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IBM eServer X3 Architecture Performance: 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapters

The IBM 10 GbE SR Server Adapter is one of the first 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters available with support for PCI-X 2.0. When used in IBM eServer xSeries systems based on IBM eServer X3 Architecture, this adapter delivers breakthrough 10 Gigabit Ethernet performance - up to 10 times the performance...

Tags: 10-gigabit ethernet, performance, adapter, ibm eserver, pci-x, ibm corp., ibm 10 gbe sr server adapter, pci, performance management, utility computing, network technology, servers, storage, hardware, human resources, workforce management, networking

White papers 2005-11-01

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Indictments in huge hacking & theft case

Indictments in huge hacking & theft caseNo sympathy on my partThere's something terribly ironic that hackers "concealed the data in encrypted computer servers that they controlled in Eastern Europe and the United States." I thought information was suppose to be free...I'm not interested in hearing about good hackers and...

Tags: security, wi-fi, retail, hacker, hacking, huge hacking, wireless, manifesto, theft case

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?

What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?The good old HDWhich is emulating a drum machine is my favorite and only means of failure I've ever encountered..Nearly all hardware failures...I come across could have been prevented by a quality UPS. I venture to say most failures...

Tags: bios, desktops, cheap power supplies, last pc failure, pc failure, pc, motherboard

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

My Sunday Afternoon: Fun with VMWare ESX 3i

As soon as I heard the announcement from  bright and bushy-tailed VMWare CEO Paul Maritz that the company was shortly going to be releasing their ESX 3i enterprise-class embedded hypervisor for free, I was absolutely thrilled. Given the pace of technology reporting, I knew that I had to get it...

Tags: vmware inc., vmware esx, ip storage, jason perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-27

Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop

Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...

Tags: dell computer corp., performance, r5400, workstations, desktops, servers, hardware, jason hiner

Blog posts 2008-07-24

PCI Compliance

The new reality for European retail companies

Tags: easynet, retail, pci, storage, hardware

White papers 2008-07-23

PCIDIRECT (exe)

PCIDIRECT is an advanced low-level PCI/PCI Express register access software utility for Windows. It allows user to read and modify PCI and PCI Express config space registers of all PCI and PCI Express devices. PCI Express (PCI-E) device enhanced configuration space registers can be accessed as well. Write To Hardware...

Tags: pci express, eprotek systems, pcidirect, pci, storage, hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-22

ZT Affinity 7221Xa

The $600 ZT Affinity 7221Xa is the cheaper sibling of the recently reviewed ZT Affinity 7225Xi-35. Its fixed configuration includes most of what we expect to find in a system in this price range. Like the 7225Xi-35, the 7221Xa is geared toward those who need a simple desktop with basic...

Tags: desktops, dvd, flash memory, memory, consumer electronics, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), zt affinity 7221xa, zt affinity 7225xi-35

Product reviews 2008-07-17

Virtual Villains of Security & PCI Compliance: Future Challenges of MPLS, Virtual Machines and VLANs

Compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS will continue to change and adapt to mitigate the risk of compromised card holder information. Due to the ever changing landscape of security, a proactive stance towards threats and compliance needs to be taken. Organizations are increasing the use...

Tags: mpls, compliance, vlan, virtual machine, securestate, pci, security, networking, storage, hardware

White papers 2008-07-17

Linux 2.6.26 kernel update released

 Linus Torvalds quietly released another update to the Linux kernel over the weekend that offers better support for kernel-based virtual machines, a kernel debugger, improved webcam support and new support for the One Laptop Per Child architecture.  Version 2.6.26 was released on Sunday, July 13. What's most...

Tags: kernel, linux, open source, operating systems, software, paula rooney

Blog posts 2008-07-15

Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs

Kris Kaspersky, author of numerous books on reverse engineering and software engineering, will be presenting his research on remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs at the upcoming Hack in the Box Security Conference in Malaysia. If his proof of concept code consisting of JavaScript or TCP/IP packet attacks on...

Tags: cpu, intel corp., processors, security, semiconductors, hardware, components, dancho danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-14

NVIDIA: Let's spread the blame far and wide

NVIDIA: Let's spread the blame far and widePublically?"Well, since then the company’s stock has taken a serious battering, and the company doesn’t seem to be willing to talk about the problems with its GPUs publically."Publically is not a word. Publicly is.That aside, Nvidea is playing the blame game and not...

Tags: nvidia corp., gpu, blame, supplier

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

News to know: Searching Silverlight; IE 8; Dell; Google vs. YouTube

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Silverlight content searchable, too Ryan Stewart: Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael Cot LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses ...

Tags: apple iphone, security, google inc., dell computer corp., microsoft silverlight, mobile, youtube inc., microsoft internet explorer, microsoft corp., linux, unix, keyboards, operating systems, advertising & promotion, open source, software, hardware, peripherals, marketing, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-03

PCI-DSS 1.1 points to outdated OWASP Top 10

OK, I'm not going to freak out about this too bad... I've already pointed out enough problems with PCI, but I did find it morbidly entertaining.  My good friend Jeremiah Grossman pictured at right blogged today about the PCI-DSS 1.1 section 6.5, which covers "prevention of common coding vulnerabilities in...

Tags: xss, pci, security, storage, hardware, nathan mcfeters

Blog posts 2008-07-02

McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failures

McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failuresI get slammed for pronouncing the name wrong, but McAfee is the bestMcAfee is the only true voice on security. I have never once seen a computer with their AV software installed that has be overrun with viruses. If this is...

Tags: security, mcafee inc., hackersafe

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failures

Stay with me here readers, I'm stringing two stories about McAfee together here, a little out of the ordinary, so I hope it makes sense.  If you aren't interested in the tech details of which there are very little, please do read for a good laugh. Network World reported...

Tags: mcafee inc., organize-it, pci, phishing, cyberthreats, marketing research, storage, hardware, security, spam and phishing, marketing, nathan mcfeters

Blog posts 2008-07-01

A world ruled by Apple

A world ruled by AppleGood post[i]I am perfectly willing to praise Apple or Linux when I feel they are doing something right, and do so on a regular basis in this blog. That’s why I have a hard time understanding the need to believe that Gates did nothing right, in...

Tags: operating systems, productivity, apple inc., microsoft corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

(Fun with openSUSE 11.0)

(Fun with openSUSE 11.0)But it's not Blue Like Windows ...Let's see who runs with that.I'm running OpenSuSE 11 on 2 machines and love both the KDE and GNOME desktop implementations. And, as an added surprise, all the server bits are there as well.If you've looked at Ubuntu or other...

Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), operating systems, open source, novell opensuse, opensuse 11.0, ubuntu, opensuse 11, linux, microsoft windows vista, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

90ò0of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50ò0of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon report

90ò0of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50ò0of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon reportHow many breaches from External...sources were facilitated by poor practices of inside sources? Weak passwords, poor surfing habits, poor security implementations, etc. External breaches only occur when an insider allows it to...

Tags: firewalls, security, networking, network security, verizon communications inc., waf

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

90% of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50% of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon report

** Update 06/23/2008: I realize I didn't do a very good job of talking about what we're reviewing here.  This is in response to the statistics gathered by Verizon related to Forensic Analysis of Data Breaches over a four year span.  First off, let me...

Tags: business partner, vulnerability, verizon communications inc., attack, data breach, security, nathan mcfeters

Blog posts 2008-06-22