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Cisco's Telepresence Expands Reach

With the Cisco Telepresence Interoperability Protocol, it's no longer a Cisco or nothing world.

Microsoft Warns of Decades Old Windows Bug

Microsoft acknowledged a 17-year-old hole in Windows that could be used to take over a user's system. Who's at risk from this virtual DOS vulnerability?

The Expanding Ecosystem of Dedupe Options

Nexsan and FalconStor have partnered on a dedupe appliance, while Quantum moves its technology to primary storage.

Aruba AirWave Delivers Networking Trifecta

With the release of AirWave 7, Aruba Networks is expanding its reach to deliver unified management of Wi-Fi, Ethernet and mobile devices.

Symantec Survey Finds Data Protection Top Priority

Security and data protection are top priorities for enterprises, according to the software vendor's annual data center survey.

Microsoft Says No Hole in IIS 6

After testing claims that IIS 6 is vulnerable to a zero-day attack, Microsoft declared the wild goose chase off.

Privacy on the Internet: What to Watch for in 2010

When it comes to collecting data on the Internet, privacy advocates are making lots of noise. Will they finally have their way?

The Perils of a Web 2.0 Transition on Your Business Processes

When technology goes through a major phase change, many things can and will go wrong. It happened in the 1990s when enterprises first built web sites, and it's happening today with Facebook and other social networking sites. Enter the conundrum of being simultaneously protective and progressive.

WAN Optimization Using Open Source

If a full-blown commercial wide-area file services implementation is more than you need, consider an open source alternative.

Boosting Storage Backup Speed in a Virtual Environment

Backups aren't what they used to be. The amount of data to contend with has mushroomed and the technologies available to meet storage needs are increasingly complex. Here's one engineering firm's travails and how it resolved them.