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  • January 05, 2011 05 Jan'11

    BCS CEO David Clarke talks about the future of the IT industry

    David Clarke, CEO of the chartered institute of computing the BCS, talks to Computer Weekly about being awarded an MBE, the future of the IT profession and tackling a membership revolt against his leadership last year.

  • July 28, 2010 28 Jul'10

    Pacnet, Pacific Fibre, to light up cable competition

    Pacnet and Pacfic Fibre will team to construct a new trans-pacific cable, which will operate at 5.1 terabits per second.

  • July 21, 2010 21 Jul'10

    Why the ACCC thinks carrier Ethernet is important

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has indicated it may include Ethernet services in its list of Domestic Transmission Capacity Services. Richard Chirgwin analyses the implications of the move.

  • July 21, 2010 21 Jul'10

    Using 3G as a backup WAN

    3G data services are often advanced as a cheap way to provide a disaster recovery service for your WAN. But experts say you need to do more than just cut from one link to another to create a functional connection.

  • June 21, 2010 21 Jun'10

    Telstra/NBN FAQ

    Richard Chirgwin analyses the proposed deal between the federal government and Telstra, explaining how it will work, what it will mean for your broadband connection and the impact on competition.

  • November 23, 2009 23 Nov'09

    CBI: Eight things you didn’t know about digital communications

    Interesting facts from the CBI report, The shape of business – the next 10 years

  • 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 01, 2007 01 Nov'07

    ISCSI storage gets performance makeover

    Suppliers, including Ibrix, Mellanox, Alacritech and EqualLogic, are offering juiced-up new iSCSI configurations, while 3PAR, CipherMax and NeoScale boost data security products.

  • October 30, 2007 30 Oct'07

    EMC's Tucci vows to keep up with new features

    EMC CEO says storage giant is widening its technology net to match innovations of smaller competitors.

  • October 29, 2007 29 Oct'07

    Unified communications platform gets SMB twist

    While unified communications has eluded the SMB market, Siemens has released an all-in-one UC appliance specifically for the SMB.

  • 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 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 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.

  • September 16, 2007 16 Sep'07

    Communications-as-a-service taking hold

    Communications-as-a-service is taking hold worldwide as a viable hosted IP telephony system.

  • 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.

  • August 31, 2007 31 Aug'07

    Suncorp reveals five-year VoIP plan

    Financial services group Suncorp explains its plans to IP-enable its operations to Adam Turner.

  • August 26, 2007 26 Aug'07

    IBM back in iSCSI SAN fray

    IBM is looking to take on HP's MSA and EMC's AX150, as well as EqualLogic and LeftHand, with a new iSCSI SAN product OEMed from LSI.

  • August 23, 2007 23 Aug'07

    Nokia Intellisync boosts device management

    Nokia Intellisync has released updates to its Mobile Suite to enhance remote device support, loss and theft protection, and management capabilities.

  • August 09, 2007 09 Aug'07

    NAS appliance purchase considerations

    NAS appliances are frequently touted for bringing convenience and simplicity to network storage. Appliances include their own dedicated disks for storage and RAID, and most NAS appliances can be upgraded with more or larger disks for additional ...

  • August 09, 2007 09 Aug'07

    VoIP vulnerability threatens data

    VoIP vulnerabilities have now reached a level of sophistication that allows hackers to steal, view or delete data.

  • August 08, 2007 08 Aug'07

    NAS appliance specifications

    NAS appliances are noted for their convenience, offering dedicated internal storage that is relatively straightforward to identify and manage. The biggest issue for NAS appliances is avoiding network bottlenecks and supporting expansion without ...

  • August 08, 2007 08 Aug'07

    Wi-Fi simplicity edging out Wi-Fi security

    Experts say the standards are available to lock down Wi-Fi, but many network and security managers are taking an easier approach.

  • August 07, 2007 07 Aug'07

    Application-aware storage promises intelligence and automation

    Storage professionals overbuy both performance and capacity in an effort to forestall potential storage problems. Tiered storage was one way to address this problem -- matching storage resources and costs with the value of data. Today, storage is ...

  • July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

    EMC reports Clariion surge, data archiving slump

    EMC's revenues are up this quarter, attributed in part to a big boost in Clariion sales, but CEO Joe Tucci is critical of the company's execution in data archiving.

  • July 25, 2007 25 Jul'07

    Cisco issues warning for wireless LAN controller flaws

    Cisco Systems is warning customers of flaws in its wireless LAN controllers that initially crippled a wireless network at Duke University.

