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Acorn co-founder on the BBC Micro and the early days of personal computing
Comment Hopper sees a transformative role for IT, with devices that switch themselves off when they are not being used, and processing power used to better model global warming and to make areas such as... [07 Oct 2009]
Switching Essentials
White Paper This white paper addresses the basics of Layer 2 technology and helps you get your switch up and running. Switching is an interesting topic. It could be an easy thing in your network, or it could be something that keeps... [01 Oct 2009]
How a Spanning Tree Works
White Paper The way a switch learns Ethernet (MAC) addresses is by inspecting the Ethernet frame and recording the source MAC address in a dynamic table. The switch will also associate a learned MAC address with a... [01 Oct 2009]
Access control Lists (ACLs)
White Paper In Cisco IOS, ACLs are used for many things, including, but not limited to, filtering data packets (firewalling), controlling Telnet or SSH access to a router or switch, filtering routing protocols, specifying Quality of... [01 Oct 2009]
Datacentres: The temples of IT
Comment Other co-location providers are more regional, such as Global Switch, Interxion Telecity Group and Telehouse International, which all have a strong focus on Europe. Equinix is a global... [08 Sep 2009]
Virtualisation: Forget datacenters, think ordinary people
News Virtualisation proved useful, for example, for developers who wanted to switch rapidly among different versions of an operating system to test their software or different versions of a browser to test their web pages. [04 Sep 2009]
Businesses' XP addiction is keeping Microsoft from killing IE 6
News In large part, that's because many of Internet Explorer's users are the ones who tend not to change the browser that comes with their operating system - either because that's the type of consumer they are, or because they are working on... [14 Aug 2009]
Farm Frites International B.V. Enhances Sales Forecasting Capabilities With Demand Planning System
White Paper The challenge was to support the switch-over from a product-driven organization to a sales-driven organization and deliver a central system that provides all global staff with secure and consistent... [30 Jul 2009]
India's social ills soothed by outsourcing leaders?
Comment Where previously just a few successful outsourcing industry professionals were making the switch from 'doing well to doing good', his shift could make the practice commonplace. A handful of India's technology... [27 Jul 2009]
Enable Your SharePoint User Community to Switch Between Multiple Languages On-the-Fly
White Paper In the global marketplace, one needs to be able to communicate in multiple languages - not only with customers but also with employees. However, having different SharePoint sites for each language is both costly and... [25 Jul 2009]
Making the switch from Exchange to Google Apps; A Customer Success Story
White Paper Host James Hilliard and featured guest speakers Ron Brister, Senior Manager - Worldwide IT Operations, and Arron Privatsky, Sr Systems Admin / Technical Lead both with Serena Software will take your questions on how to successfully make... [29 Jun 2009]
Special Services School District Empowers Disabled Students Using a 3Com Enterprise Network Solution
White Paper After evaluating the marketplace, the district concluded that the 3Com Switch 8810 and Switch 5500G best met these criteria. The district worked with 3Com reseller ePlus Technology of Herdon, VA to... [12 Jun 2009]
Minicom Advanced Systems Case Study: Christie Digital
White Paper Minicom recommended the DX Matrix 4x32 switch whereby each of the four users receives their own user station. Christie Digital is a Canadian company which is a global leader in the manufacture of visual... [30 Apr 2009]
Adder's KVM Over IP Solution Enables Global Computer Management
White Paper The AdderView CATx is a secure, KVM via CATx switch that provides 4 concurrent local, remote or global users with BIOS-level control of up to 24 multiplatform servers. Cyberoam chose the AdderView CATx... [01 Apr 2009]
Christie Clear Thanks to Minicom
White Paper Minicom recommended the DX Matrix 4x32 switch whereby each of the four users receives their own user station. Christie Digital is a Canadian company which is a global leader in the manufacture of visual... [01 Apr 2009]
