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DataDirect Networks Launches Centralized DC Management
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2012-08-01
Chatsworth, Calif.-based DataDirect Networks on Aug. 1 released DirectMon, a centralized data center management package that works with the company's proprietary storage, file
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Dell Latitude Is Built for Comfort and Speed
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-08-01
The Dell Latitude E6530 is a good option for desktop managers who are looking to refresh the standard-issue laptop for power users who need a 15.6-inch display and don’t mind carrying a
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Tandberg Unveils 1.5TB Cartridge for RDX Appliances
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2012-07-31
We all know this is true about NAND flash and hard-disk drives, but data cartridges--a somewhat smaller portion of the enterprise data storage market--are also getting more and
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Microsoft Outlook 2013 Rearranges to Maintain Relevance
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-31
Outlook 2013; the email, calendar, task and contact manager, forms the heart of Microsoft Office 2013 customer preview when it comes to staying on top of business communication. At a
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Fusion i-o, NetApp Cache Up on Virtual Storage Tiers
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2012-07-30
All you NetApp shops, take heed: PCIe device maker Fusion-io and your favorite storage company are working together to provide server-side flash and caching software products
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Enterprises Trace Leakage of Key Data to Lost Thumb Drives
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2012-07-26
Shockingly, the Ponemon Institute recently reported that over the past two years, 70 percent of the world's companies have traced the loss of sensitive business
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Catches Up With Apple Keynote
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-26
Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 customer preview has gained a convenience feature already found in Apple’s Keynote: presenter mode. I was able to present a PowerPoint 2013 slide deck
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Box Unpacks New Windows Phone App
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2012-07-25
Box knows where the markets are, and it also knows which partners with which to partner. The cloud-based storage and work collaboration service on July 24 announced its latest partnership deals--a
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There's a Dongle for That--Mobile Devices Get Big Screens
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-25
A 4-, 7- or even 10-inch display may seem big on a mobile device. And when just one person is looking at the screen, mobile device displays are usually more than adequate. But when executives or sales people need to show something to a group of people that means connecting
Attunity Big Data Cloud Service Opens Network Bottlenecks
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2012-07-23
Attunity said July 23 that it has partnered with Amazon Web Services to enable big data availability for analytics, specifically to the AWS cloud.
The Burlington,
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Fujitsu Ultraportable Packs Punch but Not a Knockout
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-23
The Fujitsu Lifebook U772 is among the first Ultrabook devices to offer a large HDD with SSD cache in a thin (.69” profile) and weighing in at 3.15 pounds without the power cord, which adds 9.7 (or just about 20%) to the overall weight.
The Lifebook U772, a new addition
Microsoft Now Storing 4 Trillion Objects in Azure Cloud
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2012-07-20
MSDN blogger Brad Calder of the Azure team posted an update July 18 noting that Microsoft's Windows Azure Storage cloud has passed the 4 trillion mark in objects stored. Four
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Office 365, 2013 Customer Preview SKUs
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-20
While Microsoft isn't releasing information on the full range of Office 365 or Office 2013 editions, here is what is available in the customer preview:
⢠Office 365 Home Premium Preview: Install Office on up to five PCs and get 20GB of online storage on SkyDrive so that you can save
Office 365 Excel 2013 Customer Preview Reveals Easter Egg
By Cameron Sturdevant | Posted: 2012-07-19
Microsoft has added a smart “autofill” feature to the customer preview edition of Exel 2013, which was released Monday, July 16.
Excel 2013 is able to parse a table for like types of data and then autofill the values in the remaining columns. In the canned example provided with the preview
SanDisk Q2 Profit Slips 95 Percent From Previous Year
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2012-07-19
There might be some consternation at the SanDisk headquarters and among shareholders as the result of solid-state drive (SSD) price wars that are currently in full swing. The
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