Recent Articles
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Taking Care of Small Business Servers
Getting a small-business network up and running can be a daunting task, particularly in terms of choosing the proper components, both hardware and software. In particular, finding the right network operating system is paramount, because it’s the backbone on which everything on your network is shared and added. Your decision requires a firm understanding of…
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The Wi-Fi Visibility Factor: Moving Beyond Basic Roaming
The Wi-Fi market today is evolving in the right direction. Just as we saw in the early days of cellular, operators are establishing roaming agreements that allow their customers to access the Wi-Fi hotspots operated by other providers. T-Mobile has opened its Wi-Fi network to outside subscribers for the first time. Wayport has announced roaming…
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Microsoft Makes Its Play for the Network Attached Storage Market
With Windows Storage Server, Microsoft Corp. aims to boost reliability and slash costs as it gears up efforts to make NAS attractive to SMB segment. The company’s Enterprise Storage Division,launched in January 2002, has three powerful tools on its side in that endeavor. One is Windows Storage Server (WSS) 2003, a third-generation operating system optimized…
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64-Bit Computing Options on the Rise?
Enterprises could see their options for 64-bit computing on the x86 architecture grow during the year. In an interview with a financial analyst on Wednesday, Paul Otellini, president and chief operating officer at Intel Corp., said the chip-making giant probably will offer 64-bit extensions in its 32-bit processors—such as Xeon and Pentium—once operating systems and…
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Mac OS X Server v10.3
More IT directors should know what a capable and affordable solution Mac OS X Server is. While its small share of the server market seems to be growing, this is still a minor player, perhaps because many administrators don’t realize how seamlessly it works with Windows networks and PCs, or because they’re unfamiliar with the…
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CA Eases Storage Management
Computer Associates International Inc.’s BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11 for Windows offers new multiplexing capabilities and improved integration with CA’s BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11 for Laptops and Desktops backup utility. Computer Associates International Inc.’s BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11 for Windows offers new multiplexing capabilities and improved integration with CA’s BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11 for Laptops and…
