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S'pore gets first direct link to US
News Singapore carrier StarHub launches Asia-America gateway, laying first undersea cable between country and United States, offering 1.92 Tbps of bandwidth.
Tags: Networking technology, Bandwidth, Pacnet Ltd., partnership agreement, Starhub, India, cable system, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Cable
Amit Yoran talks cybersecurity
Insight newsmaker Former U.S. cybersecurity director Amit Yoran talks about his year as the "cyberguy" and why he is an "anti-user".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Data security, Policy and management, Security, Amit Yoran, Cybersecurity, NSA, CNCI, Information Technology
Don't fear the Millennials at work
Insight perspective We've been told today's youngsters will create havoc when they enter the workplace. After working in schools, Richard Leyland tells a different story.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Human resources, Children, Morgan Stanley, motivation, Britain, social networking, London, workplace
Yahoo may expand its video lineup
News While it has no plans to repeat a failed plan for TV-style programming on the Internet, Yahoo wants to build on its success with "video snacks" through slightly longer shows.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Data Management, Video, entertainment, MTV, Programming, ABC Inc., finance, Web 2.0
Norton Ghost 2003
Product Reviews Norton Ghost 2003
Tags: Norton Co., Acronis, Storage, USB, hard drive, DOS, Microsoft Windows, disk
Apple's new data center foreshadows a cloudy future
Techguide Apple's new data center project is so big that it begs the question of whether Apple is simply planning for the growth of its current services or if it has more ambitious plans in the works.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Apple Inc., Tablet, Video, Storage, Apple Macintosh, Cloud computing, Apple iPhone, data center
London data center to power local community
News The Telehouse West facility in the Docklands area will export waste heat from its cooling systems to provide energy for surrounding homes and businesses.
Tags: Data centers, Green IT, Carbon Emission, Combined Heat and Power, data center industry, London, industry, strategy, data center, sustainability
Data centers: The temples of IT
Insight perspective Quocirca's Bob Tarzey surveys the data center market--and points out why they're better for the environment than you may think.
Tags: Cloud computing, Data centers, Co-location Provider, Equinix, Information Technology, bank, Hosting Company, managed hosting, Quocirca, On-demand
Transforming newspapers from print to Web
Blogs I'm in the process of launching a new Web site for The Edge. It's to replace their current Web site. An upgrade is lo...
Former Yahoo executive joins AOL
News Brad Garlinghouse's focused strategies lifted Yahoo to No. 1 in e-mail and IM. Now he intends to lead an Internet and mobile communications revival at AOL.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, America Online Inc., e-mail, AOL Instant Messenger, Facebook, IM, Flickr, acquisition, Web 2.0
UK health system gets 100,000 locked-down USB storage devices
News After a series of data breaches that has caused embarassment and worse for the public sector, the National Health System has ordered 100,000 secure USB memory devices.
Tags: Data security, Privacy, procurement leader, Storage, USB, West Suffolk Hospital National Health System Trust, password protection, Procurement, public sector, Hospital
Bill would give US president emergency control of Internet
News Critics question revised proposal from U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller to let the White House do what it deems necessary to respond to a "cybersecurity emergency".
Tags: Web sites, Cybersecurity, U.S. Senate, computer, aide, White House, Electronic Frontier Foundation, network, Internet, president
Sun Microsystems shuts down Scottish manufacturing
News Over 100 jobs will go as the company shuts down the manufacturing arm of its plant in Linlithgow.
Tags: Components, Business applications, Manufacturing, Workforce, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scotland, job, U.K., information technology, Components
Can politics and technology go hand-in-hand in India?
Blogs Nine months back, when the Tata group chairman Ratan Tata unveiled the US$2,500 small car--Tata Nano--all eyes had turne...
Cagayan, my valley home is dear to me
Blogs The title above is the first line of the official anthem of Cagayan, my home province here in the Philippines. I've been...
