http://it.hardware.com/news/The latest news from Hardware.comitCopyright 2010 Hardware.comNewshttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60http://it.hardware.com/images/header/logo.gifhttp://it.hardware.com/01234567181920212223SaturdaySundayhttp://it.hardware.com/news/routers/cisco-energy-router/Cisco has recently announced a platform that will manage all the systems and facilities in a business for their energy consumption.RoutersMon, 19 Jul 2010 08:34:48 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/brocade-for-sale/Although this story has been in the news, on and off for a while, it is still making the headlines – the possibility that Cisco rival, Brocade, may be bought by IBM, Dell and Juniper.SwitchesMon, 19 Jul 2010 08:04:56 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/security/social-networks-a-network-security-risk/Although social networking is seen as a minority sport by business, it does affect how companies do business and the threats can affect companies significantly.SecurityMon, 19 Jul 2010 07:49:54 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/hps-datacentre-switching/HP has announced data centre switching and security products which will simplify server connectivity and protect core data as network hardware infrastructure becomes converged.SwitchesMon, 12 Jul 2010 08:28:15 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/voip/it-technology-predictions/Cisco has recently conducted some research on 15,000 people’s views on IT technology and predictions for the future. The research included people in the public sector, healthcare, education, marketing and businesses.VoIPMon, 12 Jul 2010 08:14:58 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/datacentre-design/In the past it was the accepted wisdom to create datacentres that were future proof, now the smarter decision-making revolves around maximum efficiency that fits the needs of today, with flexibility in mind.ServersMon, 12 Jul 2010 07:54:51 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/routers/cisco-versus-juniper/There are a number of battles going on in the network hardware market, mostly to do with technological advances, and one of those is between Cisco and Juniper.RoutersThu, 01 Jul 2010 09:43:55 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/transceivers/prolabs-and-the-transceiver-module-market/According to a recent survey the global transceiver module market will grow by over 50% in the next four years.TransceiversThu, 01 Jul 2010 09:31:13 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/security/security-implications-of-social-networking/It seems there is no stopping social networking from interrupting not only our personal lives but also our business lives, but there are security issues involved.SecurityTue, 29 Jun 2010 08:10:51 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/repair/smartpac-network-repair-service-continues-to-grow/The Smartpac Repair team continue their expansion with the recruitment of Andy Kemp as a UK Repair Centre Consultant.RepairTue, 29 Jun 2010 08:01:52 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/are-cisco-lead-times-getting-better/Supply chain problems are still afflicting Cisco’s customers with regard to getting hold of run-rate network hardware equipment.SwitchesTue, 29 Jun 2010 07:53:59 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/storage/hp-innovation-gridlock/A recent HP survey summarises the current IT situation as a position where the IT department is unable to drive new business innovation because the majority of funding is spent on operating the current network.StorageTue, 15 Jun 2010 10:40:34 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/usato/the-european-it-outlook/As part of its European expansion, Hardware.com is pressing ahead with the translation of its French, Spanish, Italian and German websites. This will both assist existing clients on the Continent as well as generating new private and public sector European contacts.UsatoTue, 15 Jun 2010 10:18:33 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/it-skills-change-in-network-hardware-market/HP is cutting 9000 jobs, but is also considering hiring 6000 new staff. It’s all part of the shift in IT skills due to the increasing automation of datacentres, so that IT is now looking for people with more sales and delivery experience rather than hands-on IT skills.ServersTue, 15 Jun 2010 09:10:57 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/hp-proliant-server-sales-bellwether-of-it-health/HP ProLiant servers and BladeSystem servers have been selling well in the past quarter - up 54% to $3 billion.ServersTue, 08 Jun 2010 13:34:13 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/datacentre-networks-and-server-virtualisation/Many CIOs and CTOs believe that the data centre network is at a critical point in time with regard to server virtualisation – it’s about flexibility, agility & open standards and it won’t be solved quickly or easilySwitchesTue, 08 Jun 2010 13:19:34 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/ciscos-strongest-quarter-in-their-history/Cisco's latest results show sales up by 27% year-on year in the third quarter, ending May 1st 2010.SwitchesTue, 08 Jun 2010 12:48:10 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/force10-networks-becomes-a-real-focus-for-the-datacentre/Hardware.com is announcing its backing of Force10 Networks as a real alternative to Cisco in the network switch marketplace. Force10 is a pioneer in 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching and routing.SwitchesThu, 27 May 2010 14:45:11 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/routers/layer-3-network-to-become-one/According to Juniper Networks’ CEO, Kevin Johnson, his company is the only one that is working away from the old 3-layer network architecture to 2-layer and eventually a single layer.RoutersThu, 27 May 2010 14:39:10 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/voip/cisco-buying-for-network-traffic-upsurge/Cisco is still very much on the acquisition trail, signalling its intent to buy CoreOptics – a designer of digital signal processing solutions for high-speed optical networking applications, so that transmission technology keeps up with IP traffic increases.VoIPThu, 27 May 2010 14:36:43 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/ethernet-switching-is-being-pushed-into-the-sphere-of-unimaginable-speeds/100 Gigabit Ethernet will become the standard in 2010 and the Terabit Ethernet is being planned for 2015.SwitchesThu, 13 May 2010 15:28:58 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/voip/video-calling/Video communication is not a new idea and has been around for decades. However, the technology has improved dramatically over recent years, but there is still a barrier to overcome for it to be accepted and used.VoIPThu, 13 May 2010 15:22:54 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/ups/green-it-solutions-leaderboard/Greenpeace is not known for advocating IT, but being pragmatic enough to engage with IT, they have come up with IT climate ranking leaderboard – an assessment of IT companies and how green they are.UPSThu, 13 May 2010 14:48:58 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/it-trends-you-cant-afford-to-ignore/Gartner