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Hosting Company Taps Growth Market by Offering Latest Virtualization Technology

Layered Tech provides IT infrastructure, including dedicated servers, managed hosting, and grid computing, to businesses of all sizes. To offer its customers maximum choice, the company added virtualization technology to its offerings. Layered Tech participated in the Microsoft Go-Live program for the Windows Server 2008 operating system with Hyper-V virtualization...

Tags: Server, Layered Technologies Inc., Microsoft Corp., Layered Tech, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage

Case studies 2008-08-01

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Xerox prints computer smarts on fabric, plastic

Electronic ClothingNow, at last, we can have a [b][i]REAL[/i][/b] look & feel suit.DaveRE: Xerox prints computer smarts on fabric, plastic Just from experience with fabricating multi-layer PC boards, I know that we are entering "interesting times". The limit has become your imagination -- if you can visualize a "window-cling" application...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Xerox Corp., computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

HP's Hurd: Cloud computing has its limits (especially when you face 1,000 attacks a day)

HP CEO Mark Hurd is big on cloud computing, but acknowledges its limits. For instance, HP "wouldn't put anything material in nature outside the firewall." The message: The cloud has its place, but there's a vast difference between private and public computing. [caption id="attachment_26254" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Credit:...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Attack, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Virtualization, Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20

MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples

I have to defend Microsoft on this...I have to defend Microsoft on this because Symantec is probably the [i]last[/i] company to be complaining.I can't tell you how many computers I've "fixed" simply by removing any and all Symantec/Norton products from a computer, then installing Avast or AVG.Symantec makes some of...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., heuristics, security, detection rate, malware

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)

In one fell swoop, John Whaley might end IT client hardware maintenance. And he might kill off the Geek Squad, too. Whaley, the chief technical officer of desktop virtualization company MokaFive, says desktop virtualization is becoming more widely adopted in...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Information Technology, Environment, Server, MokaFive, JW, Management Cost, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Five ways to keep the dust bunnies out of a PC

Five ways to keep the dust bunnies out of a PCTypo?When you mentioned environments where stuff is bound to get dirty anyway, did you mean to say "these tips are [b]not[/b] for them" ?Aside from that, good article!RE: Five ways to keep the dust bunnies out of a PCIronically (to...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, dust bunny, bunny, Five-Way, PC, tube, environment, computer

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

The race to 99.999 percent uptime: 3Tera ups the cloud SLA ante

The race to 99.999 percent uptime: 3Tera ups the cloud SLA anteAnd when a Backbone Provider goes down?What good will 5 nines do you then? Putting enterprise, mission critical apps in the hands of an offsite vendor is a gamble. Even productivity apps - imagine no one in...

Tags: Service level management, 3Tera Inc., uptime, SLA, downtime

Discussion threads 2009-03-19

2009 Hyundai Genesis 4.6

Photo gallery:2009 Hyundai GenesisVoted 2009 North American Car of the Year at the 2009 Detroit auto show, the Hyundai Genesis 4.6 sedan that arrived in our garage had a lot to live up to. We were ready to cast aside biases based on our experience with previous Hyundai cars...

Tags: cabin tech, Genesis, Hyundai

Product reviews 2009-01-22

2009 Lincoln MKX

Photo gallery:2009 Lincoln MKXCompeting in the luxury SUV market, Lincoln offers the MKX, more of a crossover, equivalent to the Acura MDX and the Infiniti EX35. As such, the MKX has seating for five, plenty of cargo space, and a high seating position. The 2009 Lincoln MKX's big chrome grille...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Lincoln MKX, Lincoln, CD, car

Product reviews 2008-12-18

'Extremely severe' vulnerabilities in Opera browser

'Extremely severe' vulnerabilities in Opera browserNow I could have sworn......that on the thread listing FF as insecure that someone said FF had been exposed and Opera was the real secure browser lol.Just shows that even the supposedly most secure browser has flawsBrowsers, by dint of their job, interact with insecure...

