Box.net–a cloud storage and collaboration provider–understands that it is a diverse mobile world, and that part of what makes a service like Box.net valuable is the ability to access data from anywhere and from virtually any device or platform. To fulfill that goal, Box.net has launched new Android tablet, BlackBerry PlayBook, and HTML5 browser-based tools.
Jury Still Out, But Fusion-io Making Progress
Fusion-io announced it will pay approximately $ 95 million to acquire IO Turbine, a provider of caching solutions for virtual environments. At closing, Fusion-io, a vendor of solid-state storage and high-performance I/O solutions, will add approximately 20 IO Turbine employees to its engineering team, with an additional five employees across other areas.
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Adtran/Bluesocket Deal Potential Network Gamechanger
Networking vendor Adtran, Inc. has bought privately held Bluesocket, which sells wireless network solutions with virtual control, for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition includes all intellectual properties, technologies and the established customer base, over 3,000 in 47 countries. The Bluesocket team and product portfolio will be incorporated into Adtran’s Enterprise Networks Division.
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Two Different Worlds, Two Different Wireless Networks
Just back from a whirlwind two weeks working in both Great Britain and Haiti, and I feel compelled to reflect on the specifics and profound differences of creating WLAN environments in each location as I document the efforts. Certainly the cultures are dramatically different, but so were the solutions used, and neither is what I typically deal with in my day-to-day network administration duties. It’s been interesting, to say the least.
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Zettaset Analyzes Petabytes Of Data To ID Security Risks
A security firm has introduced a security data warehouse stack that analyzes reams of data on a network to identify and intervene to thwart security threats. Zettaset’s software, based on the open source Hadoop software framework, mines security information from network firewalls, security devices, website traffic, business processes and other transactions.
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Who Owns Spam?
I was recently asked to test the suitability of a storage system as a repository for email archives and had to come up with a set of email messages to use as test data. I want to distribute this data set to my clients so they can do their own testing, so I needed to have the right to distribute the messages. That triggered the question: Who owns the copyright on spam?
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HP Labs Reveals Work On Next-Generation Network Technology
The HP Labs research facility is working to make IT networks faster, more scalable and reliable, including replacing copper wire computer cables with optical interconnects. The open house at HP Labs comes as the technology giant goes after the network equipment business of industry leader Cisco Systems and as HP portrays itself as an innovator and not just a low-cost alternative to Cisco.
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Datotel Uses CA Tool To Reduce Energy Consumption
When management suites first emerged, companies were concerned with items such as, “Is the server up or down?” or “How much network bandwidth is being used?” With those issues now sitting firmly in the rear-view mirror, businesses are looking for new types of management solutions. Datotel, an IT data center services provider, based its recent purchase on an emerging area: “We needed to get a better understanding of our energy usage,” notes David Brown, president of Datotel, which now finds itself at the forefront in the use of such products.
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Amazon Outflanks Apple with Kindle Cloud Reader
Apple wants its piece of the pie, and it implemented some heavy-handed policies for in-app purchases. Rather than giving a cut of the revenue to Apple, companies like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and others chose to simply remove the button for in-app purchases. Now, Amazon has stepped it up a notch by creating a Web-based version of the Kindle reader that circumvents Apple entirely.
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