Analyst: Fewer reasons to upgrade to Vista
There's even fewer reasons for businesses to upgrade to Windows Vista than there were for upgrading to Windows XP, according to an expert in software migration.
There's even fewer reasons for businesses to upgrade to Windows Vista than there were for upgrading to Windows XP, according to an expert in software migration.
What should we make of the news that Hewlett Packard's storage business unit is to stop building its own WAN accelerators around Riverbed's RiOS software? The HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator comprised an HP ProLiant server running RiOS but will be replaced with a deal whereby HP's services arm will sell Riverbed's Steelhead boxes.
Monitoring virtual machines is a growing chore for system admins, claimed Veeam Software as it announced Veeam Monitor, an equivalent of the Windows task manager for virtual machines running under EMC's VMware.
Citrix has sacked Expand Networks from its Business Partner Alliance, saying that Expand's Compass WAN optimization devices compete too closely with the NetScaler range which Citrix bought last year.
Siemens researchers have designed an integrated single-chip fiber-optic receiver which could enable cheap 100Gbit/s Ethernet.
A new network processor chip could cut the cost of 10Gig Ethernet to as little as US$400 a port, according to semiconductor company Bay Microsystems.
Foundry Networks has put voice networking at the heart of a range of new products. The devices include high-density stackable switches that supply the Gigabit Power-over-Ethernet connections needed by next-generation wireless access points, and WLAN controllers able to recognise voice protocols and give priority to VOIP connections.
Employees could be offered smart phones for secure VOIP calls over Wi-Fi and GPRS giving them a single handset and phone number for inside the office and outside.
Large companies are starting to turn towards managed services for IP telephony because many believe they don't have the skills or knowledge to do IP convergence themselves, according to an IDC study.
ILM is virtually impossible, so IT departments should concentrate for now on consolidation and getting chargeback mechanisms in place, according to Mark Shirman, the CEO of storage services company Glasshouse.
Software utility house Imceda has developed a universal compression engine for databases which it claims can speed backups by a factor of five for a wide range of databases and applications.
Fujitsu claims to have produced the first device that can automatically predict server problems and SLA (service level agreement) breaches before they occur.
Hewlett-Packard is replacing its HP/UX utility data center (UDC) service with a business automation module for OpenView, which it says will let companies be more flexible. OpenView Automation Manager will dynamically allocate pooled IT resources as needs change.
Foundry Networks claims it will accelerate the uptake of 10Gigabit Ethernet with a new series of products next week. Among them is an eight-port switch that will bring the cost of 10Gig down to under US$2,766 per port.
Linksys is to give the voice-over-IP business a fillip, with a range of VOIP products due by the end of this year. It is developing both IP adapters for existing analogue corded and cordless handsets, and wireless IP phones.