Monthly Archives: February 2003
Wireless LAN Lockdown
The drastic drop in the cost of WLAN (wireless LAN) gear, along with the great extent to which 802.11b networking is now being built...
Laborious Updates Leave SQL Databases Unpatched
The patches that could have stopped last weeks attack on Microsoft Corp. database software were so difficult to install or so poorly publicized that...
Linux Report: The Year in Review
By 2007, we said one year ago, "No one will be fired for recommending Linux." Shortening our own timeline by four years, we suggest...
SuSE Linux Adds Support for Itanium 2 Processors
The battle for corporate customers is heating up among Linux distributors, with SuSE Linux AG announcing this week that its Linux Enterprise Server 8.0...
Vixel Enhances SAN Reliability in SOC 320 Chip
Storage component maker Vixel Corp. announced a new version of its InSpeed SOC switch-on-a-chip product last week, promising lower prices and better SAN reliability...
EMC Turns Up the Power With Symmetrix 6.0
After focusing exclusively on software and midrange hardware last year, storage vendor EMC Corp. is shifting back to high-performance gear with the release of...
Storage Unit Delivers High Performance
Texas Memory Systems Inc.s RamSan-220 solid-state unit provides a powerful storage punch for IT managers in performance-sensitive environments.Although the price of storage systems in...
IBM Bolsters Grid Computing Line
IBM, seeking to push grid computing beyond its scientific and technical roots and into the mainstream of commercial business enterprises, last week announced its...
CA Packs Value Into DB2 Tools
Computer Associates International Inc. is consolidating a line of database utilities and bundling it for free with an upgrade to its Unicenter Database Management...
Sybase, BearingPoint Unite in Software, Services Alliance
Sybase Inc. is teaming with BearingPoint Inc. to provide new integration software for customer relationship management and health care industry compliance.The alliance, announced last...