TechWeb Networking Update - Friday, May 15, 2009
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*Four In 10 Interop Attendees Increasing IT Spending
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*Motorola Wins $310 Million Contract In China
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*Government-Regulated Power Efficiency Sought For Consumer Electronics
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*DHS Disaster Recovery Plans Lacking, Report Finds
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*Microsoft To Speed Hyper-V With Release 2 Of Windows Server 2008
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Four In 10 Interop Attendees Increasing IT Spending
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Google Service Outage Stirs Tweet Storm
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Gmail, Google Search, Google Maps, Google Analytics, YouTube, AdSense, and Blogger experienced outages Thursday morning, according to discontented Twitter users.
Step-By-Step: Moving Your Server To Linux
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You can make the move Ubuntu Linux Server in no time at all by following the steps in this hands-on guide where you'll learn how to install the software and start using your Linux server.
Samsung Intros Next-Gen BlackJack
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The i637 Jack has the messaging prowess the BlackJack line is known for, and it has Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS, and will be upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5.
Intel's $1.45 Billion EU Fine May Hinder PC Market Recovery
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Intel's market strategy helped promote use of netbooks, which are experiencing double-digit growth rates in terms of shipments, despite the economic recession.
Windows 7 Revealed: 24 Screen Shots Of Microsoft's Next Operating System
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Here's a first visual look at the Vista successor, as previewed at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.
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10 Steps For Stronger Application Performance
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Subpar application performance has an impact-on employee productivity, perception of IT, and the expectations customers and partners have about your organization's overall ability to deliver. We can-and must-do better. Here's how.
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(Editor's Picks)
BAI Retail Delivery News: HP Sees Infrastructure as Key to Branch Transformation
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HP launches Banking Innovation Center to show potential impact of emerging technologies.
UBS Joins DTCC Managed Accounts Service
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The centralized platform is designed to automate and standardize communications among sponsors, investment managers and service providers.
DTCC Launches New ID Net Service
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The new service streamlines clearance and settlement, cuts customer costs and reduces fails associated with affirmed institutional equity trades, the utility said.
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Motorola Wins $310 Million Contract In China
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The company will provide GSM and 3G equipment and services in various markets.
Government-Regulated Power Efficiency Sought For Consumer Electronics
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The amount of power consumed worldwide by mobile phones, TVs, and PCs could jeopardize efforts to reduce emissions linked to global warming, says an advisory group.
DHS Disaster Recovery Plans Lacking, Report Finds
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Eight of the Department of Homeland Security's 27 critical systems don't have an identified alternate processing site.
Microsoft To Speed Hyper-V With Release 2 Of Windows Server 2008
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Competition between VMware and Microsoft heats up, as Microsoft claims rapid gains in virtual machine implementation based on Hyper-V.
Aruba Remote Network Products Include $99 Device
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The Virtual Branch Network products take a page from the virtualization playbook to simplify the management of branch and remote locations while lowering costs for users.
Government IT Spending To Increase 7% Next Year
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Major government-wide IT initiatives planned include cloud computing, collaboration, and government transparency.
Federal Budget Lays Out Government Cloud Computing Plans
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Despite up-front costs, the White House expects that rolling out government-wide common IT services will pay off in the long run.
Nortel Intensifies Business Unit Breakup
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In bankruptcy proceedings since January, Nortel has been evaluating whether to make its carrier networks and metro Ethernet networks into standalone operations.
Interop Preview: Networking Rules The Dynamic Data Center
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Learn how virtualization and the coming Converged Enhanced Ethernet standard are making networking matter more than ever, at the Las Vegas conference May 17-21.
Interop Preview: Cloud Computing, ROI In Spotlight
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Attendees of the Las Vegas conference, May 17-21, will learn how cloud computing and social networking can give a lift to return on investment.
Data Loss Prevention Rolling Review: Safend Safeguards At The Endpoint
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Low-cost endpoint specialist gets the job done -- most of the time.
Rollout: AirWave Suite Boosts Enterprise Features
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AirWave Management Suite 6.2 sports new reporting flexibility and compliance capabilities, but it needs a more effective user interface.
(Breaking News)
Windows 7 Expected To Kill Vista
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Researchers at Gartner urge clients to skip Vista altogether if they haven't already deployed the OS.
Federal Reserve to Use Viewpointe’s Check Image Archiving Service
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Leveraging the service will enable the Fed to share infrastructure costs while ensuring its ability to store and retrieve reliably and securely.
Twitter: We'll Monetize With Search, Brands
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The much-hyped microblogging service will capitalize on its user base through search, says Twitter executive.
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