FAN appliance runs a variant of Brocade’s out-of-band StorageX
Brocade this week announced a file-area networking (FAN) appliance that lets customers manage and migrate their file-based data stored on file servers and network-attached storage devices.
Intended for use by small and midsize businesses, the File Management Engine (FME) is a server-based appliance that runs a variant of […]

In the latest sign that it may be about to release Windows XP service pack 3, Microsoft has published a document on its Download Center that outlines the features and functionality users can expect in the update, as well as its file size.
The curiously-timed document, which was published Friday, doesn’t explore much new ground, and […]

High-Speed Network Gives Verizon Wireless Customers Access to Fast Wireless Internet, Email, Mobile Music, Videos and More
Verizon Wireless announced today that it has expanded the national rollout of its high-speed wireless network to portions of Beaver County including the towns of Darlington, Industry and Shippingport, and west along State Route 68 from Industry to the […]

The developers of the FreeBSD project have released Version 7.0 of this free operating system. Besides the obligatory correction of errors and the updating of the package, this free spin-off from Unix incorporates many improvements and new functions. This release doesn’t just replace Version 6.3, which came out only recently, but opens up a new […]

What Ballmer and would-be customers have to say about the new Windows Server 2008 release.
At Microsoft’s introduction last week of new versions of Windows Server, SQL Server, and Visual Studio, CEO Steve Ballmer had reason to smile, at least on the Windows front. Our survey of 1,082 business tech pros finds that 56% expect to […]