As recently as a few years ago, IT personnel were trained to harden their network perimeter, barring outsiders entirely. In contrast, today's security environment is far less clear-cut -- and the role of firewalls is expanding. "A lot of new developments are going on at once," Richard Stiennon, Inte...
In a bid to capture more of the mid-range server market, IBM has introduced an eight-way Unix machine. The new unit includes some features that were previously available only in higher-end units, such as a Power4+ chip and autonomic computing capabilities. The server also costs less than its predece...
The DVD industry is no stranger to significant infighting over formats, with manufacturers supporting one of two rival standards, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW. And it appears that the standards battle will drag on for the foreseeable future. In the latest maneuver, Toshiba and NEC have announced that they ...