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Former Cisco Exec Takes Helm At Polycom
Andrew Miller, who spent 11 years with Cisco Systems and was once CEO of Tandberg, is the new top executive at Polycom
SharePoint 2010 Offers More: Review
Administrators and users will both find much to like about Microsoft's SharePoint Server 2010, offering easier upgrading and better management tools
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server Hits Close To The Mark: Review
Canonical's Ubuntu Server offers a serviceable alternative to server offerings from other Linux vendors and from Microsoft
EMC Sees Small Private Clouds On The Horizon
EMC has a different view of the future of cloud computing
HP Launches New Servers And Finance Advice
Hewlett-Packard's new servers are fast, but today's announcement is all about finding ways to pay for them
Hardcore Unveils Liquid Cooling For Blades
In a development that could remove the need for air cooling inside data centres, a company is now offering liquid immersion cooling for blade servers
Managing Virtual Resources: A Practical Guide
Amid economic pressures and technological advances, keeping up with the market becomes an issue. The answer is good management, says Cameron Sturdevant
Intel Co-founder Dies Of Heart Failure
Max Palevsky, who invested it in a startup that would become Intel, has died of heart failure at the age of 85
Man Jailed For Selling Fake Cisco Kit
A joint investigation by US federal agencies leads to the conviction of several individuals trading in counterfeit Cisco network hardware
IBM Promises Greater Efficiency With Software
IBM continues to bang the 'business agility' drum, after it unveiled new software designed to cut costs
SGI Upgrades HPC Blade Server Lineup
SGI is upgrading its Altix ICE HPC blade server range with new processors from Intel and AMD
HP: It’s Time For Users To Question Cisco’s Role
It's time to stop creeping round the gorilla, and start demanding simpler networks, says HP Networking CTO Paul Congdon
Arabic Scripts Approved For Internet Addresses
As part of the move to make the web more inclusive, net regulator ICANN has permitted full web addresses to contain no Latin characters, for the first time ever
UK Lags On EU Demands For Open Spectrum
EU wants harmony, but the future of the UK's spectrum is still up in the air according to experts
Europe Suffering From Digital Poverty, Warns EC
Member states must cooperate on improving skills and infrastructure to compete better with the US and Asia, the EC believes
Moorestown Platform Gives Intel Shot At Mobile Space
Intel’s new Atom-based “Moorestown” mobile platform will give Intel a legitimate shot at gaining market share in a space dominated by ARM-designed processors
Tech Workers Believe Economy Is Improving
Over a third of technology workers believe the economy is improving, and confidence levels are starting to firm up
Intel Labs Builds Routers From Clustered Servers
Intel researchers have used an open source software package called Click Router to tie unused servers together to create routers
Network Housekeeper Infoblox Buys Netcordia
Infoblox's boxes handle network chores like DNS management. Now Netcordia adds change management
Cisco Claims Top Spot In Greenpeace IT League
Cisco has taken pole position in Greenpeace's green tech league, pushing previous leader IBM down to third place
Google Makes Startup Investment Pledge
Google Ventures has pledged to invest £66 million per year into “best-of-breed” startups, as the search engine giant looks to continue its support for entrepreneurs
Alcatel-Lucent To Boost BT Bandwidth
Alcatel-Lucent will provide the architecture for BT's 21st Century Network, boosting the IP network's bandwidth capacity
Green Data Centre To Boost Shetland Broadband
Excess heat and 100Mpbs broadband from the proposed facility in Shetland could be made available to local residents and businesses
Google Invests In Wind Energy For Cleaner Future
Search giant Google has put over £25 million into turbine farms in one of the most wind efficient areas of the US
Security Still Being Ignored In Virtual Environments
Enterprise adoption of virtualisation is still going strong, but security for those environments is not
Increase In Chip Shipments Signals Market Recovery
Shipments grew in the first quarter over the same period last year, indicating that the PC processor market is moving beyond the recession, says IDC
Crescendo HyperScale Provides ADC Scaling On Demand
Crescendo Networks has demonstrated its HyperScale architecture, enabling IT admins to aggregate multiple ADCs to support up to 100G bps of throughput
Infosec 2010: Nations Must Coordinate On Cybercrime
The UK is doing better than some countries, but real international cooperation is non-existent, warns the head of the Ponemon Institute
New Management Working Out For SAP
SAP reported double digit sales and operating profit growth in the company’s 2010 first quarter