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Audits Begin At Apple's Chinese Supplier Plants

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Apple today said that auditors from a labor rights group have begun inspections at Chinese factories that manufacture its iPad and iPhone.

F5 Gear Bought to Optimize WAN Also Helps with VDI

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Distribution Management Inc. bought F5's Big-IP Gateway to handle WAN optimization, but it turns out the platform solved a string of problems that cropped up when the company deployed VMware virtual desktop infrastructure, too.

Demand Growing for Application Performance Management Tools, Experts Say

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The growing importance of reliable applications in the enterprise has opened a lucrative market opportunity for application performance management vendors, some of which have taken full advantage lately.

HP Moves Load Testing Software to the Cloud

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

With the release of its new LoadRunner in the Cloud application load testing solution, HP aims to provide the flexibility of software-as-a-service in tools that traditionally entailed substantial investments to implement.

India Builds a Mega Data Center

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

IBM has designed and helped to build a 900,000-square-foot data center in India that it says is the largest in that country in terms of size and power. It's also among the largest in the world.

Riverbed Upgrades 'Edge Virtual Server Infrastructure'

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Riverbed today announced the release of updates to its Steelhead network performance products as well as its Granite product line, which is based on the edge virtual server infrastructure approach that Riverbed is pushing. Whereas the former aims to boost network performance for the customers that are concerned about application delivery, the latter may attract more attention from the infrastructure management industry.

HP Extends Asset Mapping Into Amazon, VMware Clouds

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

HP's Discovery and Dependency Mapping Advanced package now can find your IT assets in the cloud

In Search of an Energy Yardstick

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

We take a comprehensive look at the new green-IT metrics for measuring data center efficiency and productivity from The Green Grid and other industry groups. Insider, registration required.

MetaFlows Launches Low-Cost SaaS Product That Unifies Network Security

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

MetaFlows Security System uses a combination of open source and proprietary technologies to reduce costs and support off-the-shelf hardware

New Leaders Emerging in WAN Optimization Market

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

In yet another sign that growing revenues are reshaping the vendor outlook in the network management sector, Gartner recently named vendor Silver Peak one of the leaders in its magic quadrant for the WAN optimization market.

MacIT: IT Groups Grapple with Managing Fast-Growing IOS Devices

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Apple recently has improved its mobile device management features, but IT groups are discovering a new set of challenges when they start to move to larger numbers of iOS devices, MacIT conference attendees are confirming this week.

Net Optics Acquires NMetric, Targets Network Intelligence

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

In a move to broaden its offerings for the growing network intelligence and diagnostics market, telecom equipment manufacturer Net Optics recently announced the acquisition of network analytics software provider nMetric.

Walmart Shuffles IT Execs, Names New CIO

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Walmart shuffled its top IT executives last week, promoting former CIO Rollin Ford to the position of chief administrative officer. Karenann Terrell, previously assistant CIO, is the new CIO.

MacIT Conference Puts Enterprise Shine on Apple Platforms

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Apple's presence has exploded in the enterprise, thanks to fast and wide adoption of iPhones and iPads. The annual Macworld|iWorld show in San Francisco next week for the first time is offering a separate conference, MacIT, dedicated to this unlikely success.

WAN Optimization Market Shakeup Predicted

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

WAN optimization is shaping up to be one of the hottest areas of the network equipment market, prompting industry experts to predict high-profile acquisitions and vendor shakeups in the near future.