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Topic: Server Software

  
HI-TECH   |  Comment

Sun Done?

Will Oracle's acquisition of Sun -- and hence MySQL -- trigger antitrust interference?READ»

HI-TECH   |  Comment

Cloud Cover - VMWare's market charge

VMWare takes the private cloud (p-cloud) challenge and begins assembling the pieces required to redefine the data center. But are they thinking forward on the partnerships required to dominate the market?READ»

BUSINESS   |  Comment

The Ugly Truth about Money Back Guarantees: VMWare

It takes 2 minutes to pay them, why should it take 2 months to get a refund.READ»

GEAR   |  Comment

Fresh Prints

A virtual print-for-all.READ»

JAVA   |  2 comments

Sun Slump

Are ponytails about to go out of vogue at Sun? Despite impressions, I don’t actually enjoy thumping Sun and its current management. I’m not nearly mean spirited enough to take pleasure in such meaningless potshots. But ...READ»

Let’s Talk About Server Monitoring

Keeping things going nice and smooth is a 24 hour job depending on the online business you run. READ»

Online Backup And Why Do We Need It

Forget all the fuss and try online backup. Regardless of what happens or wherever you would need to recover it, your data is just safe and sound at a minimal priceREAD»

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Small Business At The Speed of Gigahertz

Using Technology To Solve Four Common Problems Facing Small Business OwnersREAD»

Hostmonster.com Reviews

Hostmonster.com Reviews packages help individuals, businesses and corporates to get high-powered hosting service at a fraction of the cost of other web hosts. Read the hostmonster review and decide for yourself before signing upREAD»

peek mobile
BUSINESS   |  Comment

$300 Peek Mobile Email for Life - Today Only

Peek's slightly alternative mobile comms device, with its email-only service, has captured much interest since it was launched late last year. But today there is a particularly special offer: For a one-time $300 payment, you can get a ...READ»

APPLE   |  2 comments

New Ubuntu Release Will Emphasize "Weblications"

If you're asking, "What's Ubuntu?" then listen up; the answer could be "the future of the PC." Ubuntu is a version of the open source Linux operating system, like RedHat [NYSE:RHT] and others, which has been ...READ»

Putting the "Gee" in Email

Given that today is April Fool's Day, I'd be tempted to think that Google's announcement that it is launching a free, Web-based email service called Gmail was a spoof. But the news is all over the wire services and in all the ...READ»

Kenan Samms
HYPER-V   |  Comment

Server 2008- What's In It For Me?

Microsoft Server 2008 will be launched next week among much fanfare and hoopla. IT professions are asking the same question we ask every time Microsoft releases a new server platform, “Is it worth money to upgrade? And What ...READ»

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SPAM   |  Comment

What's the Carbon Footprint of Spam? Enough to Power 2.4 Million Homes

The carbon footprint of a single email is negligible, but new research from ICF International and McAfee shows that the 62 trillion spam emails sent each year waste 33 billion kilowatt hours of power, or enough to power 2.4 million ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Can Microsoft Finally Kill All The Bugs?

Viruses, flaws, and worms, oh my! With PCs crashing and the Internet wheezing, Gates Co. are on the quality hot seat. We'll take you inside Microsoft's effort to get its software right, right from the start.READ»

Scheduled Site Maintenance

Fast Company will start to upgrade its Web servers the morning of Jan. 14. As a result, Web site performance, services, and features will be greatly enhanced over the coming months. However, some parts of the Web site will be ...READ»

CULTURE   |  4 comments

Security (or Wet?) Blanket Policy

Yesterday's Wall Street Journal featured a front-page piece on how some large organizations are limiting access to Web services (subscription required) because of security concerns. That means that employees aren't able to use online ...READ»

Shipping product costs money, generating angst is free

I was reminded again today why Microsoft as a company frustrates so many of its own customers and why standing up and being accountable for your actions is key. Disclaimer (I used to work for Microsoft). Disclaimer 2 (I'm a current ...READ»

3G   |  Comment

Vietnam ramps up to 3G launch

I was in Vietnam in the middle of May, and it was my first visit. I was really overwhelmed by the extent of modernization that is taking place there...READ»

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APPLE   |  Comment

Will Apple Take A Bite Out of the Enterprise Phone Market?

Apple products used to be labeled with a "for creative types" banner, but that changed when the iMac, then iPod, and finally iPhone came along. Now Apple is everywhere...except in enterprise IT, at least not in a big way. ...READ»

Coffee with Jonathan Sapir

Last week, I spent an afternoon with Jonathan Sapir, president of InfoPower Systems Inc., an Illinois-based application development company. Currently counting 50 employees, the 10-year-old firm has spent the last year stepping ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Distributed Data and Syndication

I am building out a pretty complex system that really seems like a lot of overhead to get some pretty basic systems up. It involves republishing small subsets of data to various data stores such as MySQL, Amazon S3, GData, or just ...READ»

APPLE   |  Comment

Nokia Expands Email Abilities; Buys OZ Communications

Around the smartphone industry, RIM [RIMM] is traditionally known as the email specialist. Now it appears that Nokia [NOK] might be trying to gin up a little competition for the Canadian Blackberry-maker by purchasing OZ ...READ»

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Amazon's Virtual Private Cloud Bridges Gap Between Enterprise and EC2 Atmosphere

Amazon, everyone's favorite online bookstore, also offers some pretty neat pay-per-use cloud computing systems. The company's just tweaked them, adding in all sorts of hooks for business networks to make it an even more useful ...READ»

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Full House

Executives at Las Vegas's Bellagio Hotel screened 84,000 candidates, did 27,000 interviews, and hired 9,600 people -- in 24 weeks. Now Cisco wants to know how they did it.READ»