence to help IT pros manage data center efficiency.

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Originators form group to boost Presto SQL query engine

The Presto engine arose as an alternative to Hive for big data queries. Now, the Presto Software Foundation has formed to promote...

5 best practices for managing real-time data integration

Real-time data integration isn't like traditional data integration -- "it's moving, it's dirty and it's temporal," cautions one ...

Web integration platform eases way to machine learning models

StoryFit data scientists employ machine learning algorithms to gauge film script scenarios' prospects. They use Import.io tools ...