Monthly Archives: November 2005
Juniper to Acquire Funk
Just weeks after announcing its first dedicated product for network access control, Juniper Networks Inc. last week said it will buy Funk Software Inc....
Cisco Joins Mesh Parade
Cisco Systems Inc. officially entered the wireless mesh networking space last week, lagging behind its smaller competitors but adding significant validation to a nascent...
IBM Server Streamlines SMB Operations
Armed with the eServer X3 Architecture chip set, IBMs latest midrange four-way server is a strong choice for small and midsize businesses. The eServer...
More Server Options Let SMBs Be Choosy
Today, the SMB server market is one of the fastest-growing and most competitive market segments for hardware vendors. In fact, small and midsize businesses...
Readers Respond: The Copyright Chaos of Google Print
If free access to printed material is available, why would someone feel it necessary to buy the original book (Editorial, "Copyright Chaos," Nov. 7)?I...
Dial G for Murder
Google is useful for all kinds of things—finding Web pages, getting driving directions, even doing math. Now add murder to that list. According to...
Microsoft Cluster Server Enters Second Beta
Company chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates last week announced the second beta for Microsoft Corp.s Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003, a 64-bit...
Rackable Joins SMP System Race
Rackable Systems Inc. last week rolled out its first symmetric multiprocessing system, an eight-way server that in the first half of next year will...
IBM Service Targets Banks
IBM is growing its hosted client line with an offering aimed at financial services institutions and banks. Big Blue last month rolled out its...
Patriot Act Hits Rocky Road to Renewal
The course that congressional leaders followed last week to extend controversial domestic spying powers of the USA Patriot Act was never animated on "Schoolhouse...