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July 2007 Netcraft Survey, Yet Another New Player
[July 3, 2007] The Web continues to grow, despite Apache losing ground and Windows stagnating. This quarter, Google Front End joined lighttpd and the venerable Top 5 mix. See More Stats...

Term of the Week: High-Performance Computing
[July 2, 2007] High-performance computing, or HPC, is a branch of computer science that concentrates on developing supercomputers and software to run on supercomputers. See More Tutorials...

Openfire vs. Jabberd
[July 2, 2007] How do these Jabber-based, real-time communication servers stack up against each other? See More News...

Server Snapshots: HP in the Real World
[June 29, 2007] When it came time for Nigeria-based Oando to upgrade from a distributed Windows environment to a full-fledged data center, the oil and gas company opted for a combination of HP Integrity and 9000 servers along with HP StorageWorks storage arrays. See More Hardware Articles...

Bugger Off: Keeping Hackers Off Your Servers
[June 28, 2007] There's no foolproof method for keeping hackers at bay, but steps can be taken to prevent servers from leaking information that can be used against you. See More Tutorials...

Supercomputing Cuts Thin
[June 28, 2007] SGI and Fujitsu unveiled blades that cut deeper into the high-performance computing space. See More News...

Big Blue Colors Supercomputer List
[June 27, 2007] IBM takes top spot as well as the most installs on the Top500 list, while Cray, Dell and SGI make appearances in the top 10. See More News...

Jive's Openfire: New Version Gets New Name and Feature Boost
[June 27, 2007] Will the latest version of the cross-platform, Jabber-based collaboration server formerly known as Wildfire light your fire? See More Reviews...

Virtually Speaking: Are We 'There' Yet?
[June 26, 2007] NEC's and Novell's decisions to be more Xen-like takes the hypervisor two steps closer to a higher plain. See More Trends...

Vendors Rev Up for Supercomputing
[June 26, 2007] IBM, Intel, Sun and others are using the semi-annual supercomputing show to highlight performance improvements on every level, right down to the wires. See More News...

CommuniGate Pro vs. DBabble
[June 25, 2007] These similarly priced mail servers support a wide variety of operating systems. Do their feature sets meet your needs? See More News...

Tip of the Trade: Managed Switches
[June 25, 2007] Now that managed switches are no longer a big-ticket item, it's worth giving them a second look. See More Tutorials...

Term of the Week: Middleware
[June 22, 2007] The term middleware describes software that serves as the glue between two applications and passes data between them. See More Tutorials...

Server Snapshots: Spotlight on HP
[June 22, 2007] Incremental upgrades are hardly dramatic, but they are key to keeping up with the feverish pace of technology. HP's addition of quad-core chips to its ProLiant line and dual-core chips to its Integrity line are prime examples of this. See More Hardware Articles...

Big Iron Rocks On
[June 22, 2007] IBM touts System z machines and virtualization as one alternative to server farms. See More News...

Sun Fire X4600, Combining the Need for Speed With Energy Efficiency
[June 21, 2007] When it comes to servers, speed isn't nearly as important as good design, redundancy and close attention to detail. The Sun Fire X4600 aims to deliver all this -- along with with extreme flexibility. See More Hardware Articles...

HP Tackles Power, Security
[June 21, 2007] A slew of new products from the tech giant are designed to lower power costs and boost security. See More News...

Enterprise Unix Roundup: Schwartz Extends Olive Branch to Linux
[June 20, 2007] As GPL3 nears finalization, debates rage on and OpenSolaris is abruptly thrust front and center. Linux Kernel Mailing List participants and others consider the possibility of dual-licensing the Linux kernel under both versions of the GPL and how important Sun is to this forming ecosystem. See More Enterprise Unix Roundup...

Virtually Speaking: Misplaced Priorities
[June 19, 2007] When enterprises plan to deploy a virtualized infrastructure, security often takes a back seat to ROI and TCO concerns. According to one Gartner analyst, this is a big mistake. See More Trends...

HP to Offer Data Centers a 'Secure Advantage'
[June 19, 2007] From the PC to the server, HP's new security umbrella aims to protect the data center. See More News...

Merak Mail Server vs. Merak Linux Mail Server
[June 19, 2007] Do different operating systems make for different products? Which one best fits your infrastructure? See More News...

Tip of the Trade: Avoid Getting Fried on Cheap Power Supplies
[June 18, 2007] Power supplies are one area where going cheap doesn't pay. Inferior power supplies can cause slowdowns, lockups, crashes and worse. The right product is one way to ensure systems remain healthy and stable. See More Tutorials...

Server Snapshots: SPARC Enterprise M4000, M5000 Servers
[June 15, 2007] If the adage, "two heads are better than one" applies to server development, the jointly built Sun-Fujitsu M4000 and M5000 midrange servers from the SPARC Enterprise server line are sure to turn heads. The systems seek to bring the benefits of traditional mainframes to lower-cost Unix boxes. See More Hardware Articles...

Term of the Week: UPS
[June 15, 2007] Short for uninterruptible power supply, a UPS typically keeps a computer running for several minutes after a power outage, enabling data to be saved to RAM and the computer to be shut down gracefully or run until a generator kicks in. See More Tutorials...

Intel Outlines Itanium Roadmap
[June 15, 2007] Intel highlighted its planned route from Montecito to Poulson, with scheduled stops in Montvale and Kittson. See More News...

Novel, Open-Xchange Expand Linux Collaboration Wares
[June 15, 2007] Open-Xchange refreshed version 5 of its flagship product, while Novell, no longer tightly partnered with Open-Xchange, announced Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition. See More News...

The Power and Cooling Quagmire
[June 14, 2007] Fix one and demand for the other may skyrocket. What steps can you take to mitigate both? See More Trends...

Server Density Makes Your UPS More Critical Than Ever
[June 13, 2007] As blade servers and multi-core processors become more prevalent in the server room, the role of uninterruptible power supplies is changing and becoming even more important. See More Trends...

IBM Gives Small Businesses a Blade of Their Own
[June 13, 2007] Big Blue says its BladeCenter S is small enough to sit on a desktop but powerful enough to handle all your server needs. See More News...

Virtually Speaking: Gartner Outlines 'Real-Time Infrastructure'
[June 12, 2007] At its IT Infrastructure, Operations & Management Summit, the research firm details how virtualization will enable the agility needed for the data center of the future. See More Trends...

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