September 2007

September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Firms targeted by green datacentre initiative

The Business Performance Management (BPM) Forum has launched the Lean & Green initiative to promote green datacentres among CIOs. Continue Reading
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Government CIOs must take lead over green IT

Government chief information officers (CIOs) must take a leadership position over green IT, as the issue becomes increasingly politically sensitive, says analyst Gartner. Continue Reading
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Channel 4 Dispatches - Is the National Audit Office a mere critical friend to government?

Channel 4’s “Dispatches” documentary on Monday 24 September 2007, to which Computer Weekly contributed, questioned whether the guardian of public spending, the National Audit Office [NAO], is too ... Continue Reading

September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Cryptography and Snake Oil

Bruce Schneier is a bright guy and a first-class writer but he does have the unfortunate habit of appearing to rubbish new security products, without any evidence that he’s actually looked at them. ... Continue Reading
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
MiFID could result in time-wasting attacks for banks

Investment banks must deploy monitoring software and draw up hot lists of risky investors, as the complexities of the Markets in Financial Instruments directive (MiFID) could open banks to vexatious attacks, Gartner warned today (25 Sept). Continue Reading
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Blackberry awarded Common Criteria Assurance Level 2 validation

BlackBerry Enterprise Server and the BlackBerry device from Research in Motion software have been awarded Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 2 augmented (EAL 2+) validations. Continue Reading
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
PCI Compliant? Let's focus on security instead...

I was pondering on whether or not to go to the PCI DSS conference. I've decided not to go because, frankly, I think the whole thing is now becoming a big waste of air. So many people are now making ... Continue Reading
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
SurveyWatch: Spam begats spam begats spam

Spam-destroyer Ipswitch sends unsolicited, undesired email proclaiming the end of the world at the hands of spam. Continue Reading
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Data centre turns to gas

Refrigerated gas cooling is helping Sydney data centre Equinix to deploy dense blade server implementations. Continue Reading
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Review: Nano-NAS impresses, despite flaws

D-Link's DNS-323 is one of a new batch of very small NAS devices on the market. Simon Sharwood puts it through its paces. Continue Reading

September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
How to purchase a data encryption product

Data security is now a critical problem for every company, regardless of size. This buying guide explores the factors involved in purchasing data encryption hardware and software products. Continue Reading
September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
Cisco rolls out appliance to enhance carrier Ethernet and IPTV

Cisco has released an appliance to bring fibre to apartments and enhanced its IP NGN Design Carrier Ethernet SLAs to accommodate services like IPTV and video. Continue Reading
September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
UN secretary general praises technology's role in global change

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon called technology "one of the most powerful agents of change in our world today" at a development summit this week. Continue Reading
September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
Brown announces 10,000 mobile computers for police

Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced 10,000 mobile computers will be given to police officers to cut down on the amount of time they spend on paperwork. Continue Reading
September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
IBM unveils wireless point-of-sale terminal

IBM has unveiled a wireless self-service point-of-sale kiosk for retail industries to service consumers. Continue Reading
September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
Linksys ships eight new switches to ease SME network management

Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, has released eight "smart" switches for supporting the growing demands of small businesses. Continue Reading
September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
Microsoft makes available Windows Server 2008 RC0

Windows Server 2008Release Candidate 0 is now available for customer review. Continue Reading
September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
Storage changes with MiFID

Investment banks must stop thinking about storage in terms of volume and capacity but instead put retrieval at the top of their policies to help meet (MiFID requirements Continue Reading
September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
Lack of third-party apps delays Newham's Vista roll-out

Newham Borough Council has delayed a major desktop roll-out after hitting a barrier in its 10-year strategic relationship with Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. Continue Reading
September 25, 2007 25 Sep'07
Microsoft considers buying stake in Facebook

Microsoft is said to be in talks to buy a stake in social networking site Facebook, reports the Wall Street Journal. Continue Reading

IT workforce skews younger, says analysis of US data

The IT workforce is getting younger, according to government IT workforce data. The reasons for this are subject to a debate that...

Top edge computing trends to watch in 2020

Edge computing is still an evolving technology domain and enterprises should expect continued evolution in the year ahead. Here ...

Shell, Halliburton, Unibap AB execs share real-world AI strategies

Technology advances like quantum computing mean AI's best years are still to come, but that doesn't mean companies aren't already...

SearchSecurity

Ideal DevSecOps strategy requires the right staff and tools

Sometimes viewed as an obstacle to speedy software rollout, the DevSecOps model helps security teams drive innovation in ...

City of Pensacola hit by ransomware attack

A cyberattack, later confirmed to be ransomware, hit the city of Pensacola, Florida on Saturday, and the city is currently in the...

Ryuk ransomware change breaks decryption tool

The threat actors behind Ryuk ransomware made changes to their code that have made the official decryption tool unreliable, ...

SearchNetworking

Silver Peak SD-WAN orchestrator scales to thousands of sites

Silver Peak has launched a cloud-based SD-WAN orchestrator that provides centralized control of multiple Unity Orchestrators ...

Test your knowledge of SD-WAN deployments and testing

As SD-WAN becomes more mainstream, organizations must learn what to expect during all phases of deployment. Try your knowledge of...

4 SD-WAN vendors integrate with AWS Transit Gateway

Aruba, Cisco, Citrix and Silver Peak are among the first SD-WAN vendors to integrate their products with the AWS Transit Gateway.

SearchDataCenter

Refresh your data center cooling lexicon

As the data center industry moves to improve energy efficiency, refresh your knowledge on the available cooling technology and ...

Comparing Linux distributions: Red Hat vs. Ubuntu

Before selecting a Linux distribution, compare Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu when it comes to features, ease of use, ...

Get eco-friendly with LEED data center certification

The U.S. Green Building Council helps companies make existing and new data centers eco-friendly. HVAC, lighting and monitoring ...

SearchDataManagement

Aerospike 4.8 advances database persistent memory support

Aerospike 4.8 adds full support for Intel's Optane persistent memory, enabling the NoSQL database to run both the index and data ...

Data warehouse technologies evolve as vendors look skyward

The need for high-speed analytics and low latency are pushing data warehousing vendors to create and reinvent their platforms and...

How to streamline feature engineering for machine learning

Structured data is necessary in machine learning, but sifting through data is time consuming. Streamlining the feature ...