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Data centre hardware
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September 12, 2006
12
Sep'06
Big security fixes for QuickTime, Flash Player
Apple and Adobe warned that attackers could exploit multiple flaws in QuickTime and Flash Player to run malicious code on targeted machines.
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September 05, 2006
05
Sep'06
ControlGuard targets rogue devices
ControlGuard Access Manager is an effective tool for controlling what devices users can add to their workstations and how they are used.
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September 05, 2006
05
Sep'06
Proofpoint delivers strong messaging security
Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway is a highly recommended, affordable solution for big enterprises that need protection from email-based attacks.
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August 24, 2006
24
Aug'06
What do tiered storage and ILM have to do with disaster recovery?
That idea ties back into the topics of data growth, data control, data management and recoverability. Once you start categorizing your data based on criticality and recovery priority, it gives you an indication of your data segments. We have our ...
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August 17, 2006
17
Aug'06
Apple fixes Xsan security flaw
Attackers could exploit a security flaw in Apple's Xsan file system to launch malicious code and crash vulnerable machines, but a fix is available.
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August 01, 2006
01
Aug'06
Security Bytes: Exploits targeting freshly patched Apple flaw
Apple patches nearly two dozen holes in OS X, but not before exploits are unleashed. Plus McAfee fixes a critical flaw and EMC gets the OK to buy RSA.
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July 30, 2006
30
Jul'06
EqualLogic updates storage provisioning software
Users have more options when it comes to pooling storage with version 3.0 of EqualLogic's array software, but some are wondering whatever happened to the SAS disks.
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July 16, 2006
16
Jul'06
Automated provisioning quiz
Take this five-question quiz to see how much you've learned about automated provisioning.
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July 13, 2006
13
Jul'06
Security Bytes: Investigators slam VA over data breach
Meanwhile: Cisco patches a router application flaw, a Washington law firm sues IBM over a server attack; and spammers sucker Web surfers with fake Vladimir Putin death reports.
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May 23, 2006
23
May'06
Sleep out to help homeless children
The annual Byte Night charity sleep-out will take place on 22 September at London’s Victoria Tower Gardens on the Embankment next to the House of Lords.
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April 21, 2006
21
Apr'06
Battery fault prompts HP laptops recall
Hewlett-Packard is to recall more than 15,000 laptops worldwide because a fault makes them a fire hazard.
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November 20, 2005
20
Nov'05
Wireless security crucial to railway safety
A transportation firm uses wireless technology to keep the trains running on time. But securing mobile devices isn't easy when they're spread across the globe.
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October 03, 2005
03
Oct'05
How to break into a computer that is right at your fingertips
Stressing the importance of physical security, Joel Dubin explains how a hacker can bypass a BIOS password and break into a computer.
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September 29, 2005
29
Sep'05
Find out how to bridge the communications gap
Communications between the business and IT will be the subject of the next meeting of the Computer Weekly 500 Club (CW500).
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September 19, 2005
19
Sep'05
Spy vs. Spy
Excerpt from Chapter 6 of Spies Among Us: How to Stop the Spies, Terrorists, Hackers, and Criminals You Don't Even Know You Encounter Every Day.
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September 11, 2005
11
Sep'05
VoIP turns up the heat on firewalls
New research shows that many organizations are increasingly concerned about VoIP security and plan to augment their firewalls within the next year, changing the landscape of the firewall market.
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September 05, 2005
05
Sep'05
Extending perimeters
The news that, up until 2006, 70% of successful wireless local area network (WLAN) attacks will be because of the misconfiguration of WLAN access points and client software is disquieting on a number of levels.
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August 06, 2005
06
Aug'05
Trusted Computing Group releases server specs
The Trusted Computing Group released a new set of trusted server specifications it hopes will help vendors protect their platforms against security breaches.
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July 12, 2005
12
Jul'05
Tony Asaro: Blogs and more
Read what Tony Asaro is talking about in this month's blog, and listen to him speak in a number of webcasts.
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May 09, 2005
09
May'05
Computer Weekly wins top honour
ComputerWeekly was last week declared the UK's campaigning magazine of the year at the publishing industry's annual awards for...
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March 21, 2005
21
Mar'05
Linux lags Windows in new security report
A controversial research paper takes a critical look at two popular platforms' track record on vulnerabilities and fixes. In turn, its findings are facing sharp scrutiny as well.
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February 25, 2005
25
Feb'05
Intel offers 64-bit desktop processors
Intel has introduced five processors for desktop computers using its Extended Memory Technology, EM64T, which supports hybrid...
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February 14, 2005
14
Feb'05
Strategic Storage: DR planning blueprint
Developing a good disaster recovery (DR) plan is similar to good dental hygiene -- and almost as exciting. Similar to going to the dentist twice a year, you should also test your DR plan with the same frequency. Wait too long to clean up your plan ...
