Archive for May, 2008

Hackers disrupt Comcast Internet

Some customers were without e-mail Thursday evening. The company has no evidence that personal info was compromised.
A hacker attack on cable company Comcast Corp. late Wednesday brought down the company’s Comcast.net website and its Web-based e-mail service, affecting thousands of people in the Twin Cities and possibly millions nationwide.
The attack by two anonymous hackers about […]

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Microsoft gives in, will share scanning service spec with working group

In one more demonstration that it’s taking a different stance with regard to the intellectual property it uses, Microsoft has dropped its objection to an IEEE working group making use of a Web services protocol it developed for Vista.
Removing a roadblock that might have continued to prevent an alliance of printer and tools manufacturers from […]

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Microsoft maestros boost corporate network for Wahl Industries

Wahl Industries, one of the largest aluminium gravity die casting companies in South Africa, has outsourced the integration of a complete IT infrastructure solution to Integr8 IT, South Africa’s largest privately owned national BEE ICT network integration and infrastructure management specialist.
The industrial company began as a manufacturer of bells for clock towers and has grown […]

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Aruba Wireless LAN Deployment at Microsoft Exceeds 11,000 Centrally Managed Access Points

75% of Employees Use the Wireless LAN Every Day, 72% Say They Can Now Work Without Any Wires at All.
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure mobility solutions, today announced that Microsoft has passed an important milestone having deployed more than 11,000 centrally managed access points in its […]

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

NetMotion Wireless Enhances Network Security For Mobile Workers And IT Administrators

NetMotion Wireless, a leading provider of mobile productivity and management software, announced recently that it released version 8.0 of Mobility XE, the company’s award-winning mobile virtual private network (VPN) software. This latest version provides new security controls that intelligently extend corporate security policies to mobile devices without needlessly impacting mobile worker productivity. In addition, enterprise […]

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

McAfee, Inc. and Microsoft Showcase Joint Network Access Control Solution for Defense Customers

McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), is demonstrating its new Network Access Control solution, integrated with Microsoft Windows NAP (Network Access Protection) technology, an endpoint policy enforcement platform for Windows Server 2008. The offering, which helps protect private networks from being accessed by unauthorized systems and devices, is being showcased by McAfee (Booth #532) and Microsoft (Booth […]

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Testing the new SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2

Novell’s new SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2, announced yesterday, you’ll find only small, but useful, improvements, most of them for better interoperability with Microsoft protocols and formats.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 SP2 includes support for fully virtualized Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003. Novell claims system administrators can also migrate these Windows Server […]

Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Microsoft, Citrix Push ‘Branch Office In A Box’

The software is the latest in a recent push by vendors to simplify the increasingly complex IT infrastructure at many companies’ branch offices with a do-it-all piece of hardware.
Citrix (NSDQ: CTXS) and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) are joining forces with the co-developed Citrix Branch Repeater, an all-in-one device for delivering applications to branch offices, the companies […]

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

VirtualLogix Delivers First Integrated Virtualization and High-Availability Solution for Next Generation Communications Equipment

VirtualLogix™, Inc., the Real-Time Virtualization™ company, today introduced VLX vHA, the industry’s first solution that enables high-availability (HA) assurances for communications equipment utilizing virtualization. Tightly integrated with its award-winning, real-time virtualization solution for network equipment, VLX for Network Infrastructure, VLX vHA increases system availability without the cost and scalability restrictions of traditional solutions. VLX vHA […]

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Wireless Video Surveillance For The Boston Marathon

Strix Systems announced the deployment of Strix Integrated Wireless Video System for the Boston Marathon event held April 21st, 2008. Strix Access/One Outdoor Wireless System (OWS) provided the foundation for the rapid temporary deployment of multiple Integrated Wireless Video Surveillance Systems (IWVS) that delivered high quality Milestone video surveillance to a number of state and […]

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008