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February 10, 2009 10 Feb'09
Added critical data protection for SMBs

New technology aiming to solve small and medium size businesses’ perennial problems with protecting business critical data
August 21, 2008 21 Aug'08
Microsoft and Novell expand Windows/Linux integration deal

Microsoft and Novell are extending their interoperability agreement to tie Windows closer to Novell's SUSE Linux in the enterprise.
August 15, 2008 15 Aug'08
What is Unified Communications?

Confused by Unified Communications? This article and accompanying e-book download explains what is UC, what is not UC, and how to put it to work.
June 27, 2008 27 Jun'08
Unified Communications opportunity can be lost by bad management

Unified Communications can go awry when users are too connected, too often.Some companies, Intel included, are therefore switching off access to their staff at some times!

June 18, 2008 18 Jun'08
Unified communications' business value cloudy, but enterprises want it

Unified communications (UC)'s business value remains unclear, but line-of-business executives are all for the technology.
June 17, 2008 17 Jun'08
Integrating presence into the enterprise

Confused by presence and its benefits? Here's how to get the technology working for you.
June 06, 2008 06 Jun'08
Microsoft OCS powerful but needs third parties for complete solution

Microsoft's OCS can run enterprise voice, but users are waiting for links to existing products before taking the plunge, analysts say.
April 04, 2008 04 Apr'08
Does rapid UC innovation beget slow implementation rates?

As unified communications (UC) technology grows, many enterprises are left to play catch-up.
March 24, 2008 24 Mar'08
Open platforms are essential to the future of unified communications

At VoiceCon 2008, keynote speakers stressed the importance of openness and interoperability of unified communications platforms.
March 18, 2008 18 Mar'08
Avaya solves fragmented presence problem with federated presence server

Avaya launches Intelligent Presence Server, which solves the problem of fragmented presence within an enterprise.

March 06, 2008 06 Mar'08
Siemens OpenScape offers tight integration of voice, video and messaging

Siemens OpenScape Unified Communications Server offers voice, video and messaging integration.
February 27, 2008 27 Feb'08
Alcatel-Lucent Forum: The Dynamic Enterprise

The Alcatel-Lucent Forum recently held in Paris was centred on building the Dynamic Enterprise.
February 19, 2008 19 Feb'08
Top ten UC terms

Here you'll find our ten favourite unified communication terms, including communication-enabled business processes, SIP, IM, presence, and more.
February 11, 2008 11 Feb'08
Build a solid Web conferencing strategy

Web conferencing application implementation is expected to grow along with the introduction of video and sharing elements.
February 06, 2008 06 Feb'08
IM security threats and resources

Instant messaging applications have their own set of security guidelines to prevent hacking.
February 04, 2008 04 Feb'08
The benefits and challenges of presence within unified communications

Unified communications may be the next big thing in networking, but presence is quickly becoming the next big thing within unified communications.
January 11, 2008 11 Jan'08
Cisco's new collaboration tools key to green strategy

Cisco's green guru Paul Marcoux explains how TelePresence and unified communications can cut costs while helping the environment.
January 07, 2008 07 Jan'08
Fire IT project two years late and £70m overbudget

A government IT project aiming to centralise fire control rooms is two years behind schedule and more than 50% overbudget, according to a report from the Communities and Local Government Committee.
December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07
Christmas open source guide

2007 say a boatload of open source VoIP offerings. Read all about that, plus more, in our holiday open source hamper.
December 20, 2007 20 Dec'07
Wireless Christmas hamper

Wireless is all the rage. But it's not easy to do, or do well. Get some holiday guidance with our collection of guides.
December 19, 2007 19 Dec'07
Web conferencing: Adoption grows and evolution continues

As one of the key technologies of unified communications, web conferencing will continue to grow, adding application-sharing and video elements.
December 07, 2007 07 Dec'07
EC to use mobile phones to track carbon footprints

New application allows users to see how their daily choices impact climate change in terms of the major greenhouse gases
November 14, 2007 14 Nov'07
Home Office awards £650m e-Borders contract

The Home Office has awarded its £650m eBorders contract to a consortium led by Raytheon Systems.
November 12, 2007 12 Nov'07
More ICT scholarships inbound

Scholarships for the IT industry totalling a value of $250,000 will be available at the beginning of the coming academic year, it was announced last week.
November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07
Users leaving Fibre Channel for iSCSI Sans find pros, cons

Users who recently updated aging Fibre Channel equipment with new iSCSI San products have found ease of use can be a double-edged sword.
November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07
Adaptec reports losses