  • July 23, 2007 23 Jul'07

    LeftHand refreshes iSCSI SAN software

    Version 7.0 of LeftHand's iSCSI SAN software contains dozens of new features, including support for four-way replication and brushed-up thin provisioning.

  • July 22, 2007 22 Jul'07

    Black Hat Las Vegas 2007: Special news coverage

    SearchSecurity.com covers all the controversy at this year's show with news, features, podcasts, interviews, exploits and more direct from Las Vegas.

  • July 09, 2007 09 Jul'07

    Unified messaging system updates company's voicemail

    Installing a new unified messaging system helped one company in its daily struggles with an outdated voicemail system.

  • July 01, 2007 01 Jul'07

    VoIP measurement boosts customer service efficiency

    iSelect Technology Manager Jason Egbers says the company's new VoIP measurement tools have helped it improve contact center operations.

  • June 25, 2007 25 Jun'07

    Instant messaging usage increase highlights need for policies

    A Burton Group report suggests that all companies should have an IM usage policy, even if they haven't deployed IM yet

  • June 25, 2007 25 Jun'07

    Meet Mr. Asterisk

    Adam Turner meets the creator of the Asterisk open source IP PBX and explores the future of the software, which is making major enterprise inroads.

  • June 21, 2007 21 Jun'07

    HP users mull blade storage

    HP's "blade everything" strategy is starting to emerge in storage. Users at the HP Technology Forum this week mulled the possibilities for the technology.

  • June 17, 2007 17 Jun'07

    Burton Group Catalyst Conference San Francisco 2007

    SearchSecurity.com brings you the latest news, interviews, podcasts and more from the Burton Group Catalyst Conference 2007 in San Francisco.

  • June 17, 2007 17 Jun'07

    VoIP security testing fundamentals

    Testing your VoIP security system against all the threats that exist on the network can be a full time job. This guide documents how a VoIP system can be tested and suggest some of the available tools to use -- with a focus on fuzzing tools and ...

  • June 08, 2007 08 Jun'07

    VoIP market evolves in 2007

    VoIP will see market changes this year as IP PBX sales increase and market leaders shift their focus.

  • June 07, 2007 07 Jun'07

    VoIP performance testing fundamentals

    VoIP network performance testing can mean the difference between a VoIP system working at a high level QoS and a weak system that runs so poorly customers could take their business elsewhere. This guide discusses why it is important to run regular ...

  • June 01, 2007 01 Jun'07

    Check Point promises more VoIP security, fewer slowdowns

    Check Point's enhanced Open Performance Architecture is designed for deeper security of technologies like VoIP without the network performance problems that often come with it.

  • May 30, 2007 30 May'07

    Brocade gets into the HBA business

    Experts say the move, based on a partnership with LSI, could lower HBA pricing across the board and be the first step toward a Brocade-developed storage virtualization product.

  • May 29, 2007 29 May'07

    SAN School: Table of contents

    What is a storage area network? What are the benefits and pitfalls of installation? How can a SAN fit into your organization? These questions and more are answered SAN School.

  • May 25, 2007 25 May'07

    VoIP advice from the trenches

    ITKE, or ITKnowledge Exchange, is simply a cool (and quick) way to get a response to your VoIP-related questions.

  • May 21, 2007 21 May'07

    Mobile instant messaging enhances company's business processes

    A mobile IM service acquired by a hosted VoIP provider encourages more companies to enhance their business processes.

  • May 11, 2007 11 May'07

    VoIP, unified communications adoption continue to rise

    VoIP and unified communications adoption continue to rise steadily in the enterprise, according to Infonetics Research's latest report.

  • April 24, 2007 24 Apr'07

    Scaling storage networks demands careful consideration

    In the Fibre Channel world, scaling often means adding more and faster switch ports to extend the fabric's bandwidth and connectivity. But IP storage (mainly iSCSI) is a growing area of SAN expansion, using ubiquitous Ethernet network technology to ...

  • April 23, 2007 23 Apr'07

    Weekly compilation of storage news:Dell LTO-4 drive, new Sun array

    Dell is first out of the gate with the new LTO-4 drive, which offers native encryption; Sun unveils new array and deepens its relationship with FalconStor.

  • April 17, 2007 17 Apr'07

    Storage consolidation: Disks and disk subsystems overview

    Any storage consolidation effort must involve a serious consideration of disk subsystems and the specific disk types that those systems will contain