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- Comcast and Bit Torrent collaborate on network traffic management
- In an astounding turn to events, foes turned friends as Comcast and BitTorrent announced their agreement to collaborate on bringing better traffic management to Internet connections. This includes treating BitTorrent applications the same way as other applications and targeting high bandwidth users in a protocol agnostic manner. ...
- Tags: BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Productivity, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- Does open sourcing security framework lead to more secure software?
- Red Hat recently open sourced the Red Hat certificate system - software for managing user identities and privacy on a network. However, does open sourcing security software make it more secure, or does opening the code lead to vulnerabilities? An excerpt from Washington Post: The Linux...
- Tags: Software, Sourcing, Red Hat Inc., Purchasing & Procurement, Open Source, Strategy, Security, Business Operations, Management, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- IBM upgrades OmniFind Enterprise search
- IBM announced an upgrade to its enterprise search product, OmniFind, which includes a new user interface and integration with other IBM collaboration products. An excerpt from InfoWorld: The dashboard capability, called Top Results Analysis, complements the traditional search results list with a graphical representation of results....
- Tags: Enterprise Search, IBM Omnifind, Dashboard, IBM Corp., Search, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Legal applications of BitTorrent
- BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer file sharing protocol, and its implementation software have received much ire from the content creation industries. However, there are certain fundamental aspects underlying this technology that could solve many issues relating to computing on a wide scale. The IT department at INHOLLAND University used...
- Tags: BitTorrent, P2P, Legal Application, Peer To Peer (P2P), Vertical Industries, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-03-11
- MBR rootkit Mebroot: A tough threat to security
- Security firm Finjan has raised a warning on rootkit "Mebroot," which it believes has entered the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) phase -- a term used for software that has entered production. It's extremely difficult for security software to detect this rootkit because it overwrites the master boot record (MBR) of the harddisk....
- Tags: Software, Malware, F-Secure Corp., Security Software, Rootkits, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-03-07
- Microsoft touts green initiatives in data center strategy
- At CeBIT, Microsoft shined a light on its data center strategies that can bring advantages of energy efficiency and cost savings to companies. Steve Ballmer was seen quoting several statistics on the energy consumption pattern of the IT industry. An excerpt from ComputerWorld: "If you look...
- Tags: Strategy, Renewable Energy, Data Center, Investment, Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Data Management, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Service level agreements of paramount importance to software-as-a-service adoption
- Software-as-a-service has been the buzzword that promises to provide prompt services while keeping companies shielded from the problems of implementation and maintenance of software. However, with enterprises offloading the physical control of software, service level agreements need to define very precisely how customers are compensated for downtimes. ...
- Tags: Software, SLA, Software-as-a-service, Service Level Management, Software As A Service (SaaS), It Operations, It service Management, Emerging Technologies, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- Goolag security tool uses Google to scan sites for vulnerabilities
- Goolag Scanner is a Web auditing tool released by the hacker group Cult of Dead Cows. The tool uses the prowess of the search engine to surface vulnerabilities on Web sites. A quote from the cDc Web site: "It's no big secret that the Web is...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Vulnerability, Auditing, Hacker, Tool, Security Tool, Goolag Scanner, Goolag, Productivity, Scanners, Hacking, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-02-27
- Microsoft announces small and midsize Windows Server offerings
- As part of its Essential Server Solutions Server products, Microsoft will offer Windows Small Business Server 2008 for small businesses and the Windows Essential Business Server 2008 for midsize organizations. An excerpt from Ars Technica: The products integrate the technologies of Windows Server 2008 and...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Product, Server, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Announcement, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-02-22
- JBoss SOA platform and new open-source projects announced by Red Hat
- Red Hat is going all out for the SOA space with the announcement of the JBoss SOA platform integrated with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and three open-source projects for transaction monitoring, SOA, and system management. An excerpt from ZDNet: Due by the end of...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Operating System, SOA, JBoss, Java Development Tools, Development Tools, Open Source, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-02-15
- Intel integrates Wi-Fi/WiMAX seamless switchover on mobile devices
- Intel added another milestone to its WiMAX plans with the unveiling of a Wi-Fi/WiMAX combo chip at the Mobile World Congress. An excerpt from InformationWeek: The idea behind the research is to develop technology that would enable a mobile Internet device to switch between networks as...
