Category Archives: Tech

Networks in 2020: More traffic, less energy

The GreenTouch industry consortium says new technologies could cut power consumption by 90 percent Networks could use far less energy by 2020 even though they’ll be carrying much more traffic, an industry group says. The GreenTouch consortium, formed in 2010 … Continue reading

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Control and security of corporate open-source projects proves difficult

Sonatype’s annual survey of 3,500 software developers and shows struggle in setting corporate policy on open source and enforcing it Open source has become a staple for software development in the enterprise, but keeping track of it and maintaining security … Continue reading

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McAfee offers one-time passwords for single sign-on cloud service

McAfee Cloud Single Sign On provides way to provision and connect to hundreds of cloud services McAfee Thursday announced it’s providing a one-time password function as part of its Cloud Single Sign On service for more securely provisioning and de-provisioning … Continue reading

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The Internet of Things: Coming to a network near you

How IT needs to get ready for the next wave of connected devices. When people talk about the Internet of Things (IoT), the most common examples are smart cars, IP-addressable washing machines and Internet-connected nanny cams. But IoT is coming … Continue reading

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Will Android users feel welcome in Facebook’s Home?

Will Android users feel welcome in Facebook’s Home? Gather ’round, all you Chat Heads! Plus, the rise of Jelly Bean, Samsung phones with even bigger screens, and new Nexus rumors galore. As you’ve no doubt heard by now, Mark Zuckerberg … Continue reading

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BlackBerry details extensive security protection in BlackBerry 10 OS

BlackBerry 10 OS is distinct from previous BlackBerry OS in that it can separate personal from corporate apps The recent release of the BlackBerry 10 operating system sets the stage for a security evolution as well, according to Alex Manea, … Continue reading

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Analog Devices’ Jerry Fishman dies at 67

Jerry Fishman was the Analog Devices’ CEO since 1996 Jerald Fishman, a well-respected semiconductor industry executive and CEO of Analog Devices, died last week of a heart attack at age 67. Fishman was born in Flushing, New York, and became … Continue reading

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Coming together on convergence

CompTIA working on developing a vendor-neutral convergence certification In another sign that IP telephony is becoming mainstream, the Computing Technology Industry Association is developing a convergence certification to validate professionals’ skills and capabilities using this technology. CompTIA, a trade association … Continue reading

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Rackspace enhances private cloud offering

Rackspace releases updated version of its OpenStack-powered private cloud platform The company today updated its OpenStack-powered private cloud framework, which customers can download for free to spin up private clouds analogous to Rackspace’s public cloud in their own data centers … Continue reading

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Top Rated External Hard Drives

So you have finally made a decision to buy one of external hard drives as a backup option for your laptop or computer. This can be a good decision for you because you are making backing up your computer data … Continue reading

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Inmate data paroled from mainframe

Illinois migrating corrections data to Microsoft CRM cloud There were a number of glaring IT problems facing the Illinois Department of Corrections. First, they were using green screens to access mainframe data. Second, they were unable to run reports as … Continue reading

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Juniper bolsters security assets with $10M buyout of anti-DDoS firm

Juniper purchases Webscreen Systems assets from UK’s Accumuli Juniper Networks has acquired the assets of Webscreen Systems, a developer of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation products, from Accumuli of the United Kingdom. Juniper announced the purchase in a blog post. It … Continue reading

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Gigamon targets 40Gb networks with new blade system

Gigamon targets 40Gb networks with new blade system Monitoring and management system improved with new high-capacity appliance Gigamon announced Monday that it will offer a higher-density blade server as part of its Traffic Visibility Fabric solution, a network management product … Continue reading

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iPad ASP slides in Q4 after Mini intro

Average selling price of an iPad falls 18% to $46 As expected, the average selling price (ASP) of Apple’s iPad line fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2012 as the lower-priced iPad Mini reached customers. The iPad ASP for … Continue reading

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The 4 leading causes of data security breakdowns

The 4 leading causes of data security breakdowns This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. A string of high-profile data breaches in … Continue reading

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