Francis Chu

Avocent Corp.s DSI5100 appliance provides secure out-of-band access to IPMI-enabled target devices and reliably relays system information using Avocents DSView centralized management software. Click here to read the full review of the DSI5100. 2 Avocent Corp.s DSI5100 appliance provides secure out-of-band access to IPMI-enabled target devices and reliably relays system information using Avocents DSView centralized […]

VMware Inc.s VMware ACE provides an innovative way to manage remote users and guest desktop systems in the enterprise. Click here to read the full review of VMware ACE. 2 VMware Inc.s VMware ACE provides an innovative way to manage remote users and guest desktop systems in the enterprise. VMware ACE lets IT managers create […]

IBMs latest midrange two-way server, the xSeries 346, offers a compact footprint with flexible internal storage and memory configuration, making it a strong contender in the general-purpose-server market. Click here to read the full review of the xSeries 346. 2 IBMs latest midrange two-way server, the xSeries 346, offers a compact footprint with flexible internal […]

IT managers looking for a desktop firewall with comprehensive rule sets and network customization options should check out CrossTecs NetOp Desktop Firewall 3.0, which was released in December. The firewall is priced at $59 per system and supports Windows XP Home/Professional and Windows 2000 Professional. NetOp Desktop Firewalls filtering algorithms run at the NDIS driver […]

Veritas Software Corp.s OpForce is a powerful server-provisioning platform that will simplify the management of large server infrastructures. Version 4.0, released last month, offers several important improvements, including the ability to discover software packages, and server comparison and snapshot capabilities. Click here to read the full review of OpForce 4.0. 2 Veritas Software Corp.s OpForce […]

Penguin Computing Inc.s first blade system, the BladeRunner, is a cluster-ready Linux solution with a reasonable price tag. eWEEK Labs tests show that the BladeRunner is a good choice for server consolidation projects or for high-density Linux computing clusters in midsize companies. Click here to read the full review of BladeRunner. 2 Penguin Computing Inc.s […]

Dell Inc.s latest PowerEdge 1855 server blade platform packs a solid design, a good management package and competitive pricing, making it a worthy competitor in the high-end blade server space. Although it doesnt include groundbreaking innovations, the PE 1855 will appeal to companies and ISPs looking for a high-end 64-bit blade system to host a […]

For some time now, corporate IT managers have been eyeing the possibilities of breaking the 32-bit barrier and running applications on faster 64-bit hardware, as well as scaling to the higher memory address space in x86 infrastructures. Those possibilities expanded in 2004: I saw an impressive number of 64-bit x86 server systems that embraced Intels […]

TeamQuest Corp.s Performance Software offers enterprise IT managers a comprehensive server performance monitoring and capacity planning tool. While the new version, 9.2, does not offer very many new features, IT managers looking for an in-depth system monitoring and performance analysis tool should check it out. Click here to read the full review of TeamQuest Performance […]

Aluria Softwares Spyware Eliminator 3.0, which shipped earlier this month, is an easy-to-use tool for keeping PCs free of spyware. Eliminator employs a Mac-like UI that clearly shows the severity of the spyware found on the system and offers scanning wizards to help users quickly purge their systems. However, unlike Lavasofts Ad-Aware, Eliminator does not […]