Fahmida Y. Rashid

Alcatel-Lucent moved into enterprise data switching with a new 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch and an Application Fluent Networks strategy, the company announced on Oct. 12. A 5T-bps system the can scale up to 256 wire-speed 10G Ethernet ports, the OmniSwitch 10K Modular LAN Chassis is globally available and will face off against Cisco’s Nexus and […]

SAP unveiled its updated SAP NetWeaver platform at the company’s TechEd event in Berlin. The new release updated all major product components, including modules for “composing new business applications, creating mobile applications and integrating data processes,” SAP said Oct. 12. NetWeaver’s new capabilities can be used to “manage cloud operations and shared tools for building […]

Midsize companies reported an increase in cyber-threats this past year, but are still freezing their IT security budgets, according to a report released by McAfee on Oct. 13. According to “The Security Paradox” study, more than half of surveyed midsize companies have seen more security incidents in the past year, from mid-2009 to mid-2010. Of […]

LogMeIn unveiled a new IT automation tool for its LogMeIn Central Web-based remote access platform on Oct. 12. With LogMeIn Central’s ability to access computers in and outside the organization’s network, IT managers can manage remote computers without making site visits. The new One2Many tool allows IT admins using LogMeIn products to define and run […]

Wyse Technology announced enhancements to its suite of desktop virtualization software, including Wyse Virtual Desktop Accelerator and Wyse TCX Suite, on Oct. 11. In a separate announcement, Wyse also said that its thin- and zero-client platforms can utilize the new VMware View 4.5 in a virtual desktop environment. Wyse VDA accelerates content delivery including Web […]

It came right down to the wire, but Research In Motion worked out a deal with United Arab Emirates to avert the BlackBerry ban, reported Dow Jones Newswires on Oct. 8. If a deal hadn’t been reached, UAE was set to ban key BlackBerry services, including instant messaging, e-mail and Web browsing, starting Oct. 11. […]

According to the results of a recent survey, 79 percent of IT organizations consider the mainframe to be an essential component of their cloud computing strategy, said CA Technologies on Oct. 7. If that wasn’t surprising enough, 74 percent believe the mainframe will have some role in a cloud computing initiative, and 70 percent will […]

All Intel solid-state drives will now ship with Intel data-migration software, a set of hard-disk data transfer utilities, Acronis said Oct. 6. Developed by Acronis, the easy-to-use utilities detect the system’s old and new drives and guide the user through the required steps to clone the old drive to the new. Designed to be quick […]

OCZ Technology will partner with SandForce on a new solid state drive based on Serial ATA III and NAND flash components, OCZ Technology Group said Oct. 7. The sample drives will be available to clients by the end of the year. Production is expected to begin early next year, according to the announcement. The new […]

Scammers are spoofing anti-malware warnings alerts displayed in popular Internet browsers to fool Windows users into downloading fake security software, a Symantec researcher wrote on the company’s security blog on Oct. 4. The threat involves attackers putting up phony versions of security alerts that Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers display when users are about […]