The historic recall of batteries for more than four million laptop computers has brought renewed attention to the temperamental nature of this power source. Rechargeable batteries come in two types. Lithium-ion batteries are generally found in laptops, cellphones and iPods; nickel metal...
Business continuity plan has become an integral part of today’s businesses, which are on constant threats from natural disasters and other catastrophes. To successfully maintain business continuity it is imperative to provide employees, partners and employees with continued access to...
The Asia Pacific region is currently witnessing the fastest rise in semiconductor sales, which was up 12.8 percent in June, compared to the year-ago period. IT research firm In-Stat predicts that annual semiconductor consumption is booming in the...
SME’s have embraced web conferencing, elevating its use to the point where it has become the medium of choice for meetings (large enterprises still prefer to meet in-person). The study reveals a shift in attitude on the part of SME users, far outpacing other meeting technologies…
Today’s enterprises are mobile enterprises. So deploying effective tools and policies to thwart the growing number of malicious attacks that can not only impair mobile devices, but also potentially breach enterprise security, compromise ...
Virtualization technology, which resurfaced in the 1990s after disappearing in the 80’s, is being increasingly used information technology firms leveraging software virtualization solutions (SVS) to save cost. SVS solves file and registry conflicts between applications and increase other hardware...
Enterprises have been reaping the benefits of data-centre server centralization. With lower total-cost-of-ownership, more efficient use of resources, faster deployment of new applications and speedier fault resolution, data-centres are the cornerstone...
Rumor mills spell the arrival of a new Meebo competitor in the Web Instant Messaging space, called Wablet. Wablet's entry into the IM arena is significant. It is the latest of companies, including Meebo and eBuddy that are building IM services in a complex world of Web...
IBM recently agreed to acquire network security provider Internet Security Systems (ISS) for about USD 1.3 billion in cash to boost its security profile. But analysts speculate whether the acquisition, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter to 2006, makes sense to IBM...
An explosion in digital content is driving the boom in online storage. Microsoft, the latest entrant in this space, has confirmed details of its forthcoming Live Drive service that will offer free online storage that can be accessed directly from PCs running the Vista operating system ...
