More stories by Sean Michael KernerAnother Mighty Telecom Failure
Nortel, the networking giant that represented Canadian telecom supremacy for more Read More
Security Vulnerabilities Rising: Cisco
Channel partners need to be aware that IT security is being threatened by incre Read More
Google's Chrome Should Still Be In Beta
Commentary: Count me among the surprised to see Google's Chrome browser officially out of beta yesterday. S Read More
Mandrake Linux Founder Back, Virtually
Whatever happened to the founder of Mandrake Linux? He's back on the scene with a new open source startup and looking to break some ground with its first offering called a Virtual Desktop solutio Read More
Nortel Sheds Billions and its CTO
When times get tough, they seem to get even tougher for some in the networking sector. Nortel Networks, which was hit particularly hard when the dot-com bubble burst in 2001, is reporting big losse Read More
Cisco Unleashes Big Routers For Video
As traffic demands grow, so grow the products to deliver more bandwidth.
Enter Cisco, which is rolling out a new high end Aggregation Services Router (ASR) that can deliver a whopping 6.4 Tera Read More
Juniper Taps Into Datacenter Consolidation
Consolidation of assets is a key mantra for challenging economic times. It's also one that is being trumpeted by Juniper Networks in a new datacenter infrastructure push that has virtualization a Read More
What's Up with the GNOME Linux Desktop?
UPDATED: It takes money and it takes new ideas to build a better desktop, both of
which are being raised by the open source GNOME Foundation. GNOME is one of
the most popular Linux Read More
Sun, Cisco Vets Join Linux-Based Networking Play
Sun co-founder Andreas von Bechtolsheim is giving up his full-time job at the company to focus on a startup networking play.
Bechtolsheim is now set to become the chief development officer and Read More
Why Exploitability is Key to Risk
On any given day I see reports of various security issues allegedly affecting applications and Web sites. Often in my own professional estimation, I judge many issues to be non-issues but it's not Read More
Souped-up Clients: There to Guard Networks
No matter what business they're in, enterprises face the same challenge: providing users with the fastest and most secure network access possible, at a good price.
For many, meeting that chall Read More
U.S. IT Security Better Than Rest of the World?
While there are some problems with IT security in the U.S., Americans in general have better security behavior to prevent data loss than other parts of the world. That's a general finding in a new Read More
Cisco's New UC Offerings Bring Channel to the Cloud
Channel vendor Cisco Systems has unveiled a new product portfolio that integrates Read More
Some Surprises in Novell's Foray Into NAC
Novell is diving into the market for network access control (NAC) with its new ZENworks Network Access Control solution. The launch isn't without its quirks, however.
The idea behind Novell' Read More
Cisco and Juniper Roll New Networking Gear
Networking leaders Cisco and Juniper are both issuing new releases to their product portfolio this week that expand on the promise of speed and service convergence. Cisco is rolling out new mobile Read More
Cisco Looks to Lock Down Remote Workers
Remote workers are proliferating in organizations around the world. Yet how do you easily ensure that they are connecting seamlessly and securely to the enterprise infrastructure?
It's a quest Read More
Google @10: The Can Opener Innovation Continues
Commentary: Behold the world's most popular can opener is 10 years old! Or, as it calls itself, Google.
Bet you thought that Google was all about search, but you'd be wrong. Se Read More
Lots of Foot Dragging on IPv6
The IPv4 address space is near exhaustion, yet a new report claims that traffic on the modernized IPv6 protocol is slow and migration to the newer address spaces is sluggish.
In Read More
Web Doomsday Averted: Kaminsky
LAS VEGAS -- The recent Domain Name System caching flaw that had security experts scrambling to protect the Web wasn't just hype. The Internet as we know it was at risk, according to Read More
IBM, Linux and the Microsoft-Free PC
IBM is expanding its Linux solution set today with a new initiative together with Red Hat, Novell and Ubuntu for Microsoft-free PCs. After 10 years of supporting Linux, IBM (NYSE: IBM) continues Read More
Brocade's New Networking Foundry
The networking world is now a little smaller thanks to Brocade buying out networking company Foundry for $3 billion. The deal creates a new end-to-end networking vendor from storage area networks ( Read More
Juniper, Cisco Fight for Carrier Cash
In the fight for the billions at stake in the carrier router marketplace, Cisco and Juniper Networks are going toe-to-toe.
This week, that meant both claiming success in deals with Comcast -- Read More
Who Needs IPv6?
On Monday June 30th, the U.S. Government mandate for IPv6 readiness comes into effect. Years ago, when I first became aware of the mandate, I thought that this would be the day that IPv6 would fin Read More
Yahoo Mail Hit by Scripting Vulnerability
Fleeing employees and irate shareholders aren't the only things that Yahoo is worrying about these days.
The embattled search portal is also fighting the good fight against security vulnerabilitie Read More
Cisco Wants to Virtualize Your Datacenter
Without a doubt virtualization is a hot topic in IT, though often it's thought of just in the server consolidation context. Networking giant Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) is now expanding its virtua Read More
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