Monthly Archives: April 2004
Alcatel Switch Eases Gigabit Ethernet Move
Alcatel S.A. is trying to push down the price of Gigabit Ethernet connectivity by offering a new low-cost, fixed-configuration workgroup switch.
The OmniStack 6300 marries...
Startups Aim to Free Ethernet Packet Jams
The rapid growth of network computing—from blade servers and grids to compute clusters and utility computing—is fueling a push to find better interconnect technologies.
While...
InfiniBand Switches Enable Clusters, Grid Options
Voltaire Inc. and Topspin Communications Inc. are each readying InfiniBand switches designed not only to enable large-scale server clusters but also to provide the...
Networking & Management Tools – 3
WINNERPatchLink Corp.s PatchLink Update 5.0Last year, IT managers spent a great deal of time stamping out attacks on nearly every desktop and server operating...
Access Law Threatens Privacy
My March 23 column on RFID hit a nerve with readers, a surprisingly large number of whom told me not to be so concerned...
E-Voting Enthusiasts Face Hurdles
Internet voting in a U.S. presidential election is gone, but it is not forgotten. The security concerns that last month forced the Pentagon to...
Microsoft, Sun Reach Settlement
The second times a charm. Sun Microsystems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. resolved their legal issues in a $1.6 billion settlement announced Friday that calls...
U.S. Goes to Bat for Microsoft
While they take issue with European sanctions, the litany of pro-Microsoft Corp. statements from the Bush administration and a handful of members of Congress...
Sun Opens Wal-Mart Channel
Sun Microsystems JDS is now preloaded on Microtel Computer Systems hardware and available at Wal-Mart."We now have an active relationship with Microtel," Jonathan Schwartz,...
Authentication & User Management – 3
WINNERCourion Corp.s Courion Identity Management Suite 6.5When it comes to authentication and user management, 2003 was the worst of times because the rapid escalation...