Network World-SAN DEIGO--If the OpenStack Summit held this week is any indication,virtual networking is a hot IT topic. A panel discussion about virtual networking in the cloud featuring representatives from HP,Big Switch and Midokura was ...
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Unlike most movie sequels,the HP ProLiant DL380 gets better with each generation.The DL dynasty just hit generation 8,and true to form,the HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 does a fine job of incorporating all the latest server hardware,features,and ...
Computerworld-Microsoft confirmed Wednesday that owners of Windows RT hardware,including the company's own Surface RT,must acquire a commercial license for Office 2013 to use those devices'bundled Office apps at and for work. The ...
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Computerworld Hong Kong-Like technologies deployed in a corporate environment,those used in healthcare are meant to improve services and productivity.On its new clinical management system(CMS 3),the Hospital Authority aims to create new ...
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Datacentres are still running at below 20oC wasting electricity although the optimum temperature for operating them is 25-26oC, experts have said. "Many datacentres operate at cooler temperatures than necessary because customers are not ...
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GPS-like system from startup ByteLight uses LEDs to transmit signals to smartphones in applications such as customer guidance in retail shopping applications. ByteLight announced that it has received $1.25 million in funding, led by ...
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IDG News Service-Facebook is rethinking the way it stores data to cope with the seven petabytes of new photos the social network's users upload every month. As the number of photos grows,Facebook needs to find cheaper,less power-hungry ...
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IDG News Service-Distributed denial-of-service(DDoS)attacks with an average bandwidth of over 20Gbps have become commonplace this year,according to researchers from from DDoS mitigation vendor Prolexic. Last year such high-bandwidth ...
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A review of disaster recovery capabilities has made multinational specialist recruitment company Hudson more resilient in its day-to-day business. "We have improved Hudson's business continuity by modifying our disaster recovery ...
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Those layoffs happening at Juniper might be to dress the company up for a sale. That's some of the speculation swirling inside the company,fueled by reports that Juniper's hired an investment banker to manage bids from potential ...
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IDG News Service-Google is offering a look inside its data centers with a series of stunning photographs that would be more at home in an art gallery than a technology manual. Under the heading"Where the Internet Lives,"Google published ...
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Taiwan LiteOn Technology Corporation has hit a two-year monthly high in September revenues, benefiting from its cloud computing server power- management and LED products. The company's PC peripherals has enjoyed new highs in sales as the ...
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should "tread carefully" before bringing an antitrust complaint against Google, a veteran U.S. lawmaker said as news reports suggested the agency is ready to move forward. Representative Jared Polis, a ...
Tags: Google, FTC, advertising services, search engines, Antitrust Probe
Security researchers from Kaspersky Lab have identified another piece of malware targeting the Middle East that is likely part of the interrelated cyberespionage efforts behind Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame and Gauss. The malware was dubbed ...
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LAS VEGAS--SAS Institute this week unveiled tools it says makes it easier for its enterprise customers to use the company's business analytics software to analyze data stored in Hadoop environments. At its Premier Business Leadership ...
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