Kevin Reichard

BMC Software has announced an update for Patrol Recovery for Oracle, a network-storage application that centralizes management of Oracle-database backup and recovery functions across the network. It’s designed for Oracle database administrators (DBAs) who want to manage multiple databases, including those managed from Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server and Exchange. New in the release of […]

With an emphasis on extended failover, EMC Corp. has released a new version of its PowerPath software that includes full end-to-end automated path failover for networked storage environments — the first such capability in the network-storage market, according to EMC officials. PowerPath’s automated path failover extends from the server, through the network switch to the […]

Despite Microsoft’s promises to open up the Microsoft Network (MSN) to all browser users, some portions of that Web site are off-limits to users of the Opera and Amaya Web browsers. The site in question, Carpoint, tells Amaya and Opera users that there are features on the site not compatible with their browsers and that […]

Microsoft is revising a policy that refused users of the Opera, Amaya, Netscape, and Mozilla Web browsers access to the Microsoft Network (MSN) home page. A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed last night that Microsoft will be overhauling the MSN home page to allow users of any browser access to the popular Web portal. A Microsoft representative […]

The Network+Interop networking/telecommunications trade show in Atlanta’s World Congress Center resumed today, albeit on a limited basis. Traffic on the show floor was sparse, both in terms of attendees and exhibitors. Many large vendors pulled out of the show, leaving dark and uninhabited booths in some of the busiest areas of the show floor. Novell, […]

Today’s terrorist attacks caused major disruptions at Networld+Interop, the networking and telecommunications trade show held at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center, causing most attendees and many exhibitors to cut short their time at the show. Show officials have since said the Networld+Interop exhibit floor will close at 2 p.m. EST. All other functions, including seminars, […]

With a whiff of bravado and a touch of retro, IBM has announced an approach to networked computing that could dramatically alter how corporations allocate computing resources for large-scale projects. The current network model prevalent in the corporate world is to distribute resources as needed, combining desktop power with servers for specific functions, such as […]

Linux partisans love nothing more than to meet, and this was made abundantly clear this week at Linux Expo North America: neither bad weather nor a general malaise on the business side of Linux failed to deter thousands of penguinistas from attending the show in Montreal’s Palais des Congres. They were met by over 100 […]