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February 08, 2005
08
Feb'05
Loop switch
Loop switch
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February 07, 2005
07
Feb'05
SATA drives product roundup
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January 17, 2005
17
Jan'05
Computer Weekly barred from briefing on national programme
The first media demonstration of new multibillion-pound NHS IT systems took place in Whitehall last week - but technology...
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October 26, 2004
26
Oct'04
Clear double advantage
ClearSpeed Technology has doubled the performance of its high-performance computing co-processor for scientific workstations and...
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February 09, 2004
09
Feb'04
More questions and answers from SAN School lesson # 5
Here are additional questions and answers from SAN School Lesson 5: Designing a SAN. The questions cover topics ranging from how to determine an effective SAN design to meet your needs, to the differences between fabric switches and loop switches.
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January 15, 2004
15
Jan'04
Resource guide to disk-based backup
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November 14, 2002
14
Nov'02
Chinook parents set to appeal to Europe
The parents of the two Chinook helicopter pilots labelled guilty of gross negligence over the Mull of Kintyre disaster are...
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October 31, 2002
31
Oct'02
Government blocks judicial review of Chinook disaster
The Government has made it impossible for the families of two pilots blamed for the crash of Chinook helicopter ZD576 to seek a...
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July 24, 2002
24
Jul'02
MoD refuses to concede error in Chinook verdict
The Ministry of Defence (MoD), citing a new series of simulations by Boeing, has refused to clear the names of two pilots blamed...
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March 28, 2002
28
Mar'02
Minister slams Chinook campaign in debate
In the week when he sent 1,700 troops to Afghanistan, defence secretary Geoff Hoon issued a blistering criticism of Computer...
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February 14, 2002
14
Feb'02
Lords Chinook challenge
The Government expects to have a debate in the House of Lords on last week's select committee report on the fatal crash of...
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November 15, 2001
15
Nov'01
Boeing simulation ignored Chinook's Fadec system
A House of Lords committee investigating the crash of Chinook ZD576 on the Mull of Kintyre has found that a Boeing simulation of...
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October 18, 2001
18
Oct'01
Chinook pilots may have been unable to slow down, squadron leader tells Lords
The pilots of Chinook ZD576, which crashed in Scotland in 1994, may have been unable to slow down as they approached the Mull of...
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October 04, 2001
04
Oct'01
Dell offers new Latitude to mobile users
PC maker Dell is offering a new Latitude C610 notebook PC with extended battery life of up to eight hours.
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October 01, 2001
01
Oct'01
Intel launches new mobile processors
Intel has launched 12 new mobile processors, ranging from its fastest mobile chip yet to the first .13 micron version of its...
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September 21, 2001
21
Sep'01
Tablet PC enters mass production
First International Computer (FIC) is on the verge of beginning mass production of a tablet PC based on Transmeta's Crusoe...
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September 20, 2001
20
Sep'01
Intel cancels 2GHz Xeon
Intel has decided not to launch the expected 2GHz version of its Xeon processor for dual-processor servers this year, opting to...
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September 20, 2001
20
Sep'01
AMD to put Palomino on desktop
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is set to launch its first desktop processor based on the Palomino core.
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September 06, 2001
06
Sep'01
IBM unveils its "fastest ever" Unix server
IBM has used its Web site to provide details of a new Unix server, touting the processors in the pSeries 660 6M1 as the company's...
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September 05, 2001
05
Sep'01
Let computers make the decisions
Intel is working on ways to enable computers to anticipate user needs and act on their behalf - a move that could help companies...
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August 31, 2001
31
Aug'01
Arapahoe gains support from heavyweights
A new PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) interface called Arapahoe gained momentum on 29 August as 22 industry-leading...
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August 30, 2001
30
Aug'01
Slow market spells trouble for Sun
Sun Microsystems warned that slow order rates for the company's hardware, particularly in Europe and Japan, will make it tough...
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August 14, 2001
14
Aug'01
Intel to reveal 2GHz Xeon chip
Intel plans to show off its fastest processor to date for workstations and servers at the Siggraph 2001 computer graphics trade...
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March 25, 2001
25
Mar'01
Full blown Location Based Services rolled out to mass market
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January 08, 2001
08
Jan'01
Going going gone - one top end server
A top-end Unix server is not the kind of thing you would normally expect to buy at an auction. But technology marts, pioneered by Sun Microsystems, are now... -
July 26, 2000
26
Jul'00
CW briefs Lords on fatal Chinook crash
Tony CollinsMembers of the House of Lords have been briefed by Computer Weekly on computer and other problems that afflicted...
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June 14, 2000
14
Jun'00
Parliament push to clear Chinook pilots
Tony CollinsSenior MPs and Lords, including a raft of former ministers, decided last week to form a cross-party action group in a bid to...