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IBM, NetApp Ease Storage Integration
Impeccable housekeeping and extraordinary customer service are the traditional marks of a four-star hotel. For many, internal IT operations receive that same level of attention. So when hotels get the urge to merge, establishing and executing technology integration and consolidation plans to maintain the mounting data volumes and connectivity become critical. Facing just such a…
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IBM Ups Intelligence Quotient
IBM wants to become the dominant player in information management and, to do it, is planning an aggressive push deeper into business intelligence. But it won’t be easy. The company must balance its moves with its commitment to its partners, while, in the meantime, fending off competitive challenges from Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. IBM…
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Spammers’ New Tactic Upends DNS
Although some ISPs and legislators are crediting the year-old CAN-SPAM Act and better technology for recent gains in the war on spam, many in the industry say the advances are forcing spammers to employ new tactics, which are destabilizing the Internet’s crucial DNS. One troublesome technique finding favor with spammers involves sending mass mailings in…
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Critics Hit Sun Gear Giveaway
Sun Microsystems Inc. is again using the lure of free hardware to help grow its business, but industry insiders remain skeptical of the program, which is thus far falling short of its goals. Sun is offering midsize ISV partners an entry-level x86 server with its Solaris 10 software preloaded to encourage the ISVs to accelerate…
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IBM Troops Pave Path for Lenovo
As IBM CEO Sam Palmisano took the stage Dec. 7 to announce the sale of the company’s historic PC business to Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group Ltd., behind the scenes the company was mobilizing more than 2,000 IBM representatives in a massive customer outreach mission. Shortly after the presentation, 2,400 IBM personnel, armed with information…
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VOIP Security Gets Extreme
With the launch of its Aspen 8800 enterprise LAN switches, Extreme Networks Inc. is challenging network designers to rethink the way they build systems to deal with voice traffic and growing internal security threats. With the rise of VOIP (voice over IP) and the exponential growth of malicious traffic, Extreme officials said they believe the…
