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Facebook shakes up switch market with new Open Compute Project

Posted May 08, 2013 - 4:48 pm by Nancy Gohring

The new project will describe a switch that disaggregates the hardware and software. The result could lead to more options and better prices, even for non-Web scale businesses.

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If Linux were a dog

Posted March 13, 2013

As I zoned out this morning, sipping coffee and watching my dogs wrestle on the couch, I wondered, "If my dogs were Linux distributions, which ones would they be?" Yes, these are the thoughts that run through my head as I get started in the morning.
The geek skills challenge: 10 talents worth mastering

Posted October 25, 2012

From replacing a hard drive to picking a lock, these are the skills you need to earn the name 'geek'
Spotlight on cybersecurity

Posted September 10, 2012

Cybersecurity events make splashy news headlines, with damages from data breaches running in the millions of dollars and the spectre of attacks on government agencies and critical infrastructure looming large. Here's what you need to know about cybersecurity and cyber threats.
Software Defined Networking (SDN) explained

Posted August 29, 2012

As is somewhat typical of emerging technologies, there isn't a universally agreed to definition of what is meant by software defined networking (SDN). Over the last year or two most of the definitions have focused on the decoupling of the network control plane from the network forwarding plane.
How to spot a Twitter bot

Posted June 28, 2012

Is that hottie really just a bottie? Here are six ways you can tell the difference between real and fake accounts on Twitter.

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Silicon Valley tech incubator hosts Norwegian royals

Posted May 8, 2013 - 11:32 pm

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit tried touchless gesturing systems and other technologies developed by Norwegian startups at a tech incubator in Palo Alto on Wednesday afternoon .
Microsoft releases fix-it for Internet Explorer 8 vulnerability

Posted May 8, 2013 - 10:03 pm

Microsoft has released a temporary fix for a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer 8, which was used by hackers in a prominent attack against the U.S. Department of Labor's website.
Researchers find hundreds of insecure building control systems

Posted May 8, 2013 - 9:37 pm

Intruders used to creep in through ventilation ducts. Now they break in using the software that controls the ventilation.
X1 desktop search tool now indexes SharePoint, cloud email

Posted May 8, 2013 - 7:56 pm

X1 has released the biggest upgrade of its desktop search tool in four years, adding the ability to query SharePoint sites and tap webmail accounts.
Google revamps admin console for Apps and other enterprise products

Posted May 8, 2013 - 5:40 pm

Google is rolling out a new IT administration console for its Apps email and collaboration cloud suite and for other enterprise products such as Maps Coordinate and Chrome OS devices.
San Francisco axes cellphone warning law in settlement with CTIA

Posted May 8, 2013 - 5:01 pm

San Francisco killed its cellphone radiation warning law on Tuesday by agreeing to settle a lawsuit by the mobile industry group CTIA.
Facebook to design an open source switch

Posted May 8, 2013 - 4:57 pm

As part of the Open Compute Project (OCP), Facebook's network engineering team is leading a project to develop an open source networking switch.
New boot firmware a step toward 64-bit Windows RT

Posted May 8, 2013 - 4:54 pm

A standards organization has created a boot environment for tablets and PCs that could potentially run a 64-bit version of Windows RT.
Facebook shakes up switch market with new Open Compute Project

Posted May 8, 2013 - 4:48 pm

The new project will describe a switch that disaggregates the hardware and software. The result could lead to more options and better prices, even for non-Web scale businesses.
More support for Windows RT, this time from Nvidia

Posted May 8, 2013 - 4:41 pm

Nvidia will stay on board with making Tegra ARM-based processors for Windows RT tablets despite sluggish early sales of the devices, making the same commitment that Qualcomm has made, an Nvidia executive said

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