Monthly Archives: November 2007
Overland Does Deduplication on Virtual Tape
Overland Storage has added deduplication technology to its REO virtual tape library appliance, allowing the products core audience—SMBs and distributed organizations—to store months of...
Symantec Finally Grabs Up Vontu
After weeks of rumors, Symantec finally announced that it plans to acquire Vontu for $350 million.Symantec's move to buy up the San Francisco-based data...
10 Tech Essentials for Emergency Evacuations
10 Tech Essentials for Emergency Evacuations
When the firestorm erupted in San Diego in October, there was a sickening feeling of d-j vu that descended...
George Clooney, Identity and Access Management and You
You may have more in common with George Clooney than you think. It's possible that your personal medical records are being seen by doctors,...
Dell: EqualLogic Buy Validates Channel Commitment
Dell's acquisition of EqualLogic, announced Nov. 5, is a validation of its commitment to expanding relationships with the indirect channel, according to Dell's channel...
Red Hat Backs Sun’s Open-Source Play
Red Hat has plans to help Sun Microsystems advance the Java platform, particularly as it applies to open source.The Linux distributor announced Nov. 5...
Murder, Code and Hans Reiser
Hans Reiser, well-known open-source developer, goes on trial Nov. 5 for the murder of his wife, Nina Reiser, in Alameda County Superior Court in...
BEA Offers Icahn Sneak Peek at Its Finances
BEA Systems' financial team is under some serious pressure.The group, working alongside independent auditors from Ernst & Young, is trying to straighten out the...
Canadian Firm Launches Patent Attack
Wi-LAN, a Canadian patent licensing firm, filed patent infringement lawsuits Nov. 1 against 22 technology companies, including Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Intel. The lawsuits...
10 Things You Should Know About MS Office Alternatives
10 Things You Should Know About MS Office Alternatives
Believe it or not, there are many choices available to IT managers considering switching from Microsoft...