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Many early adopters of wireless networking technology have deployed Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) without adequately securing them, creating a market opportunity for software tools and services related to improving WLAN security, according to a new report by INT Media Research. The study, 802.11 Wireless LAN Security: Usage, Expectations, and Strategies for the Future, found […]

FalconStor Software has announced it has successfully completed interoperability testing of IPStor and Oracle9i Database with Real Application Clusters to help better manage the performance and reliability of critical applications running across database clustering technology. Oracle9i Database with Real Application Clusters supports all types of applications and enables them to run unchanged when exploiting a […]

No one likes to deal with receipts and other scrapes of paper that pile up when completing an expense report — the employee, the department manager and accounts payable can all do without the stapling, unstapling, losing, finding and so on. There may be a way to literally send the problem away. Concur Technologies Inc. […]

Advanced Digital Information Corporation (ADIC), announced today that maximum-capacity models of its new Scalar(R) 10K enterprise storage library are now shipping for all of its supported tape technologies (LTO, SDLT, and AIT) in both single-media and mixed-media configurations. Maximum capacity Scalar 10K models provide overall library capacities of up 15,885 cartridges and can support hundreds […]

According to a new report “Store/Forward: iSCSI – Compelling Technology, Race to 10 Gigabit”, iSCSI could soon be one of the most important factors in the storage industry. The report by Bear Stearns technology analyst Andrew J. Neff, who gained acclaim for his prediction of the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger nine months in advance, is the latest […]

Nearly 1,000 of the 1,500 jobs lost in IBM’s restructuring Tuesday will come from the company’s Burlington, Vt., computer chip plant. At a news conference, Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said the cuts were “very bad news.” State officials however were prepared for larger cuts and believe the reductions are over for the foreseeable future. Armonk, […]

With the goal of making its Web conferencing service simpler, more secure and better integrated, PlaceWare yesterday released version 4.1 of its Conference Center ASP service. “We’ve further simplified the scheduling, management and storage of meetings and meeting content with the new release of PlaceWare Conference Center,” said George Garrick, president and CEO of the […]

Paid listings search provider LookSmart is facing a proposed class action lawsuit over a recent change in how the company sells some of its commercial Web site listings, internetnews.com’s sister site Search Engine Watch has learned. The suit charges LookSmart with breach of contract, fraudulent business practices and misleading advertising. In April, amid increasing competition […]

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. has announced several new education initiatives. Designed to expand education options for storage networking professionals and support the growing demand for SAN expertise, these initiatives help IT professionals accelerate deployment of SAN infrastructure as a strategic part of their IT environments. The new initiatives include: a new Brocade Remote SAN Lab; […]

Sony Electronics today introduced the PetaApp system for data backup, a pre-configured and pre-tested solution that provides the fastest backup speeds on the market by integrating Sony hardware and software into a total packaged solution. Based on Sony’s PetaBack software and DTF-2. (Digital Tape Format) tape drives, which have the market’s fastest data transfer rate […]

Expedia, Ticketmaster Ally Ahead of USAI Buyout Following the announcement that Barry Diller’s USA Interactive will buy up the remainder of Expedia and Ticketmaster-Citysearch that it doesn’t already own, the two firms are striking a marketing alliance. Through the deal, Citysearch.com will create a new Gateways content area, which will focus on trips and use […]

Grand Central Communications Inc., a San Francisco-based network service provider, today announced that it has closed its Series B funding with an additional $5 million from partners Cargill and Eastman Chemical as well as institutional investor Court Square Ventures. In March, the company announced $23 million in an initial Series B funding round (see Funding […]