Adaptec's revenue was down year over year, as well as sequentially; DataDirect says the InfiniBand business is booming.
November 06, 2007 06 Nov'07
CommVault revenues spike after update of Simpana backup app

CommVault attributes a spike in sales to the integration of features such as archiving, replication and search into its backup products.
October 31, 2007 31 Oct'07
Unified communication applications for businesses with remote workers

Bill Trussell decodes the unified communications (UC) ciphers for you and makes a UC recommendation.
October 30, 2007 30 Oct'07
Riverbed posts profit, but stock slips

Riverbed reports higher sales, but its stock fell 25% on a poor rating from financial analysts.
October 30, 2007 30 Oct'07
Non-unified communications can cost millions

Fragmented communications are costing companies millions of dollars by disrupting work flow and business processes, a new study has revealed.
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
DreamWorks draws on storage for animation

DreamWorks' senior technologist says it takes a lot of emerging storage technologies to make an animation movie.
October 21, 2007 21 Oct'07
VoIP certification credentials

Many certifications touch on voice over IP topics tangentially, but numerous credentials now focus a fairly substantial portion of their coverage on this subject matter. In this certification survey, we take a look at available certifications, ...
October 16, 2007 16 Oct'07
Microsoft OCS won't change UC game ... Yet

Uptake of Microsoft's software-based unified communications solution will be hindered by perceptions of the company as unreliable, analysts say.
October 14, 2007 14 Oct'07
SNW Preview: Data protection makes a stand

Led by EMC's integration of data deduplication and CDP into its backup software, data protection products are prominent at Storage Networking World.
October 14, 2007 14 Oct'07
VMware takes on data migration

VMware supports migrating data between disc arrays with Storage VMotion, changing the equation between server and storage virtualisation devices.
October 10, 2007 10 Oct'07
Unified communications new priority for HP

Unified communications is a confusing area with a number of vendors in the mix. HP has launched new services to help ease companies into unified communications and help them determine which integrated tools will best fit their business goals.
October 08, 2007 08 Oct'07
Happy Birthday to TechTarget ANZ

It's our birthday! Join us in wild celebration by remembering our most-read articles of times past.
October 07, 2007 07 Oct'07
IP telephony adoption rising, quality sagging

IP telephony adoption continues to grow, but service quality is lagging behind, according to a user survey from Psytechnics.
October 05, 2007 05 Oct'07
Podcast: the true cost of IT security

In this interview, Cliff Saran speaks to Martin Sadler, director of HP's Trusted Systems Lab, about how much should we be expected to spend and how much security is enough. Hackers are getting smarter and Martin believes newly trained IT ...
October 04, 2007 04 Oct'07
Pillar announces support for 1 TB SATA drives

Pillar is one of the earliest to announce 1 TB SATA drives in an enterprise array. IBM's SVC becomes the first storage virtualization product certified with VMware.
October 02, 2007 02 Oct'07
Web 2.0 strategies for SMBs

Web 2.0 technologies are catching on at companies of all sizes. Find out how to make them work for your SMB with SearchSMB.com's top five Web 2.0 tips.
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Presence capabilities open university help desk

Presence capabilities have helped one university ensure that calls into its help desk reach the person with the right set of skills.
September 26, 2007 26 Sep'07
Microsoft releases Windows Server 2008 RC0

Windows Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 (RC0) is now available for customer review.
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.
September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07
Microsoft's OCS changing the face of VoIP?

Microsoft's OCS platform debuts soon, but will it bring about an industry shift to embedded communication applications as promised?
September 24, 2007 24 Sep'07
PCI council adds Pin security to remit

The PCI Security Standards Council has added Pin Entry Device (PED) security technology to its payments industry testing portfolio to streamline standardisation.
September 16, 2007 16 Sep'07
3PAR adds tiered storage management tool

The new version of the System Reporter management tool for 3PAR's high-end arrays now includes monitoring for tiered storage environments.
September 16, 2007 16 Sep'07
Cisco IP Communications Express: CallManager Express with Cisco Unity Express

Creating an intercom network between IP phones that support speakerphone capabilities is a relatively painless process when using Cisco CallManager Express.
September 09, 2007 09 Sep'07
Virtual appliance lets users convert DAS to iSCSI San

LeftHand Networks has released an edition of its SaniQ iSCSI San software that will convert locally attached disc to networked storage.
September 07, 2007 07 Sep'07
Microsoft update to patch critical Windows flaw

Microsoft plans to patch a critical flaw in Windows and plug holes in MSN Messenger, Visual Studio, and Windows services for Unix.