Monthly Archives: February 2004
Server Clusters Divvy Up Research
Until recently, the most computationally intensive research in the life sciences field was done by major institutions that had the money to buy expensive,...
NetQoS Enters SLA Territory
NetQoS Inc., a network performance management provider, has shifted gears to enter the SLA management realm with the latest release of SuperAgent, its tool...
Cisco Switches Support IEEE 802.3af Standard
After building up an installed base of some 18 million prestandard power-over-Ethernet ports, Cisco Systems Inc. has launched a series of IEEE 802.3af POE...
Dell Cranks Up Low-End PowerEdge Servers
Dell Inc. is rolling out two single-processor servers designed to give small-business and corporate workgroup customers advanced features—such as more powerful chips and remote...
Hospitals Remedy Telecom Woes
The merger of two hospitals in Atlanta to form one of the largest pediatric health care systems in the country presented a long list...
nCipher Teams With Microsoft
As part of Microsoft Corp.s effort to re-launch its Rights Management Services technology, hardware security specialist nCipher plc. this week will announce that its...
Putting ITs Stock in a Proactive Approach
As many corporations agonize over Sarbanes-Oxley mandates, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Inc. is complying with the act voluntarily.The stock exchange, which recently incorporated, is...
IBM Mainframe Apps Go Modern
In an effort to extend its on demand and grid computing efforts, IBM is modernizing its tools to give mainframe applications interfaces to 21st-century...
Extensions May Ease 64-Bit Move
Intel Corp.s decision to compete head-to-head with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. by bringing 64-bit capabilities to its Xeon processors should result in a greater...
When PKIs Learn to Connect
As overhyped technologies go, PKI was among the all-time greats. Five years ago, it was being touted as the cure-all for enterprise security woes...