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Privacy groups, some lawmakers rip into NSA surveillance
Privacy groups and some lawmakers are in an uproar after news reports this week that the U.S. National Security Agency is conducting broad surveillance of the nation's residents.
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The cloud's the limit for new Arista, Brocade and HP switches
Cloud scaling will be all the switching rage at this week?s Interop. Three major vendors last week took their platforms deeper into and then beyond the data center, outdueling each other on server access density and software programmability, two key attributes needed for the virtualized goldmine called the cloud. And in so doing, they have raised the bar and perhaps set the stage for one of the more anticipated announcements in SDN switching from Cisco spin-in Insieme.
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Juniper switching boss talks technology challenges, Cisco Nexus 6000
Jonathan Davidson took over Juniper campus and data center switching when the two previously separate business units were combined following the departure of founding engineer R.K. Anand.
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Progress report: Building, and managing, the 21st century data centre
Even if you've never heard of Flextronics you have probably used or benefited from one of the products this global digital equipment manufacturer has helped assemble -- a Microsoft Xbox 360, for example, or components that show up in everything from Cisco and Motorola devices to aerospace and automotive equipment.
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Google Reader faithful rip into Google
The Google Graveyard is soon going to get more crowded in light of Google's announcement Wednesday it plans to kill the Google Reader RSS tool on July 1. But fans of the service aren't about to let Google kill off the RSS tool off without a fight.
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Mellanox looks to head off Cisco, Juniper with open source Ethernet plan
In an effort to better compete with data center switching rivals Cisco, Arista and Juniper, Mellanox is opening up.
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Researcher unearths two new Java zero-day bugs
A Polish security firm known for rooting out Java vulnerabilities has reported two new bugs in the browser plug-in to Oracle, Security Explorations said today.
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Ancoris partners Esnatech to offer voice to Google Apps customers
UK-based Google Apps reseller Ancoris is teaming up with unified communications (UC) firm Esnatech to bring voice capabilities to its Google Apps customers.
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Dell announces new server portfolio ahead of Xeon E5 launch
Dell has announced a new portfolio of PowerEdge servers based on Intel?s forthcoming Xeon E5 processor, as part of an ?end-to-end IT platform? that the company says will help customers manage data better and make faster business decisions.
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Extreme Networks ships 192-port 40GbE BlackDiamond X8 switch
Extreme Networks has announced general availability of its BlackDiamond X8 modular Ethernet switch, billed as the ?fastest Ethernet switch in the world?.
