InformationWeek
Defining The Business Value Of Technology
All Infrastructure Stories
Forget DSL Or Cable, Broadband Users Want Their Fiber
Some 4.2 million high-speed Internet users received fiber in the first quarter of 2008 versus 2.5 million who received cable, Point Topic analysts said.
Avocent Restructures, Announces Acquisitions
The acquisitions will bring Avocent into closer competition with full-spectrum IT infrastructure management vendors, such as IBM and HP.
VMware Completes Acquisition Of B-hive Networks
B-hive Conductor will allow VMware to add proactive management of applications running in virtual machines.
RFID Can Have "Hazardous" Impact On Hospital Equipment
A recently published study could prompt the medical industry to re-evaluate its growing use of RFID.
NEC To Buy U.S. Software Firm For $300 Million
Japan's NEC will acquire U.S. software company NetCracker Technology for about $300 million to expand its overseas IT systems and network operations.
Virtualization Key Enhancement To Cisco Data Center 3.0
The company updates its Cisco Wide Area Application Services, Cisco VFrame Data Center, and Cisco Application Control Engine software for data center operators.
Moving To The Cloud, Businesses Encounter Turbulence
A "thought shift" is required before big business will shift core business databases to the cloud, said a Google software engineer.
Credit Suisse Spin-Off Launches Virtual Machine Manager
DynamicOps' VRM is a cross-vendor management tool, handling provisioning and decommissioning tasks on virtual machines.
Google, Salesforce Expand Integration Of Cloud Computing Platforms
The Force.com Toolkit for Google Data APIs merges content from Google services with Salesforce.com's database, logic, and workflow capabilities.
Former Nortel Executives Hit With Criminal Charges
A former Nortel Networks chief executive and two of his lieutenants were charged on Thursday with fraudulently misstating financial results as the telephone equipment maker struggled to right itself after the tech bubble burst in 2001.
First Certified Mobile WiMax Gear Arrives
The WiMax Forum projects that the number of certified products will grow from 10 today, to 100 by the end of the year, and more than 1,000 by 2011.
Verizon Says Fiber Network May Be Too Expensive For Some Areas
The company is exploring alternatives so it can roll out high-speed broadband Internet and video to rural areas where it may be too expensive to deploy its FiOS service.
Verizon Challenges AT&T For Residential Services
Verizon said it will expand its fiber-optic network into AT&T's U-verse territory in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the first time.
Once-Doomed, NAC Revives Philadelphia's Wi-Fi Network
The original project ran into financing problems, and EarthLink pulled out of the effort after spending an estimated $20 million on its early deployment stage.
Tandberg Hopes VoIP Desk Phone Will Spur Unified Communications
The company is betting that the high-resolution video feature will help drive mass personalization of video communications in enterprises.
Dell Launches Storage Array With 2.5-Inch Drives
The PowerVault MD1120 delivers twice the I/O performance per 1U system as a similar device with 3.5-inch drives.
HDTV Home Theater Summer Blockbusters
Now playing: HDTV movies in your home, with a little help from Apple TV, Blu-ray, Netflix Player by Roku, Vudu, and Xbox Live Marketplace.
Intel Attacks Energy Waste
The company is collaborating with industry groups and vendors to build standards around advanced power management technologies.
Nortel Outlines Push Into Fast-Growth Markets
Nortel has made bets in seven key areas where it expects double-digit growth, including 4G networks driven by such tools as smartphones and embedded laptops.
Oregon State Wins 2008 Mars Rover Challenge
The team was commended for the way they used common household products in the competition, which involved geology, biology, basic engineering, construction, and emergency navigation.
Terremark Launches Utility Computing Service For Enterprises
Based on the Infinistructure virtualized utility platform, the company is billing the compute cycles and storage as a lump sum at the beginning of a multi-month contract.
Microsoft, Kaiser Permanente Launch E-Health Record Pilot
The program will test the exchange of patient health data from Kaiser Permanente's My Health Manager e-health record system to Microsoft's HealthVault platform.
