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- A Friday Active Directory puzzler
- We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...
- Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
- This is a purely text based tour of a data processing center - note the acronyms used to distance staff from users and the heavy reliance on secrecy and sharp job boundaries. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: IBM Mainframe, Data Center, Data-processing, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Data Centers, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- 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 theĀ 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
- Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac
- I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Virtual Iron Customer Profile: Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann, LLP
- I had the chance to speak with Goodell DeVries Leech & Dann's David Roden, a few questions about their use of Virtual Iron's virtual server environment. Thanks for spending time with me, David! Here are my questions and David's answers: Who are you and what...
- Tags: Virtual Iron, Server Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- How to lose customers by not even trying
- "The easiest way to lose a customer? make it clear you don't care about that customer." Tired old wisdom, right? Sure, but checkout how this applies to webstores - and understand the message poorly thought out webstores send customers. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: Avis Rent A Car System Inc., Hertz Corp., Sun Solaris, Microsoft Windows, Scripting Languages, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Operating Systems, UNIX, Web Browsers, Servers, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Hardware, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Microsoft delivers Home Server data-corruption fix in Power Pack 1
- On July 21, Microsoft announced that the final version of the Power Pack 1 update for Windows Home Server is available for immediate download. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Data Corruption, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Corp., Power Pack 1, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- AMD on road to recovery, says research firm
- Technology Business Research says Opteron and Puma are boosting AMD's chip business, but the company could be hurt by the economic downturn. While AMD's processor business is showing strength, the company is still in a worse position than Intel to face a dip in demand for the rest of...
- Tags: Recovery, Technology Business Research, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, AMD, Opteron, processors, servers, PCs, Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia
- News items 2008-07-21
- FastScale Composer⢠Suite
- I just spoke with Jerry McCloud, VP of Business Development of Fastscale Technology, about the newest release of their product, FastScale Composer⢠Suite. This product is aimed at reducing the complexity of creating and maintaining virtual machine images. Previous versions of the product supported VMware's ESX Server. This version adds...
- Tags: Software, Environment, Image, Virtual Machine, FastScale Composer Suite Software Environment, Desktop Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Joyfax Server (exe)
- Joyfax Server is a designed client/server-based application that makes sending and receiving a fax more efficient, simpler and cheaper. With the integration of Joyfax client and the Joy fax printer driver, faxing from any standard application will be as easy as printing. Due to the client/server architecture of Joyfax, all...
- Tags: Client-server, Joyfax Server, Fax, Servers, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-18
- Parallels Server for Mac (dmg)
- Parallels Server for Mac is an easy-to-use solution that provides the best value for organizations seeking to standardize and optimize their IT infrastructures. Parallels Server for Mac, as the industry's first server virtualization solution for Mac platform, helps organization maximizing the performance, efficiency, and flexibility of their IT investments. This...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Servers, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- Connection Resume Proxy Server (exe)
- Connection Resume is a proxy server optimized for mobile & wireless ennvironments where out of coverage area & reconnection is more frequent. Its easy to deploy transparent proxy server as it is only required to configure the proxy server in the accompanied client software. Also the client software can resume...
- Tags: Network, Client Software, Proxy Server, CrowSoft, Networking, Servers, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008
- For a few months now I've been hearing stories from people who claim to be getting a much better Windows experience by ditching Windows Vista and adopting Windows Server 2008 as a desktop operating system. But are there any benefits to throwing your copy of Vista into the bin and...
- Tags: Workstation, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Transitive's magic - Solaris/SPARC Apps and Hyper-V
- In the past, I posted about one of the important requirements of the next generation datacenter NGDC, the ability to consolidate diverse applications on a unified hardware platform. Both IBM (see What would a next generation datacenter look like?) and HP see HP and the next generation data center and...
- Tags: Application, Sun Sparc, Transitive QuickTransit, Sun Solaris, Data Centers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Processors, Servers, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- News to know: Apple vs. Psystar; Intel; Microsoft and multicore; Linux kernel
- Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple sues Psystar Sam Diaz: Complaint: 'Invaluable good is being eroded' Larry Dignan: The end of the Mac clones? Jason D. O'Grady: Apple: See you in court Larry Dignan:Ā Intel's second quarter delivers; Cheap laptop demand...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Larry Dignan, Linux Kernel, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, Twitter, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Linux, Channel Management, Mainframes, Open Source, Telecommunications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Servers
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Arendaine [FTP : Uploader] (msi)
- A new application for quick and easy uploading to FTP servers. The Application features a upload only transfer as well as support for connections via a proxy server. Its so simple to use, simply right-click the file you wish to upload, select the "Send To" menu group and click the...
- Tags: FTP, Arendaine, Application, Servers, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- AdRem Litecon (exe)
- Quick, eDirectory-enabled access to remote and local NetWare console; ability to use multiple console screens of a single server; no server-side installation; efficiency in slow connections; supports TCP/IP and IPX; compatible with NetWare 4.x SP9, 5.x, 6.x, 6.5, and OES NetWare. Version 2008 provides efficient remote access.
- Tags: Console, Novell NetWare, AdRem Software, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- Serena Software brings business mashups to mainframe application release process
- Serena jumped into the mashup world just a little under a year ago. At the time, I said I thought they were "taking a walk on the wild services side," but I saw great hope for their approach. Just last month, Serena made news again when it released its Mashup...
- Tags: Serena Software Inc., Mashup, Mainframes, Collaboration, Servers, Hardware, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Easeus Partition Manager Server (zip)
- EASEUS Partition Manager server edition is a partition software, which not only provides with convenient user-interface simplifying your tasks but also enables you to perform basic and advanced partition operations on server and non-server systems without data loss. You can create, delete, format resize/move partitions on your hard disk quickly...
- Tags: PTDD, EASEUS Partition Manager Server Edition, Servers, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-07-15
- Berlin subway ticket machines go down
- Another travel related failure... Ticket dispensers in the Berlin subway system stopped working on July 1 after a faulty update from central HQ. From Berliner Morgenpost (German translation by Debora Weber-Wulff in Risks Digest): More than 600 of the 700 ticket machines...
- Tags: Subway, Machine, Berlin, Servers, Security, Hardware, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
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