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Graphene optical modulator promises to multiply network speed up to times

Fibre optic networks are at the forefront of record-setting Internet speeds. Now the scientists at the University of California have developed a graphene modulator that could push the curve forward by a tenfold leap.
Cisco embraces SMEs with clutch of new kit

Cisco has launched products soleley for small companies as part of its recently announced $100 million (£69 million) commitment to the sector.
HP puts supercomputer in a 'Shorty'

HP has revealed its take on the "personal supercomputing" trend on Tuesday in the form of the Cluster Platform Workgroup System, based on the recently introduced BladeSystem c3000.
Windows attacks beginning to spread
3Com upgrades IP PBX software
HP customers jump the gun on new server
Intelligent agents set to take over desktop

French company Criston set to roll out device management product

Latest Features

Stupid data centre tricks

A university network brought to its knees when someone inadvertently plugged two network cables into the wrong hub. An employee injured after an ill-timed entry into a data centre. Overheated systems shut down after a worker changes a data centre thermostat setting from Fahrenheit to Celsius.
Five lessons from a data centre's crisis of capacity

In 2005, problems in the data centre at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory came to a head, when it reached its capacity limit. Here is how the organisation revamped its data centre over three years, moving from 500 applications on 500 servers to 800 applications running on 150 servers.
3Tera on the fit between virtualisation and utility computing

To understand how virtualisation and the utility computing market fit together, we spoke to 3Tera's senior VP Bert Armijo and Peter Nickolov, president and CTO.
Turning the TAP

Span ports are only a temporary fix - and network taps can do a better job, claims Network Critical CEO Alastair Hartrup.
Exchange failover group comparison 1

Five disaster-proofers take different tacks to mail server protection.
What are blade servers?

It's a name that sounds like it's been conjured up by a marketing suit looking to sell shaving products, but the blade server fulfils a vital role in today's modern data centre. We take a look at its history and the most effective way of working with the technology.
Virtual privacy

VPNs shouldn't be a mystery, you just need to decide which of the different VPN technologies you ought to use.
TOE spread

TOES won't be needed on all servers talking iSCSI. Infiniband is dead too by the way. So says Chelsio's CEO.
Check Point InterSpect - a new take on an old idea

Is Check Point's new InterSpect internal firewall as radical an idea as it claims to be?

How-tos

How to set up a WiFi router and home network

Case Study: Backup becomes a snap

How to set up clustered Windows servers

Wi-Fi security dos and don'ts

Case Study: Small firms opt for packaged WLAN security

How to... plan your wireless access points

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