WiMax, LTE Should Merge, Intel Exec Proposes
Instead of a battle over 4G wireless technologies, consumer confusion needs to be avoided with the next generation of wireless broadband, Intel's Sean Maloney said.
As 3G iPhone Nears, AT&T Boosts Network Speeds
The company said it has increased speeds of its mobile broadband network by 20%.
Private Equity Firms Line Up For Huawei Unit Sale
Bain Capital and TPG Capital are reportedly in line to take a stake in the Chinese mobile devices unit that produced revenues of more than $2 billion last year.
NASA Chooses Three Proposals For Small Explorers Program
Scientists at NASA's Ames Research Center will contribute to the projects, which include studying Earthlike planets around nearby stars.
'State Of The Internet' Shows Attacks, Network Speeds Up
Attacks coming from 125 countries targeted 23 unique network ports, with the most malicious traffic coming from the United States and China, Akamai reports.
Verizon's FiOS TV Service Nearing Approval In Big Apple
The service would compete with legacy cable providers Time Warner and Cablevision.
Sony, Cable Operators Agree On Set-Top Boxes
The memorandum of understanding is expected to spur the growth of two-way interactive cable TV services.
Cisco Goes Into 'Motion' With Enterprise Wireless Architecture
Based around the Cisco 3300 Series Mobility Services Engine, Cisco's new platform is designed to give enterprise IT directors an appliance-based platform to manage wired and wireless networks.
Cisco IOS Rootkit Demonstrated
While rootkits for common operating systems, like Windows, are well known, they haven't been a security issue for Cisco's IOS until now.
Global Warming Skeptics Plot 'Carbon Belch Day'
Conservative grassroots group Grassfire.org wants people to waste as much energy as possible on June 12 to break free from "carbon footprint guilt."
AT&T Positions Its Broadband Networks For iPhone Upgrade
The company's nearly completed national HSPA broadband infrastructure will be ready for a 3G iPhone.
Phoenix Mars Lander Prepares For Touchdown, Unprecedented Exploration
If successful, Phoenix will demonstrate the many benefits of NASA's collaboration with academia and the private sector.
PC Not Expected To Be Crucial To Home Networks
Gartner predicts that networking functionality will soon become commonplace in consumer electronics, freeing entertainment-based home networks from the PC.
Muni Wi-Fi Deathwatch Heralds Wide-Area Wireless Rebirth
Troubles at MetroFi and EarthLink are leaving business needs open for collaborations from companies like Sprint and Clearwire as well as deployments by Verizon and AT&T.
More Businesses Think 'Green' When Buying Technology
Half of 738 companies responding to a Forrester Research survey said they consider green criteria during their IT procurement process, and four out of five have recycling programs.
Comcast Goes Social With Plaxo Acquisition
The social network has been developing a universal address book for Comcast's SmartZone communications center, which should launch later this year.
Verizon Business, AT&T Win Homeland Security Network Contracts
Verizon's 10-year, $678.5 million contract calls for merging various Department of Homeland Security units onto a single common and secure IP network.
HP Outsources Outsourcing To EDS
HP has been trying to grow its IT services business for years, without a lot of success. Will the acquisition of EDS let it better compete with IBM for big contracts?
Clearwire: Mobile WiMax Before The End Of The Year
CEO Benjamin Wolff reports gains in subscribers and revenues in its first quarter but also greater losses on the way to its national wireless rollout.
Environmental Group Hits Apple
Climate Counts, a nonprofit organization that aims to direct consumers toward the greenest companies, rated Apple last among electronic firms.
ID Theft Monitoring Services: What You Need To Know
Fee-based services say they'll protect your identity, privacy, credit, name, and more. Find out what they can and can not do -- and learn what you can do to defend yourself.
Broadband Over Powerline Future Fading Away
A Texas company's purchase of Current Group's BPL business, combined with downgrades in Australia, does not bode well for future use of utility powerlines for broadband transmission.
