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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…
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RLX Plans to Change Gears
As RLX Technologies Inc. moves forward with its plans to exit the blade server hardware business, a key challenge will be persuading a major OEM to adopt its Control Tower server management software suite. In a blade market dominated by the likes of Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM and now Dell Inc., RLX late last month announced…
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Hackers Tune In to Windows Media Player
Hackers are using the newest DRM technology in Microsoft’s Windows Media Player to install spyware, adware, dialers and computer viruses on unsuspecting PC users. Security researchers have detected the appearance of two new Trojans, Trj/WmvDownloader.A and Trj/WmvDownloader.B, in video files circulating on P2P (peer-to-peer) networks. According to Panda Software, both Trojans take advantage of the…
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Demand Brings High-Capacity Drives to SMBs
High capacity and backup once were the mark of enterprise storage. However, as seen on the floor of the International Consumer Electronics Show last week, several vendors aim drive mechanisms holding as much 500GB of data at small businesses and consumers. These 3.5-inch drives, which were still in the planning stages just a year or…
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HP Pushes into the Living Room
LAS VEGAS—Hewlett-Packard Co. is preparing to expand its presence in the living room this year with its first HDTV media hub and 17 new high-definition televisions and home projectors, the company’s top executive said here on Friday. Speaking at a keynote during the International Consumer Electronics Show, HP CEO Carly Fiorina said the HDTV media…
