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Macs Not Bulletproof, Security Researcher Proves
Macintosh users have the distinction of being the only group of computer users who honestly believe their computers are secure from malware and attacks. And then every once in a while, someone comes along and blows that belief right out of the water. At the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, March 18, security researcher…
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IBM in Talks to Buy Sun Microsystems
IBM is reportedly in talks to acquire struggling Sun Microsystems for at least $6.5 billion, giving it new weapons against market rivals Hewlett-Packard and the increasingly aggressive Cisco Systems. Sun, which reorganized into three business units and laid off more than 6,000 employees last fall after reporting a nearly $2 billion loss, has been struggling…
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ProCurve 2910: More Power to the SMBs
Hewlett-Packard’s ProCurve business unit has unleashed a new “in-between” switch series for small to midsize companies that puts a whole lot of emphasis on green—environmental and monetary. The 2910 series is designed to meet the needs of SMBs and midsize companies that are outgrowing their current network but can’t afford to rip and replace. “We…
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Space Station Gets Full Power, but What’s the Switch?
After suffering two serious delays on its mission, the space shuttle Discovery March 17 docked with the International Space Station to deliver the final set of solar panel arrays to the orbiting laboratory. Once installed, the panels will provide the station with full operational power. Docking between the space station and shuttle, on a mission…
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INX Hosts Cisco Unified Computing Summits
INX, a large systems integrator based in Houston, is likely the first of Cisco Systems’ global network of data center specialty companies to launch headlong into Cisco’s new unified computing systems by hosting a multicity event around the virtualized blade server architecture. Just a day after Cisco took the wraps off its unified computing system…