Sprint Wins In WiMax Deal, But Risks Still Loom
The nation's No. 3 wireless carrier retained majority ownership in the wireless broadband network while spreading the financial risk across a diverse set of partners.
FCC Caps Subsidies For Rural Wireless Expansion
The FCC is limiting payments through its Universal Service Fund that are used to expand services into rural areas.
Report: Femtocells Off To Slow Start This Year, But Booming By 2010
ABI Research says that shipments of the units, which soup up cellular phone coverage, will grow from just 100,000 to tens of millions in the next two years.
IBM To Launch Web-Based Application Market
IBM's Blue Business Platform will feature a mix of business applications and services aimed primarily at small- and mid-sized companies.
Google, IBM Join Forces To Dominate 'Cloud Computing'
The companies plan to exploit their common technological world view and considerable talent to build a worldwide network of servers for consumer and business use.
Giant Wireless Hotspot Planned For Las Vegas Resort
Sprint and MobileAccess are building a universal communications system to deliver wireless voice and data services throughout the M Resort's 2 million-square-foot facility.
Xerox Shows Off Future Tech And Tries To Better Define Itself
Despite failed attempts to cash in, the company and its PARC subsidiary have several pillars of growth in mind to compete with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Salesforce.com.
Interop: Intel Unveils 10Gb Network Interface Card
In supporting the 10GBASE-T standard, the new device provides 328-foot network transmission over CAT 6a cable, as well as 180 feet over CAT 6 cable.
Interop: Motorola Predicts End Of Wired Enterprise Networks
Deploying and running a wireless network would cost $232,000 the first year, while a similar wired network would cost $3.8 million, one company exec suggests.
Interop: Miercom Launches 'Certified Green' Testing Program
Cisco switches are the first products to receive the energy- and environment-friendly designation.
McKinsey: Measure Data Center Efficiency Like Car Fuel Efficiency
The report recommends companies adopt a new metric called Corporate Average Data Efficiency (CADE) that combines both IT and facilities costs to monitor energy use.
3Com CEO To Lead In China
Robert Mao's assignment follows a failed three-way deal involving 3Com, Huawei Technologies, and Bain Capital Partners.
Interop: Broadcom Says 40 Gbps Ethernet Coming Soon
Broadcom expects to ship 40-Gbps network switches and controllers by late 2009, before a final standard is approved in 2010.
Interop: Adena Health Reaps Benefits Of Video-Based Telemedicine
Video-related technology, such as software for videoconferencing and broadcasting, isn't huge in comparison to the total cost of the upgrade, analysts suggest.
Sony Pictures Uses 'Green Power' For Data Center
Sony Pictures Entertainment is the first customer of data center operator 365 Main to sign up for a new reusable energy program.
Interop: RMI Launches Low-End Processor For Network Appliances
The chip targets entry- to medium-level gateways, WAN optimization appliances, content-security appliances, access points for wireless LANs, and other appliances.
Interop: Microsoft Goes Green With Efficient Code, Employee Bus Line
Microsoft plans to work more closely with independent software developers to help them build applications that don't draw CPU cycles unnecessarily.
Verizon's Earnings Jump Thanks To Wireless Growth
Verizon Wireless unit recorded 1.5 million net customer additions, and Verizon's FiOS TV service signed up 263,000 net new customers.
Forrester Predicts Slow Year For Government IT Spending
The report found that 43% of governments are working with flat budgets this year, while 40% have bigger budgets than last year.
Interop: Vendors Tackle Wi-Fi Troubles
With customers unwilling to overhaul their infrastructure to migrate from 802.11a/b/g technology, vendors like Broadcom, Aruba, and Aerohive are getting creative.
EarthLink To Shut Down New Orleans' Municipal Wi-Fi
The project goes dark May 18 after the Internet service provider said it was unable to find a buyer.
NASA Plans 'Nano' Satellites To Help Commercialize Space
NASA Ames Research Center plans to work with M2mi to develop small satellites to power telecommunications and networks in space.
