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  • June 14, 2006 14 Jun'06

    HP extends automated change and configuration to the datacentre

    A technology agreement with partner Voyence will enable HP to offer datacentre managers an automated network change and configuration management solution.

  • June 14, 2006 14 Jun'06

    Datacentre acceleration market tops £186m

    The worldwide application acceleration market was worth £186m in the first quarter of 2006, a 21% increase from the first quarter of 2005, according to research from Gartner.

  • June 14, 2006 14 Jun'06

    Data Connections launches security for datacentre product line

    Data Connections, a provider of complete datacentre solutions, has launched - in partnership with NetClarity - RockSolid, a program designed to deliver enhanced network into datacentres.

  • June 14, 2006 14 Jun'06

    Dell delivers datacentre boost

    Dell is targeting the datacentre environment with the launch of the ninth-generation of its PowerEdge servers.

  • June 13, 2006 13 Jun'06

    Fifa ready for cyber attack on World Cup

  • June 07, 2006 07 Jun'06

    CDP overview

    Storage volumes are growing at an alarming pace, and tape-based backups are not always possible within an available backup window. Today's businesses are increasingly focused on tighter RTO and RPO. Faster restorations and more recent recovery ...

  • June 05, 2006 05 Jun'06

    NetApp taps SAP for datacentre

    Network Appliance (NetApp) has added to its technology collaboration SAP offering SAP compliance and certification for its datacentre offerings.

  • June 05, 2006 05 Jun'06

    TelecityRedbus wins datacentre award

    Datacentre services provider TelecityRedbus has been selected by the renowned Stevie Awards in recognition of what has been described as outstanding business turnaround.

  • June 05, 2006 05 Jun'06

    IXEurope heads trial of increased security between datacentres

    IXEurope, one of Europe’s fastest growing datacentre services companies, and idQuantique, a quantum cryptography company, have agreed to set up a twin-datacentre pilot site using Quantum Cryptography.

  • June 05, 2006 05 Jun'06

    Fortinet targets high-end blade server market

    Fortinet, a provider of multi-threat security solutions, believes it has strengthened its high-end product portfolio with new load-balancing switch and high-performance security blades for its FortiGate-5000 Series, which it calls the world’s only ...

  • June 05, 2006 05 Jun'06

    Fujitsu Siemens injects energy into blade server line

    Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has introduced a number of servers that will likely be used in the datacentre environment.

  • June 01, 2006 01 Jun'06

    FullArmor lives up to its name

    PolicyPortal provides an Internet interface to easily configure, monitor and enforce near real-time Active Directory-based policy compliance through client agents.

  • June 01, 2006 01 Jun'06

    BlueCat appliance offers rock-solid security

    Hot Pick: The Adonis 1000 appliance bundles DNS and DHCP into an enterprise-class appliance for the centralized secure operation of network addressing.

  • June 01, 2006 01 Jun'06

    Blade servers stand out in sluggish server arena

    A survey by IDC has shown that blade servers were among few highlights in a generally sluggish worldwide server market in the first quarter of 2006.

  • June 01, 2006 01 Jun'06

    Appro HyperBlade enhances datacentre experience

    Appro, a provider of enterprise computing systems, has launched a dual-core Intel Xeon processor-based HyperBlade server.

  • June 01, 2006 01 Jun'06

    NetApp adds to datacentre systems

    Network Appliance (NetApp) has announced a new line of products and services designed to enhance data management capabilities and to claim leadership of open systems storage in the enterprise datacentre.

  • June 01, 2006 01 Jun'06

    Silver Peak expands datacentre disaster recovery

    Silver Peak Systems, a provider of network acceleration solutions, has unveiled its NX-5500 network acceleration appliance.

  • June 01, 2006 01 Jun'06

    HP enhances datacentre server lines

    HP has announced that the next generation of its ProLiant and BladeSystem server families will include models powered by Intel’s latest Xeon 5100 and 5000 dual-core processors.

  • 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.

  • May 15, 2006 15 May'06

    Tape and disk encryption product roundup

    With tape and disk encryption products becoming more popular, storage administrators have more options in how to protect sensitive information at rest in the data center and in flight across public networks.

  • May 03, 2006 03 May'06

    Shifting services back indoors

    Almost a quarter of blue chip firms in the UK are so disillusioned with outsourcing they are hauling their services back in-house.

  • 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.

  • April 11, 2006 11 Apr'06

    SOA confuses IT heads

    Confusion surrounding the real benefits of service-oriented architecture (SOA) means CIOs are wrongly dismissing it as a cynical marketing ploy.

  • April 06, 2006 06 Apr'06

    Adding 'fudge' to your passwords

    Safe passwords are integral to web application security. Unfortunately, recalling many complicated passwords is difficult. If you must write down your passwords to remember them, use this tip to create a safer password record.

  • March 28, 2006 28 Mar'06

    Outsourced way to hire contract staff

    IT services company FDM has launched a "straight through" recruitment service to help IT departments in the finance sector recruit contract staff.

  • March 07, 2006 07 Mar'06

    Networks news in brief

    Short takes from this week's network news

  • March 02, 2006 02 Mar'06

    Appro HyperBlade servers get performance recognition

    Appro, a provider of high-performance enterprise computing systems, has announced that Appro HyperBlade Clusters have been recognised as among the world's fastest supercomputers, according to the current TOP500 list of supercomputers.

  • 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.

  • December 12, 2005 12 Dec'05

    Titan Rain shows need for better training

    SANS says the Chinese-based attacks demonstrate the growing sophistication of hackers, and the need for IT admins who can articulate the dangers to execs.