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Extending Power Savings Beyond ‘Earth Hour’
On Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m. local time, people around the world will shut off their lights for one hour. The goal is to let world leaders know that the citizens of the world are concerned about global warming and unchecked energy consumption. While silent demonstration may prove to be an effective political statement,…
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Replacing Desktop PCs with Zero-Client Solutions
With zero-client computing, what’s old is new again. The whole idea is to move computing back to the data center and away from the desktop. A zero-client environment is often less expensive and easier to deploy and manage. Its trio of possibilities is not lost on solution providers and IT directors. Channel Insider’s Guide to Zero…
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IBM Gets into Thin Clients with Wyse
In a slim way, IBM is getting back into the personal computing business through a new partnership with Wyse Technology, the market leading provider of thin client systems. Under a new alliance, IBM will resell direct and through partners Wyse thin client technology in service-oriented engagements. IBM has been focused on building out its Virtualized…
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Extreme Networks Engages Outer Edge Connectivity
Networking hardware vendor Extreme Networks is enabling solution providers to offer wired connectivity to conference rooms, waiting areas and any other area with few wired ports but where wireless connectivity is just not enough. The ReachNXT 100-8t is an eight-port enterprise “port extender” that plugs into a network and sits at the location where connectivity…
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Cisco to Flip for Pure Digital Acquisition
Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) is on the acquisition path again, but for the moment the target is not Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA). Instead the networking giant today announced plans to pay $590 million in a stock deal for Pure Digital Technologies, the maker of the Flip Video video camera devices including the Flip MinoHD. And while Flip is…
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Grand Canyon Monitors Skywalk Wirelessly
Visitors to the Grand Canyon have the chance to experience the Skywalk, a horseshoe-shaped glass platform that juts into the canyon and gives visitors the opportunity to walk out past the lip of the canyon and view all the way to the bottom. But installing a camera system to keep the Skywalk and its visitors…