Networking

Data centres failing on energy efficiency

Data centres failing on energy efficiency

Nearly two-thirds of IT and facilities staff consider the energy efficiency of their data centre to be 'average' or 'worse than average', new research reveals..
Robert Jaques Apr 24 2008 7:29AM Networking
Infosec: McAfee claims world's fastest network security suite

Infosec: McAfee claims world's fastest network security suite

McAfee has taken the wraps off its Total Protection for Network suite at the InfoSec security show in London which it claims is the fastest in its class.
Staff Writers Apr 24 2008 7:29AM Security
Web 2.0 spending set to surge

Web 2.0 spending set to surge

Spending on Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis, mashups, widgets, social networks and RSS is set to rocket by 43 percent a year over the next five years to reach US$4.6 billion globally by 2013, according to new research from analyst firm Forrester Research.
Phil Muncaster Apr 22 2008 3:21PM Networking
Vendors tout 802.11n capabilities

Vendors tout 802.11n capabilities

Two major Wi-Fi vendors today released 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) technology which they say could allow firms to replace their edge wired network infrastructure.
Dave Bailey Apr 22 2008 3:21PM Networking
Google is top brand

Google is top brand

Google continues to dominate a list of the brands in the world, according to list creators, and brand management company, Millward Brown Optimor.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2008 3:21PM Networking
HP ProCurve offers Microsoft NAP compatibility

HP ProCurve offers Microsoft NAP compatibility

HP ProCurve has announced that its network policy management system is now compatible with Microsoft's network access protection (NAP) technology.
Dave Bailey Apr 22 2008 3:21PM Networking
One in 10 is a Wi-Fi piggybacker

One in 10 is a Wi-Fi piggybacker

Some 12 per cent of UK and US users think nothing of piggybacking on unsecured Wi-Fi networks, according to research from Accenture..
Guy Dixon Apr 21 2008 12:28PM Networking
Google 'close' to bailing out Yahoo

Google 'close' to bailing out Yahoo

Google and Yahoo are reportedly moving closer to striking an advertising deal that could foil Microsoft's takeover bid..
Shaun Nichols Apr 21 2008 7:47AM Networking
Wyse thins down terminals for XenDesktop

Wyse thins down terminals for XenDesktop

Wyse Technology has announced a new class of thin clients specifically designed to serve as the user console for virtual desktop machines. The Viance range are simple appliance-like devices that connect directly to a company's virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) when powered on.
Daniel Robinson Apr 18 2008 2:19PM Networking
Remote workers more likely to visit porn sites

Remote workers more likely to visit porn sites

Remote employees visit sex websites two and a half times as often as their office-based colleagues and are more likely to push their surfing habits into the realm of the illegal, according to a latest study.
Guy Dixon Apr 18 2008 1:19PM Networking
Businesses wake up to web 2.0

Businesses wake up to web 2.0

Web 2.0 is most obviously associated with consumer social networking websites, but businesses are fast waking up to the power of applications based on the platform, experts revealed today..
Robert Jaques Apr 18 2008 7:15AM Networking
Adelaide’s City of West Torrens goes virtual

Adelaide’s City of West Torrens goes virtual

Australian IT architecture design and integration company, Technical Architecture Solutions (TAS), is in talks with Adelaide’s City of West Torrens to work on virtual desktops for the council.
Apr 17 2008 4:10PM Networking
Linksys: Product + Packaging + Energy = Green

Linksys: Product + Packaging + Energy = Green

Networking vendor Linksys is making a strong push into Green IT with several new initiatives designed to help consumers make greener networking choices.
Mitchell Smith Apr 17 2008 4:08PM Networking
VKernel eliminates virtual bottlenecks

VKernel eliminates virtual bottlenecks

VKernel Corporation has introduced a tool to analyse VMware-based virtual infrastructure and identify possible bottlenecks, with the aim of improving datacentre efficiency.
Daniel Robinson Apr 17 2008 11:49AM Networking
Poor infrastructure holding back software services

Poor infrastructure holding back software services

Outdated network infrastructure is holding back the development of software-as-a-service (Saas), according to security vendor Check Point..
Iain Thomson Apr 16 2008 2:28PM Networking
Consumers plug-in to network storage

Consumers plug-in to network storage

Spiralling storage demands imposed by downloading digital video and music are pushing consumers to network storage technology, market watchers reported today..
Robert Jaques Apr 15 2008 3:02PM Storage
Cisco closes in on the datacentre

Cisco closes in on the datacentre

Network infrastructure giant Cisco has renewed its commitment to the datacentre with the launch of a new series of switches, a new channel strategy and the announcement it will fully acquire datacentre solutions provider Nuova Systems.
IT Week Apr 11 2008 1:56PM Networking
Remote workers deserve better access to systems

Remote workers deserve better access to systems

According to Blue Coat Systems firms' bandwidth is being hogged by less technical teams, while remote workers, who need fast and secure access to online systems find their web use throttled and connections disappointing.
Staff Writers Apr 11 2008 1:56PM Networking
IBM saves 40 percent of cooling costs

IBM saves 40 percent of cooling costs

IBM is turning to water cooling for its new server range and is claiming a 40 percent reduction in power costs..
Iain Thomson Apr 11 2008 7:52AM Networking
Asia-Pacific markets take to virtualisation

Asia-Pacific markets take to virtualisation

Virtualisation software and service vendors will be making US$1.35 billion a year in the Asia-Pacific region within two years, analysts report..
Simon Burns Apr 8 2008 7:54AM Networking

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