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News Archive
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October 21, 2007
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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, ...
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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.
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October 21, 2007
21
Oct'07
Fibre Channel over Ethernet takes its next step
At Storage Networking World, QLogic, NetApp and startup Nuova demo Fibre Channel over Ethernet, but the race to 10 Gigabit Ethernet is far from over.
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October 21, 2007
21
Oct'07
Intellectual property lawsuits dog storage industry
The proliferation of patent litigation among data storage companies could stifle technological innovation and drive up costs to the user.
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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.
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October 16, 2007
16
Oct'07
Download NAS Upgrades Buying Guide: Chapter 2 -- NAS management software
You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our NAS Buying Guide.
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October 15, 2007
15
Oct'07
VoIP certification credentials
Looking for VoIP skills? Want to know how to hire a VoIP specialist? This list of VoIP certifications and the skills they impart should be useful reading!
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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.
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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.
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October 14, 2007
14
Oct'07
LSI moves to iSCSI arrays
All of LSI's products will support iSCSI connectivity, but its higher end arrays will have to wait for native support.
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October 14, 2007
14
Oct'07
Commentary: Solving the skills crisis
Could teaching 'Routing' as 'fourth R' in our schools solve the skills crisis?
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October 11, 2007
11
Oct'07
Juniper updates network access control
Juniper has updated its Unified Access Control NAC products to include better pre- and post-admission, identity and role awareness and other new features.
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October 11, 2007
11
Oct'07
Archiving vendors beef up integration
CA, Autonomy and Prostor look to differentiate products in a sea of archiving and e-discovery compliance players.
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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.
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October 10, 2007
10
Oct'07
Researchers warn of new attack methods against Cisco IOS
Several new attack methods against Cisco IOS were uncovered during an analysis conducted by researchers at Information Risk Management.
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October 10, 2007
10
Oct'07
Securing VoIP Networks Chapter 7: Key Management Mechanisms
Key management is a fundamental part of protecting Internet multimedia applications like VoIP, but the protocols can be difficult to design.
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October 10, 2007
10
Oct'07
Unified communications new priority for HP
HP has launched unified communications (UC) services to help companies find and design a UC deployment that is right for their business.
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October 09, 2007
09
Oct'07
Switch upgrades and replacements
In this chapter of our guide to SAN expansion best practices, you'll learn about the physical limitations of switches, how to architect the switching infrastructure and how to find opportunities to deploy ISCSI.
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October 09, 2007
09
Oct'07
Liverpool NHS Trust adopts single sign-on
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is set to save £20,000 a year and about 30 minutes a day for each staff member by implementing a single sign-on system.
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October 08, 2007
08
Oct'07
The Tao of automated network management
Read or podcast this article about taking the first step toward an automated future by integrating network management tools.
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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.
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October 08, 2007
08
Oct'07
Happy Birthday to TechTarget ANZ
It's our birthday, so gift us with your presence and join us in recollection of our most read articles of recent times.
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October 08, 2007
08
Oct'07
Happy Birthday to TechTarget ANZ
It's our first birthday and we offer you the rather small present of a roundup of the most-read stories across our sites over the last month.
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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.
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October 07, 2007
07
Oct'07
Tool suites for identifying the problem -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics'
Learn network troubleshooting tool suites and their feature sets to support your technical troubleshooting activities.
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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 ...
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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.
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October 04, 2007
04
Oct'07
Dot Hill plots iSCSI, RAID 6 and midrange SANs
Money-losing vendor chases new OEM business with plans for IP SANS, better data protection and new midrange system.
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October 04, 2007
04
Oct'07
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) lags mobile application delivery
IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) was supposed to provide convergence between fixed and mobile services, but new mobile applications have bypassed it.
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October 03, 2007
03
Oct'07
Network engineering applications -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics'
Network analysis applications, including protocol analysers, traffic generators, and simulation tools, can be used to understand how networks operate.
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October 03, 2007
03
Oct'07
Storage Basics Part 3: Getting the most out of iSCSI
The Storage Basics series continues, with a look at how to get the most out of iSCSI.
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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.
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October 02, 2007
02
Oct'07
IP address management -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics'
Learn how IP address management and maintenance tools can help manage the scope of IP addresses on your network.
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October 02, 2007
02
Oct'07
Storage Basics Part 2: What is iSCSI?
Day two of our storage basics special explains iSCSI.
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October 01, 2007
01
Oct'07
How to select the right IP PBX
Selecting the right IP PBX system for your company can be complicated. Here are some important things to consider when purchasing an IP PBX.
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October 01, 2007
01
Oct'07
Developing good troubleshooting technique -- from 'Network troubleshooting and diagnostics'
The most important part of troubleshooting is technique. This excerpt examines several approaches such as Bottom-Up, Top-Down, and Divide-and-Conquer methods
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October 01, 2007
01
Oct'07
3Com to be acquired by equity firm
3Com has announced it will be acquired by private equity firm Bain Capital Partners for US$2.2 billion.
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October 01, 2007
01
Oct'07
UK will lead £13m study on electronic ID
The UK is to spearhead a £13m pilot project covering 13 European countries to test the interoperability of several electronic identity verification systems. This may eventually give citizens and businesses access to e-government services across the ...
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October 01, 2007
01
Oct'07
Storage Basics Part 1: What is Fibre Channel?
In the first part of a four-day feature, we explain basic storage technologies. Today: Fibre Channel.
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September 27, 2007
27
Sep'07
Pacific Hydro finds UTM improves its environment
Renewable energy company Pacific Hydro has found Watchguard's unified threat management devices make a valuable contribution to its defence in depth strategy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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September 25, 2007
25
Sep'07
Archive integration woes dog healthcare providers
Healthcare providers are getting up to speed with networked storage, but say integration of new storage systems with medical applications is still rocky.
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September 25, 2007
25
Sep'07
ITIL v3 Service Operation: FAQs on Book 4
ITIL expert David Pultorak answers common questions about the new ITIL Service Strategy Core Practice Book 1.
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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?
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September 24, 2007
24
Sep'07
Stock exchanges face IT challenge to prove ‘best execution’ under Mifid
In less than two months Europe's stock exchange technology will be put to the test when the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) brings new requirements for investment firms, including banks, insurers and hedge funds, to protect ...
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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.
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September 20, 2007
20
Sep'07
Australians more tech-aware
Telecommunications and the internet are becoming increasingly embedded in the lives of Australians, says an ACMA survey.
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September 20, 2007
20
Sep'07
NetScout acquires Network General
NetScout will acquire Network General, creating a one-stop shop for network management and monitoring tools.