Scientists at the University of Glasgow have created a nanotechnology breakthrough that could increase storage capacity by 150,000 times. It could mean 500,000 GB on a single chip and inch square.
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When thin clients first appeared on the market over 10 years ago, IBM was a great proponent of this technology even though the first units had slow CPUs, limited memory, and Linux-based operating systems. In the early days of thin clients, networks were still employing hubs instead of switches. Hubs share all network traffic with all the attached devices; therefore, this type of technology did not work well with the boot-server type of thin clients. In other words, when many thin clients were started at the same time, the network …

Trend Micro’s Web security solutions protect Cisco Integrated Services Router customers from a changing Internet threat environment, increasing worker productivity and protection of digital information.
Cupertino, Calif. – April 8, 2008 – Trend Micro Incorporated (TSE: 4704), a global leader in Internet content security, announced today that it is extending its relationship with Cisco by integrating Trend Micro Web security services into the Cisco® Integrated Services Router (ISR) platform.
The Cisco IOS® Content Filtering solution is an easy-to-deploy, services-based offering that delivers real-time, in-the-cloud, global Web filtering data feeds onto Cisco ISRs. …

Taipei, Taiwan, April 4, 2008 – Catering to users who require extreme graphical support and robust performance, ASUS, leading producer of motherboards, has today released the new ASUS Crosshair II Formula Motherboard. This powerful motherboard includes innovative technologies like CPU Level Up, Hybrid SLI and 3-Way SLI for the best performance and graphical support. It is also ready for AMD® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom X4 / Phenom X2 / Athlon™ X2 / Sempron™ and legacy AM2 processors; and features up to 5200 MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0-based system bus …

There is an interesting trend emerging among the younger generation. More and more people are turning away from those clunky old-fashioned television sets, and using a software program to watch TV on computer. As the “YouTube generation” grows up, they are carrying with them the habits of turning to the computer for entertainment, not just as a tool to use for school or work.
The Lines are becoming increasingly blurred between the television and Internet mediums, and younger users especially may choose to watch TV on computer more often than they …

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IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the System z10 mainframe to help clients create a new enterprise data center. The system z10 is designed from the ground up to help dramatically increase data center efficiency by significantly improving performance and reducing power, cooling costs, and floor space requirements. It offers unmatched levels of security and automates the management and tracking of IT resources to respond to ever-changing business conditions.
In addition to the z10, IBM also announced it has invested $300 million in architects, technical skills, as well as design and …

Barracuda Networks Defends the Use of Free and Open Source ClamAV Software for Internet Security
Campbell, Calif., Jan. 29, 2008 – Barracuda Networks Inc., the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances, today announced it plans to defend itself, the open source community and the free and open source Clam AntiVirus software from a patent threat by Trend Micro. Barracuda Networks’ decision to take action comes after repeated requests from Trend Micro demanding Barracuda Networks remove ClamAV from its products or pay a patent license fee.
“Trend Micro’s actions illustrate …

Handset Leaders Including LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Samsung Confirm LiMo as the Unifying Force in Mobile Linux
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain, February 11, 2008 — LiMo Foundation, a global consortium of mobile leaders delivering an open handset platform for the whole mobile industry, unveiled today the first wave of handsets using the LiMo Platform™—the world’s first globally competitive, Linux-based software platform for mobile devices. Initial LiMo handsets are today confirmed by handset industry leaders including LG Electronics, Motorola, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications and Samsung.
LiMo’s technology will …

Just like the conductor in a musical orchestra, a Server (in information technology parlance) refers to a mother computer or master software that intelligently and seamlessly provides a host of services by controlling the access to data or physical resources residing in it to other programs / computers / network of computers, which connect to the server.
A server is usually used in situations involving massive volumes of processes / requests that have to be serviced. It is also used in situations requiring huge, centralized storage of relevant software / proprietary …