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  • February 27, 2006 27 Feb'06

    Not just a big switch

    Fibre Channel directors don't just provide lots of ports, they also offer ways to connect disparate SANs, isolate data and devices within a fabric, and configure throughput for specific applications. We look at how the big three directors match up.

  • February 24, 2006 24 Feb'06

    Datacentres - the future

    Stephen Byrne, Consultant at C&C Technology takes a close look at some of the current and emerging trends in the world of the datacentre.

  • February 08, 2006 08 Feb'06

    MEF drives up quality standards in carrier Ethernet

    The Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) has expanded its certification program to include quality of service parameters in network kit, to ensure service providers can give their customers the service they demand.

  • February 07, 2006 07 Feb'06

    Fast Guide: Storage technologies

    A guide to storage technologies for both SMBs and enterprise users. This will help you sort out the advantages, limitations and applications of each technology.

  • January 20, 2006 20 Jan'06

    Tech roundup: WAFS products

    A guide to wide-area file services (WAFS), which allow distant users to access files and applications from the datacentre as if they were local.

  • January 13, 2006 13 Jan'06

    Oracle bundles Fusion tools into one-stop SOA suite

    Oracle is offering a one-stop shop to customers seeking to build a service-oriented architecture (SOA) by bundling together several middleware products.

  • December 22, 2005 22 Dec'05

    Gaining access using application and operating system attacks

    In this excerpt from Chapter 7 of Counter Hack Reloaded: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses, Second Edition, authors Ed Skoudis and Tom Liston explain how security professionals can use exploit frameworks to their ...

  • December 21, 2005 21 Dec'05

    Sony struggles to regain trust

    The company is trying to mend a reputation bruised over its antipiracy practices. One advocate for online civil liberties explains why redemption is a long way off.

  • December 20, 2005 20 Dec'05

    Guidance turns investigative tools on itself

    The forensics software firm says it was compromised by hackers in November. It's just one in a growing list of companies admitting to recent attacks or lax security.

  • December 18, 2005 18 Dec'05

    Trio of trouble: Malcode targets Windows, IM users

    AV firms warn IT shops to guard against Dasher, Bagle and Banbra. Dasher targets a Windows flaw patched in October, while Banbra spreads through IM.

  • December 14, 2005 14 Dec'05

    Flaws reported in Trend Micro ServerProtect

    Storage and security managers should be wary of vulnerabilities in the AV product that could enable a denial-of-service and malicious code execution. Workarounds are available.

  • December 14, 2005 14 Dec'05

    Hospital ditches EMC Centera for long-term archiving

    UHCS in Augusta, Ga., is replacing its Centera archiving system from EMC with IBM's GMAS product after performance, reliability and cost issues forced it to seek alternatives.

  • December 14, 2005 14 Dec'05

    Roundup: 2005's 'curious malicious code'

    These viruses, worms and Trojans sometimes escaped our notice. But it didn't get past one antivirus vendor, who rounded up some of the year's stranger offerings from the underground.

  • December 12, 2005 12 Dec'05

    Two Windows patches coming, IE fix uncertain

    It remains to be seen whether the software giant on Dec. 13 will address an outstanding Internet Explorer issue that is currently the target of a malicious Trojan.