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EMC announces general availability of VFCache 'Project Lightning'

EMC has launched a product that combines flash and caching technology to improve the performance of applications.
Nimbus announces E-Class Memory System all-NAND flash storage

Nimbus Data Systems has announced the new E-Class Memory System all-NAND flash storage array aimed at enterprise-class data centres that it said matches disk arrays on price, but outperforms everywhere else.
IBM makes breakthrough, cuts bit size to 12 atoms

IBM researchers have discovered a way to create a bit of data using only 12 iron atoms, which compares to today's magnetic data storage technology requiring about one million atoms for a single bit.
SSD prices due to fall under one dollar per gigabyte

The price for SSDs (solid state drives) that are going into PCs are expected to fall below $1 (£0.60) per gigabyte during the second half of 2012, further boosting adoption, claimed market research company IDC.
Storage vendor Imation buys deduplication assets from Nine Technology

Imation today announced it has acquired deduplication technology from Nine Technology.
Second-hand USB drives riddled with malware, Sophos finds

Two thirds of a random assortment of USB flash drives bought second-hand at an Australian rail company lost property auction turned out to be infected with malware, security company Sophos has reported.
Da Vinci Code inspires secure USB drive

Taking inspiration from Dan Brown?s The Da Vinci Code, a hopeful US startup has fused a USB flash drive with a ?Cryptex? device, a metal cylinder that can only be opened by setting the correct combination on a rotating barrel.
SSD storage should replace data tiering, says Forrester report

Companies may want to skip using a tiered storage architecture and move directly to an all-solid-state-drive (SSD) architecture, according to a new report from Forrester Research.
EMC unveils all-SSD VNX, high bandwidth arrays

EMC has announced the availability of an all-solid state drive midrange VNX array with 10X the performance of previous models, as well as a high bandwidth option for its hard drive VNX models, offering 50% more bandwidth.
Government gets 'Top Secret' Nano secure flash drive

ViaSat UK has taken the wraps off the Eclypt Nano, a ruggedised flash drive for government and military use, the only drive of its kind to be certified to Top Secret level by the UK?s Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG).

Latest Features

The complete guide to running Windows on a Mac

Mac OS X is a great operating system for most tasks, but some enterprise software just won't run on anything but Windows. This guide will show you how to get Windows 7 running on your Mac. And since Windows 8 Developer Preview was just released a few weeks ago, it made sense to include this as well to spare you the early adopter pains I had.
22 top tools for professional Apple Mac admins

Deploying and supporting Macs presents distinct challenges, particularly in organisations where Macs are in the minority or are being introduced for the first time.
Mac OS X Lion Server is a downgrade that could see corporate IT switching to Windows

The new Profile Manager is a nice addition, but in almost every other respect, Lion Server is a downgrade that may prompt a move to Windows Server.
Security in the Apple iCloud

Memo to IT departments that were caught flat-footed when people started bringing their iPhones to work: You'd better get ready for the iCloud.
Six new and rising hacker threats

Hackers never sleep, it seems. Just when you think you've battened down the hatches and fully protected yourself or your business from electronic security risks, along comes a new exploit to keep you up at night. It might be an SMS text message with a malevolent payload or a stalker who dogs your every step online. Or maybe it's an emerging technology like in-car Wi-Fi that suddenly creates a whole new attack vector.
Five things Google should fix in Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Make no mistake: Google's tablet-optimised Android 3.0 represents a huge improvement overall over previous versions of Google's mobile operating system. But that's not to say it gets everything right. After extensive use across multiple tablets, I've identified five things that Google needs to address in Honeycomb.
Ten of the best free hard drive utilities

Most users are satisfied with the hard drive utilities that ship with Windows, especially the more powerful partitioning and defragging tools found in Windows Vista and 7. Since you're reading this, though, you're obviously not a "most" type of user.
Switching from Windows to Linux

The first thing you should know: There is a learning curve. Linux is much easier than it used to be, but it's not Windows. If you're used to a Microsoft operating system, Ubuntu will take some adjustment.
Customised malware attacks grow increasingly widespread

The rising popularity of custom malware and the inability of antivirus software to keep pace poses potent challenges for enterprises trying to keep their systems secure.
The best tools for PC maintenance

Most people, even IT pros who spend their lives maintaining corporate computing infrastructure, are so busy with life, families, work and the rest that they tend to leave periodic home PC maintenance tasks at the bottom of a long list of things that never get done.

How-tos

How to set up Linux on your computer

How to troubleshoot bad RAM modules with MemTest86+

How to make a maintenance flash drive for computer repair

How to deal with an infected DVD or flash drive

How to run programs from a flash drive

How to cut off online security threats before infection

How to speed up Windows by stripping it down

How to make your PC boot faster with BIOS tweaks

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Featured White Papers

Securing USB flash drives with biometric authentication

Every day, people and organisations hand over their most valuable and vital personal information to government agencies. It is then up to the recipient ? a federal or state agency, or another government organisation ? to safely store that data.
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Get More from Microsoft SharePoint with Oracle Fusion Middleware

As organizations rollout Microsoft SharePoint, a new ecosystem of content sharing, collaboration, and project libraries is introduced.
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Executive Guide to Internal Data Theft

Despite more security issues than ever all competing for organizations' attention, the seemingly unstoppable rise in the use of portable storage devices in the workplace is a risk that needs urgent action. This C-Level guide highlights the main risk to the organization and what can be done to combat internal data theft.
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Gone in sixty seconds

The only way organizations can be sure that unauthorized devices are not being used to remove sensitive files from the network is to electronically intercept those devices as they are connected to work PCs, automatically verifying the security rights of the user and instantly allowing or blocking the attempted data transfer accordingly, finally creating a permanent record of the connection.
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Pod Slurping ? An easy technique for stealing data

A common misconception is that perimeter security measures such as firewalls and anti-virus software are enough to secure corporate data residing on the corporate network. In this white paper, we explore how the uncontrolled use of portable storage devices such as iPods, USB sticks, flash drives and PDAs, coupled with data theft techniques such as ?pod slurping?, can lead to major security breaches.
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