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Novell Bundle Addresses Identity Management
Rules-based access control, user provisioning and password management are parts of the bundle's compliance package. Novell says that the components are designed to make audits less time-consuming.
9/4/2008 6:00PM EST

BMC Develops Virtualization Product Line
A collection of nine programs comprises BMC's approach to virtualization management. Major ingredients include the ability to locate virtualized servers in various mainframe environments, and configuration and provisioning tools for all levels of the virtualization stack.
9/4/2008 4:00PM EST

Boosts to Virtualization Management Come to Raritan's CC-SG 4.0
Raritan has upgraded its CommandCenter Secure Gateway to automatically discover, log and report on events virtualized systems. Currently, the product still only supports VMware systems.
9/4/2008 2:59PM EST

Idera Launches PowerShell Beta
The PowerShell Plus Professional Edition combines a console with a script editor. It can script a variety of tasks related to managing systems and databases.
8/25/2008 8:30AM EST

Fanfare Looks to Simplify Testing
iTest 3.2 has an In-Grid Analysis feature that lets testers view the analysis rules associated with specific test steps, along with a new feature called Testbed Revolver that enables greater test bed sharing and improved transferability.
8/22/2008 2:06PM EST

Triumfant Creates Power Management Product
The Green IT Power Management Option Pack can detect when a computer is out of compliance with an energy management policy, and can ready shut-down computers for maintenance.
8/21/2008 4:00PM EST

Containing the E-Mail Explosion
With e-mail usage expected to rise by up to 40 percent on a year-over-year basis, companies can try to discourage employees from storing less-important e-mails and to create a firm policy to deal with e-mail management.
8/21/2008 12:00PM EST

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Data Center Briefs: August 15, 2008
CRG West, Internap and SAVVIS build or expand their data centers around the world, Avocent names a new CEO, and Rackable now takes IBM BladeCenter servers in its ICE Cubes.

Emerson Network Power Brings Direct Cooling
The company's new product can be placed next to equipment racks to reduce the amount of cooling power used and can cool up to 23kW or 33kW. It uses scroll compressor technology to allow for precise adjustments in cooling.

Data Center Briefs: August 1, 2008
The EPA continues to work on ENERGY STAR specifications for data centers, Centrin opens up the largest data center in China and OneNeck acquires the managed hosting business unit from Ensynch.

Data Center Briefs: July 15, 2008
IBM says it has opened the greenest data center in North America, Equinix expands its Internet Business Exchange to Switzerland and Univa launches its flagship application delivery environment manager.

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Open Source: Irreconcilable Differences
Why should there be an emphasis on making open-source operating systems compatible with commercial ones? If open-source developers are not careful, they will encourage their customers to seek proprietary offerings instead.

Short Takes: IT Faces a Bizarre Month
The editors take a look at glitches caused by Zeus' handiwork, the times that are a-changing at college computer labs and a series of strange events in the IT world. Also, the SharePoint Technology Conference is announced.

The Data Center: Security, Compliance Issues Holding Back the Clouds
Cloud computing is still gaining steam as a concept and practice in the industry. Acceptance of it is being hindered by flaws in its application and by lingering doubts to its effectiveness, things that can or will soon be addressed.

Midori: The Empire's New Hope
After looking over Midori, we think that, as it currently is presented, it would be a welcome successor to the Windows line of OSes. Microsoft must work hard to eliminate the defects of its current Windows incarnation and create an OS that is built for an interconnected world.

The Microsoft Stack: Trying to Bring Order to Chaos
Hosting applications, especially Web hosting, can be complicated and frustrating. Fortunately, Microsoft has presented thorough documentation for best practices for some of its products, so using them is not such a hassle.

Guest View: Small Steps in Energy Efficiency Result in Two Kinds of 'Green'
"Going green" is thought of as an expensive process, but there are ways to cut costs without harming service. Consider these tips to lowering power usage, which save energy and money.

The Storage Rack: Dealing With Their Daemons in the Place Where Shadows Lie
IT departments inside companies face the temptation of implementing processes or working on projects that fly under the corporate leadership's radar. These projects usually do more harm than good, so avoid facilitating them.

The Evolving Role of the IT Pro
Studies show that work that tasks once entrusted to IT workers are being outsourced. Rather than worry about the future of IT, IT workers should focus on acquiring the skills to meet the technologies of the future, like cloud computing and managed services.

The Data Center: When Setting Up Data Center, Don't Forget the Network!
You can build the biggest, most advanced data centers on the planet, but as Google and Microsoft know, without a network, they are not too useful. Companies have been investing in expanding global network capacity to this end.

IT Planning Will Never Be the Same
IT and business are merging, and the days of considering IT being its own separate realm inside an enterprise are over. The sooner IT and business managers recognize this, the better.

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Power Moves: Understanding what you know – and don’t know – about power usage in your data center
Managing data center power is critical. But where do you start? A new study from Raritan and PTS examines the...

Managing the Virtualized Data Center
Many companies are implementing virtualization technology to achieve a variety of benefits – including reduced capital spending on hardware, reduced...

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New Processors and SSDs From Intel
Intel's new multicore processor line will be out before the end of the year, with faster paths to memory and more power efficiency. Intel is also launch a line of solid state drives.
8/20/2008 5:02PM EST

Intel Certification Available as a Service
A service was started in April by Intel and SpikeSource to give certification to ISVs to develop on multicore platforms. Today, that service has gone public, and the two companies hope to grow an already sizable subscriber base.
8/20/2008 1:00PM EST

SharePoint Technical Conference Announced
This coming January, the SharePoint Technology Conference in Burlingame, Calif., will provide IT companies the resources and expertise to make the most out of SharePoint implementations.
8/18/2008 1:30PM EST

Perforce Polishes Its Imaging
The visual differencing functionality in Perforce's SCM has been upgraded to allow side-by-side comparisons of changes to images. It is compatible with Adobe and Microsoft products.
8/18/2008 8:30AM EST

It Takes a Human Touch for Businesses to Succeed
A study released by the Human Capital Institute and IBM finds that managers lack skills necessary to get the most out of their people, despite recognition by companies that these skills are important.
8/15/2008 3:50PM EST

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