Tags: browser version, Mozilla Firefox, Opera browser, Opera Software ASA, vulnerability, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-12-16

2009 Ford Flex LTD AWD

Boxy is in, according to Ford, anyway, as the 2009 Ford Flex looks like an '80s Volvo that swallowed a 2005 Scion xB. Ford considers the Flex a crossover, although station wagon more immediately comes to mind. But unlike a station wagon, the Flex isn't a sedan that lacks a...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Moby, Ford Motor Co., bass, lossless track

Product reviews 2008-11-18

Transcript: PDC08 Keynote â€" Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson

Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet;  Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething â€" and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...

Tags: Keynote, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Service, App, Liveside, Neowin.net, Tom Riley, Signal God, Paul, MJ, Azure, Z, Red Dog, Download Link, Saruhan, Bluehoo, MOS, SSDS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-27

News to know: IBM earnings, Blackberry Storm, WiMax arrives, Oracle+ Primavera

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: IBM reports early. Profits up 20 percent, full year estimates reaffirmed. Larry Dignan: IBM: Beats earnings target but... Times are officially...

Tags: Touch Screen, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, RIM BlackBerry, Earnings, IBM Corp., E-mail, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, WiMAX, Monitors & Displays, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Components, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Oracle OpenWorld: Looking for some excitement.

If you're going to kick off a conference these days - that is, when the economy is tanking and people are wondering if the doom-and-gloom is headed for the tech sector - it's probably best to give folks something to buzz about. At Oracle OpenWorld, company president...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Open World, Research & Development, Java Development Tools, Mergers & Acquisitions, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Investment, Finance, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Windows 7 wishes

Windows 7 wishesOn layers.Per Ed's post, IE 8 continues to be integrated and integral to the OS. It is likely that many other user space apps that MS creates, will at least be partially embedded, if not completely.End user applications have no business being part of the OS itself,...

Tags: Operating systems, 64-bit, Luna, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 Wishes, operating system, Aero, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Should colleges really teach hacking?

Should colleges really teach hacking?Bartending SchoolIn the mid-70's I took one of those vocational courses you see advertised on late-night TV: "Learn to be a Bartender in One Week". Although I never used it (I went at night, which takes 2 weeks and over the weekend I got my...

Tags: Food & Beverage, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, beverage, hacking, chemistry

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Why Cisco's new low-carbon diet isn't just a fad (updated)

(Updated to include video blog link.) Is Cisco CEO John Chambers' aggressive commitment this morning to a 25 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2012 just a ploy/play for green headlines? Actually, I think this very public very high-level move represents just the first part of...

Tags: Greenhouse Gas, Cisco Systems Inc., Aldrich, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-06-24

Big Coal making big announcement...fate of states awaits

Big Coal making big announcement...fate of states awaitsSmall Woman Owned Business Goes GreenRestorative Medical Inc., a small woman owned company whose products are totally Made In America, is proud to announce its Green Initiative. We are dedicated to preserving our Earth's natural resources while protecting our environment. Some...

Tags: Big Coal, Java RMI

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Quietly the electric car may be creeping up on your gas hog

The electric cars are parked in the courtyard here at University of California at Davis. From the Jaguar-wannabe Tesla EBS Viper to the covered motorcycle from Myers Motors, they catch your eye. And green tech transport is one of the themes of this AlwaysOn first conference...

Tags: Car, Vehicle, Motorcycle, Myers Motors, ZENN, Barium, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-09-11

(Photos: Computers of yesteryear)

(Photos: Computers of yesteryear)Nice.. i have an IBM Powerstation 340 sittin on the shelf:)Great memoriesI have an Epson QX-10/16, CP/M OS that still works fine with all its programs including the original "Valdocs," and many others from Peach Software and Epson.I'm Disappointed....No Microsoft BoB? No Windows ME?? No...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Mainframes, Servers, E6B, photograph, PDP-11/73, disk, computer, mainframe

Discussion threads 2007-08-20