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Four things to watch for in HP-3Com merger
Insight commentary With every merger comes some customer trepidation about changes that could be made. One CIO lists four items he'll watch to decide if Procurve continues to be a viable solution.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Acquisitions, Mergers, Lifetime Warranty, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, networking equipment, software, network, Business Strategies & Functions
APAC firms pass on remote admin via phones
News Businesses in Asia have yet to warm to using mobile phones to perform systems administration tasks remotely, according to industry observers.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms, Mobile applications, Infrastructure/architecture management, Network administration/implementation, Wipro Technologies, GUI, Infrastructure Management, Asia, Administrator
Schneier warns of marketers and dancing pigs
Insight newsmaker Security guru Bruce Schneier pokes fun at U.S. National Cyber Security Month and says when it comes to privacy, marketers are scarier than governments or criminals.
Tags: Data security, PC security, Facebook, Computer, Security, Schneier, Hard Drive Encryption, Information Broker, Security Consideration, network
Kaplan SAT, ACT & PSAT Deluxe 2002
Product Reviews Kaplan SAT, ACT & PSAT Deluxe 2002
Tags: College, C, Chip, Encore Software Inc., Video, disc, Kaplan Deluxe Guide, SAT, Newsweek, software
Microsoft to offer cheap Windows 7 for students
News U.S. college students will get the software for US$30, while those in the United Kingdom can get it for 30 pounds. Learners elsewhere are also said to be in line for a discount.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Australia, Microsoft Windows, college student, Web Site, France
Would you use a cloud-based service to store IT documentation?
Techguide Scott Lowe is thinking about using a free Microsoft service to store his organization's IT documentation. Share your thoughts about using an offline storage vault for this type of data.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology, Scott Lowe, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows
Manually adjust query-based distribution list membership using LDAP
Techguide Query-based distribution groups provide a great means by which to automate the membership of groups in Active Directory. Here's one way that you can manually adjust query-based membership.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management, Network administration/implementation, Server platforms, Distribution Group, Distribution List, Query, GUI, Chief Information Officer, home networking, Scott Lowe
Innovative PMs use 'think time'
Techguide If you find yourself using the same project management solutions over and over again, you may need to carve out some "think time" to help stay innovative.
Tags: IT Management, Waltham, Information Technology, job, PMBOK, Tool, project manager, Bentley College, team-building, MBA
Fujitsu's futuristic phones
News At Ceatec, Fujitsu and the Japan Design Association honor the best mobile phone concepts.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Phone, cell phone, mobile, Ceatec, Japan, Fujitsu Ltd., college student, Smart phones
Utility energy storage no longer just giant batteries
News Latest smart-grid programs give alternative storage tech, from compressed air to flywheels, a shot at proving themselves at utility scale.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, turbine, Duke Energy Corp., natural gas, California, Green IT, Storage, car battery, lithium-ion
Making the choice between virtual and physical servers
Techguide "Virtualize everything" is a popular M.O. in IT these days, but there are times when physical servers make more sense.
Tags: Servers, Server platforms, Virtualization, Database, Microsoft SQL Server, Scott Lowe, Virtual Environment, Storage, Server, Hardware
Exchange 2007 SP2 paves the way to Exchange 2010
Techguide Exchange 2007 SP2 is out and about. Scott Lowe outlines some of the more exciting changes that have been made to this popular groupware product.
Tags: Server platforms, Microsoft Windows, Exchange 2007 SP2, Service Pack, Scott Lowe, Backup, Service Pack 2, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server
Where have all the bosses gone?
Blogs I've had dreams of opening my own cafe or bistro...cum music store...cum music school. But, I soon gave up that dream wh...
A good server naming convention eases IT workload
Techguide Frisky? DC1? Bozo? Pluto? ESX1? These are all server names. Which ones make the most sense? Scott Lowe discusses server naming in this article.
Tags: Servers, Infrastructure/architecture management, Server platforms, Convention, Firewall, Printer, Information Technology, Infrastructure/architecture management, Server platforms, Scott Lowe
Using Twitter as a server notification tool: Pros and cons
Techguide Twitter is breaking out of its "look at me" shackles and may offer real business value. Scott Lowe suggests using the microblogging engine for server notifications.
Tags: Servers, Web services, Internet Access, Social Media, Tool, Server, API, Internet, Microsoft Exchange Server, Servers