Think Tanks Propose National Innovation Foundation
Such a foundation would serve as a catalyst between industry and university researchers and seek to expand regional innovation through state governments.
Interop: Vendors Target Network Video Traffic
Blue Coat Systems and eTelemetry are prepared to show off products at the show they say will help protect a company's network from bandwidth-hogging employees.
Interop Preview: Tech Industry Gets Ready To Rumble
The nation's leading business technology event, Interop, gains added breadth this year as it is co-located with Software 2008, an event aimed at software developers, users, and industry executives.
Interop: Marvell To Unveil System-On-Chips To Boost Network Performance
Three of the systems-on-a-chip are designed for low power consumption in devices ranging from routers, base stations, storage, and computers to laser printers.
Small And Midsize Businesses' IT Security Budgets 'Recession-Proof'
Despite overall economic difficulties, survey respondents say they still plan to invest in technology this year.
Microsoft Developers Weigh In On Live Mesh
Microsoft MVPs say that they hope Microsoft can deliver on the big promises it's making with its software-plus-services development platform.
Terracotta Offers Alternative To Database Congestion For Java Apps
Instead of subdividing a physical machine by adding applications, Terracotta 2.6 multiplies JVMs to make a server handle more traffic.
Rove's Mobile Admin 4.0 Delivers Greater Server Visibility
Rove said its Mobile Admin 4.0 has a redesigned Web interface and now supports Microsoft Exchange 2007, Windows 2008, and Windows Vista.
Astronaut Sets U.S. Space Record
The Soyuz spacecraft landed Saturday, with three astronauts from the International Space Station returning home safely.
Boston Settles For Hotspot Patchwork After Municipal Wi-Fi Fades Away
The latest addition to the hodgepodge of restaurants, coffee shops, and libraries offering free Wi-Fi is FreeFi Networks' hotspot at Roxbury Community College.
Motorola Offers Port Diversity On RFID Reader
With its XR450 platform, mono- and bi-static ports can be activated depending on requirements and local signal propagation issues, the company said.
FCC Hearing On Network Management Draws Net Neutrality Supporters
Speakers at the Stanford University meeting want policymakers to require cable and telecommunications companies to manage Internet traffic in a nondiscriminatory way.
Microsoft Plans Internet Scaling With MatrixDB For SQL Server After 2008
While Microsoft officially refused comment, two job listings offer tantalizing information about a significant enterprise database project under development.
Cisco Outlines Its Strategy For China, Names Leaders
The plan includes further commitment to providing assistance to Chinese businesses in the development of IT and business-process outsourcing within the country.
USPTO Launches Pilot To Expedite Patents
The First Action Interview pilot program will allow certain patent applicants a chance to resolve issues one-on-one early in the process.
Cisco Buys Rest Of Nuova, Launches Data Center Switch
The upcoming Nexus 5020 will be the second in a larger line of Nexus switches that combine storage, switching, management, virtualization and security.
SEARCH
SPONSOR
RECENT JOB POSTINGS
Featured Jobs:
ACCO Brands Corp seeking Director of New Product Development in Lincolnshire, IL
Transportation Security Administration seeking Chief Information Officer in Arlington, VA
Hebrew SeniorLife seeking Business Systems Analyst in Boston, MA
Trilogy Leasing seeking General Manager in Cranbury, NJ
UVIMCO seeking Senior Information Technology Leader in Charlottesville, VA
For more great jobs, career-related news, features and services, please visit our Career Center.
CAREER NEWS
Go beyond Google and get vertical. These specialized search sites will help you find the business information you need -- fast.
Ari Balogh was named to the post of chief technology officer as the companys for a "realignment" of employees.
Today's Top News
- Apple Drops Price Of MacBook Air
- Google Employees Warned Of Data Breach At Benefits Company
- 'Containers' Out Perform Virtualization For KV Pharmaceuticals
- Mobile Music A $7.3 Billion Industry By 2011
- IBM Develops Audio Masking Technology To Protect Call Center Recordings
- IBM Back On Top Of Server Market