- Tags: Mobile, Mobile Device, Intel Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- Intel announces two billion transistor computer chip
- Intel announces its quad core Itanium brand chip, code-named Tukwila, which almost doubles in performance compared to the current Itanium series processors. An excerpt from Printed Circuit Design and Fab: Introduced at the International Solid State Circuits Conference, the company reported that its new quad-core Itanium...
- Tags: Computer Chip, Transistor, Intel Itanium, Computer, Intel Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-02-08
- Google offers security tools as a service
- Building upon its Postini acquisition, Google announced its new security tools, which include spam protection and e-mail filtering. Google is scaling up its security and storage offerings to take on Microsoft in the long run with its attractive pricing model. This comes in the back drop of...
- Tags: Google Inc., Tool, Security Tool, E-mail, Security, Online Communications, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- IBM packages virtualization for SMBs
- IBM is prepping its System I and P servers with virtualization software PowerVM to compete with the x86 servers in the market. An excerpt from InformationWeek: PowerVM is IBM's established server hypervisor and related software that subdivides physical servers into LPARS or logical partition units,...
- Tags: Small And Medium Business, IBM Corp., PowerVM, Virtualization, Linux, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Smb/Sme, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-30
- SpringSource acquires Covalent technologies
- In an all open-source acquisition, SpringSource, the makers of the popular Spring framework for Java will be acquiring Covalent technologies, a provider of support and services for Apache Software Foundation projects. An excerpt from InformationWeek: SpringSource is buying Covalent for an undisclosed amount; the deal...
- Tags: Covalent Technologies, SpringSource, Open Source, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- Juniper enters ethernet market with EX switches
- Juniper Networks announced its entry into the ethernet switches market with the introduction of the EX line of switches. An excerpt from ZDNet: Said Greg Bunt, Juniper's advanced technology business regional director: "In the market, you have one main player and seven smaller ones. [Cisco] is...
- Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Ethernet, Networking, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- HP announces SOA governance software and services
- HP announced new service oriented architecture (SOA) governance software and services to speed up the adoption of SOA-related projects. An excerpt from InternetNews: The latest release of HP SOA Systinet software includes complete run-time governance of SOA services and service lifecycle management through an enhanced integration...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Nokia acquires open-source firm Trolltech
- Nokia will acquire Trolltech, the Norwegian firm that specializes in mobile software development platforms. An excerpt from News.com: The acquisition of Trolltech will enable Nokia to accelerate its cross-platform software strategy for mobile devices and desktop applications, and develop its Internet services business.With Trolltech, Nokia and...
- Tags: Software, Nokia Corp., Trolltech, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Open Source, Management, Software/Web Development, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Cisco to announce Nexus of storage and computing for corporate data centers
- Cisco is set to take the veils off its Nexus Project, a unified switch that combines storage and computing in data centers for enterprises. An excerpt from InfoWorld: The Nexus brings Cisco into not just a new territory for its business, but a new product category:...
- Tags: Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Computing, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Biofuel start-up to make ethanol at $1 a gallon
- Coskata, a firm from Illinois, promises to produce ethanol for less than $1 per gallon from a process that uses bacteria for ethanol generation from organic material. An excerpt from Wired: "It's not five years away, it's not 10 years away. It's affordable, and it's now,"...
- Tags: Production, Discovery, Scientist, Corn, Strategic Planning, Productivity, Food & Beverage, Strategy, Leadership, Management, Manufacturing, Arun Radhakrishnan
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
