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First it was Google. Now it is Altavista as Internet surfers in China are blocked from accessing the search engine by the Chinese authorities on September 6, said a report by AFP. China is said to routinely block sites that feature politcal views that are disagreeable to the authorities. Other offensive sites that are banned […]

The Asia-Pacific market (excluding Japan) for system management software is anticipated to be almost three times larger in 2006 than what it was in 2001, reaching almost US$659 million in the next five years, said IDC in its report, ‘Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) System Management Software Market Analysis and Forecast, 2001 – 2006’. According to the […]

IT infrastructure architect Avnet Enterprise Solutions recently opened a SAN Center in Torrance, Calif., where customers and partners can observe demonstrations of actual Storage Area Network (SAN) environments, enabling them to see how information technology equipment can work if it were installed in their places of business. Customers get hands-on experience and can “drive” the […]

JMR Electronics today introduced the FORTRA Desktop 6-Bay, a powerful, compact Fibre Channel storage solution designed to bring departmental-level storage features to smaller, cost-conscious organizations. Measuring just 11 inches by 7 inches by 12 inches, the Desktop 6-Bay is, according to JMR, the smallest form factor large capacity, high-performance 2GB Fibre Channel solution on the […]

Red Hat is gearing up to take Linux to the desktop within the enterprise with a new product planned for release within the next three months. Red Hat Chief Technology Officer Michael Tiemann told IT Week that the product will be called the Red Hat Technical Workstation. The company plans a different approach than it […]

CrownPeak Technology, a Marina Del Rey, Calif.-based content management ASP, today announced the release of Publisher Advantage, a special publishing industry edition of its Advantage CMS product. The company reports that the edition was developed in response to the specific needs of the publishing industry and includes enhanced capabilities such as greater user manageability and […]

Seagate, Intel and Silicon Image today demonstrated new Serial ATA II interface capabilities that are defined by the upcoming Serial ATA II specification. The demonstration took place at the Intel Developer Forum conference in San Jose, CA. Among other advances, the working system showcased today implements Native Command Queuing — a key new capability defined […]

Adaptec today introduced a new low-profile external storage subsystem featuring storage management, security and protection crucial for SANs. The Adaptec DuraStor 7320SS, a Fibre Channel-to-SCSI subsystem, features LUN (logical unit number) zoning for the highest level of SAN security and manageability. LUN zoning allows organizations to easily allocate storage for specific applications and servers while […]

With confidence in the economy still shaky, businesses and consumers are making due with old Dells and getting by with last year’s Gateways, according to IDC. Because of this wariness, the Framingham, Mass., market researcher has lowered its worldwide PC sales projections for 2002 and 2003. Shipments will hit 135.5 million, on growth of 1.1 […]

In a bid to boost sales, especially in mature markets, as well as to capitalize on the growing demand for rich graphics/audio experiences on mobile phones and the new multimedia messaging service (MMS) frenzy, Nokia has unveiled its new 3650 imaging phone at the Nokia Totally Board event in Marseille, France, and at an Asia […]

GotMarketing Teams with Whitelabel San Jose, Calif.-based GotMarketing has signed a reselling agreement with Whitelabel Technology Solutions. As a result, Whitelabel will serve as a distributor for GotMarketing’s do-it-yourself e-mail marketing service, Campaigner, as part of its products and services for ad agencies. Web-based Campaigner enables advertisers and agencies to pay for, design, distribute and […]

In a move akin to a chef dining at his own restaurant, Genuity has installed its Internet-based phone system at its Woburn, Mass., headquarters. The upgrade will save the struggling company more than $300,000, or 57 percent, on its overall telecom costs this year. By migrating voice service from legacy to Internet protocol, Genuity can […]