Many households are comprised of either single parents, or homes where there are two parents who both work–leaving millions of kids to fend for themselves when it comes to getting to and from school safely. Worrying about kids can be a distraction that impacts productivity, but a new tool from SpectorSoft enables parents to keep better track of their children so they can stay focused on work.
Brocade Claims World’s Largest 100GbE Deployment
Brocade is claiming the world’s largest single-site deployment of 100GbE in a research institute, improving efficiency by 50%. Janelia Farm Research Campus, the research facility for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), has chosen Brocade to replace its network infrastructure and increase performance by up to 10X
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Red Lambda: Security Revolution Or Just Evolution?
Security statistics are depressing. The bad guys seem to be overwhelming the good guys, even when the good guys are well-known security vendors. So when an emerging company, such as Red Lambda, claims to have software that significantly improves the odds for the good guys, you need to pay close attention.
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A Brief Introduction To OpenFlow
OpenFlow is a specification now managed by the Open Networking Foundation, which defines the functions and protocols used to centrally manage switches via a centralized controller.
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KineticD Offers Hybrid Cloud Backup For Servers
Online backup and disaster recovery service provider KineticD is now offering KineticCloud for Servers, which provides what the company calls “disk-to-disk-to-cloud” backup of data, meaning that the customer makes a backup disk that stays on premise while another backup is stored in KineticD’s cloud.
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App Developers Anxious to Tap Amazon Gold Mine
A new survey from Appcelerator indicates that app developers are excited about the potential with Amazon’s new Kindle Fire tablet. The Android-ish tablet creates some issues as well, but it more than makes up for it with access to an audience of mobile device users that are accustomed to spending money.
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Nexsan Announces The E5510 NAS Which Provides More Than A Petabyte Of Capacity
Nexsan has added a new member of the E5000 family of network-attached storage systems, the E5510, which now provides more than 1 petabyte of capacity. Like
the other E5000 family systems announced in August, the E5510 makes use of Nexan’s FASTier solid-state disk caching technology, which helps improve its speed by up to three times, and has support for Nexsan’s E-Centre
graphical user interface for deployment and management.
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The Cloud, Day 5: Taking a Look at Zoho Docs
30 Days With the Cloud: Day 5
Today continues my quest to choose an online productivity suite. Yesterday I checked out Google Docs, and today I am exploring the features and capabilities of Zoho Docs to see how it stacks up. Let’s get to it.
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The Cloud, Day 4: Checking Out Google Docs
30 Days With the Cloud: Day 4
As I spelled out on Day 3 of 30 Days With the Cloud, I am going to spend a day with each of the three online productivity suites to see how they meet my needs. After taking a look at each, I’ll pick the one I want to use for the remainder of the cloud series. So, let’s start with Google Docs.
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How to Stop Telemarketing Calls to Your Mobile Phone
Everyone has encountered a telemarketing call. It may be a robocall directing you to vote for some political candidate, or perhaps some local organization seeking donations. But, most people are used to getting those calls on their home land line, not their mobile phones. Telemarketers are increasingly targeting mobile phone numbers, though, so here is what you need to do to stop–or at least minimize–those annoying calls.
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