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  • 10 Simple Steps to a Green Data Center

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Cars and trucks have long been the most visible symbol of America’s insatiable thirst for energy. But data centers—those sprawling computing centers that cram thousands of energy-hungry servers into air-conditioned rooms—though less visible, are starting to take their toll as well. As most CIOs know, data centers are wildly expensive and require gobs of electricity… Read more

  • Ready to Roll Your Own?

    Ready to Roll Your Own?

    Andrew Garcia

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    The Asterisk ecosystem has improved significantly in 2006, with a wide range of tools, modules and utilities coming to light that improve the open-source PBX’s usability and manageability. Trixbox, previously known as Asterisk@Home, represents the ultimate Asterisk starter’s kit, bundling many of these applications and a full operating system with the underlying PBX software. While… Read more

  • Itanium Consortium Looks to Ease SPARC/Solaris Migration

    Itanium Consortium Looks to Ease SPARC/Solaris Migration

    Jeffrey Burt

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    The consortium of vendors working to increase the reach of Intel’s Itanium architecture is kicking off a program aimed at enticing software vendors to migrate their SPARC/Solaris applications over to Itanium. The ISV Platform Expansion Program, introduced Sept. 25 by the year-old Itanium Solutions Alliance, will take advantage of Transitive’s QuickTransit technology, which enables applications… Read more

  • Study: Apple’s Exposure to Net Threats Rises

    Study: Apple’s Exposure to Net Threats Rises

    Channel Insider Staff

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    As part of its current ad campaign, Apple suggests that Macs aren’t vulnerable to the same Internet security problems PCs are. But according to a new study by security vendor Symantec, the number of vulnerabilities identified in Apple’s Safari browser in the first half of 2006 doubled over the prior six months—and it increased its… Read more

  • Voltaire, uXcomm Look to Streamline Provisioning, Management

    Voltaire, uXcomm Look to Streamline Provisioning, Management

    Jeffrey Burt

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    Grid product vendor Voltaire and uXcomm, which develops systems management platforms for systems and device manufacturers, are introducing new products designed to create a more flexible environment within the data center. Voltaire on Sept. 25 is unveiling its GridVision Enterprise product, which officials at the Billerica, Mass., company call the missing link in the provisioning… Read more

  • CDW Looking to Acquire Cisco, IBM and Microsoft VARs

    CDW Looking to Acquire Cisco, IBM and Microsoft VARs

    John Hazard

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    CDW will build a solutions and services practice around Cisco, IBM and Microsoft by acquiring VARs that support those vendors, the company told The Channel Insider. The reseller, based in Vernon Hills, Ill., announced on Sept. 19 its intention to purchase Berbee, a large solution provider based in Madison, Wis., with Cisco, IBM and Microsoft… Read more