comes out with some interesting facts and figures; and their latest research is no exception. They also recommend an action plan of what Network Managers need to do today, in the next 18 months and the longer term.ServersTue, 27 Apr 2010 11:38:57 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/2010-network-hardware-spending-increases/Both Forrester Research and Gartner have revised their estimates upwards for IT network hardware and software spending in 2010 and 2011.SwitchesTue, 27 Apr 2010 11:32:26 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/vmware-server-virtualisation-software-sales-are-up/VMware sales in the first quarter of the year up to the end of March 2010 were up 34.7% from last year’s first quarter.ServersTue, 27 Apr 2010 10:35:59 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/cisco-lead-times-the-delays-continue/Businesses that are planning to upgrade, refresh or expand their network hardware are still experiencing long delays in getting hold of Cisco network equipment.SwitchesThu, 15 Apr 2010 08:46:30 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/security/cyberattacks-and-network-security/Is your network secure from attacks by botnets? Are your computer systems already compromised and ready to be activated by cybercriminals?SecurityWed, 14 Apr 2010 08:38:21 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/routers/juniper-routers-ankeena-streaming-optimisation/Juniper is set to buy Ankeena, a software company that works with Juniper routers and switches, in order to optimise media content delivery. The take over bid is purported to be worth just under $100 million.RoutersTue, 13 Apr 2010 15:54:42 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/cisco-systems-network-hardware-alternatives/HP, Force10 and Juniper are three of many manufacturers in the network hardware arena that are offering different approaches and demonstrations of their capability in the traditional Cisco dominated market place.SwitchesTue, 13 Apr 2010 15:47:03 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/repair/women-taking-the-lead-in-it/Over 90 years after women gained the right to vote in the UK; it has been revealed that they have more than caught up in another aspect. A Cambridge University study has recently shown that there has been a "quiet revolution" in the UK workplace. There are now more women working in high status jobs than men in the areas of law and medicine.RepairWed, 31 Mar 2010 14:31:35 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/hp-proliant-g7-servers-coming-soon/A year on from the arrival of the HP ProLiant G6 server, HP has announced today the next generation of server – the HP ProLiant G7 server.ServersMon, 29 Mar 2010 14:00:04 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/server-virtualisation-or-the-cloud/These are the two hot topics currently on the lips of everyone associated with IT networks management. Server virtualisation is an enabler of cloud computing, but also one of the best alternatives to the cloud.ServersMon, 29 Mar 2010 13:41:46 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/security/juniper-networks-security-products-grow-over-32/The worldwide network security market for hardware and software grew 3.6% year-on-year in the last quarter of 2009 according to research company Canalys, to a $3.6 billion market.SecurityMon, 22 Mar 2010 11:15:01 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/usato/it-modernisation-in-the-21st-century/Modernisation is an inevitable path, a preparation for the future not a mad dash for the latest technology. IT modernisation is a rational strategy that reviews old and new network hardware, application technology and skills technology, it’s a blend and then migration of the best of what you have and best available on the market.UsatoMon, 22 Mar 2010 11:07:15 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/new-cisco-gigabit-ethernet-switches-support-video-streaming/The new Cisco 3750 is a stackable switch that will allow multiple machines to be linked and to share each other’s power supplies. The Cisco 3560 switches are standalone and can be stacked but cannot be cross-linked. The Cisco Catalyst 2960 access switch will have increased energy efficiency as well.SwitchesMon, 22 Mar 2010 10:55:34 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/security/network-solutions-for-managing-cloud-computing/One of the biggest talking points in the network hardware industry at the moment is concerning how to cut costs and even generate revenues using cloud computing.SecurityMon, 15 Mar 2010 14:23:11 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/routers/cisco-announces-that-it-will-change-the-internet-forever/Cisco CRS-3 is a Cisco router that will offer Telco’s and ISP’s three times bandwidth improvement. The question is – does that really change the Internet?RoutersMon, 15 Mar 2010 14:19:01 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/cisco-lead-times-letting-business-down/Every day we are getting calls from companies, both large and small, which are desperate for Cisco network hardware, as they simply cannot get hold of Cisco equipment as the lead times from Cisco and their channel partners are too lengthy.SwitchesWed, 03 Mar 2010 16:47:29 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/support/cisco-hp-and-force10-jostling-in-the-network-switch-and-server-markets/The split of Cisco and HP from their preferred partner status may have some advantages for network managers and the competition alike.SupportWed, 03 Mar 2010 12:33:09 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/ups/tories-to-tightly-manage-public-sector-it-budgets/The General Election is looming, and with current polls suggesting a closely fought contest but with a Tory victory, it is likely to mean that IT government spending will fall significantly as the Tories try to manage the nation’s debt.UPSWed, 03 Mar 2010 11:30:43 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/repair/free-network-health-check/Hardware.com has a number of senior engineer days available to customers to use up before March 31st 2010, which could qualify you for a free network health check.RepairWed, 03 Mar 2010 11:16:56 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/cisco-versus-hp-the-network-equipment-war/There have been news stories abounding around Cisco and HP becoming real rivals in the server and networking infrastructure markets.ServersMon, 22 Feb 2010 13:18:06 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/cisco-software-upgrade-for-nexus-7000-switch-series/Cisco is developing a software upgrade for the Nexus 7000 switch that will enable easier movement of loads and virtual machines across multiple data centres. SwitchesMon, 22 Feb 2010 13:11:44 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/usato/cisco-lead-times-a-real-problem-for-customers/Cisco admits that their supply of network hardware equipment is causing industry and channel problems in terms of fulfilling orders on time.UsatoThu, 11 Feb 2010 11:49:36 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/support/cisco-ends-smartnet-support-on-end-of-life-products/Cisco has announced plans to stop support on End of Life and End of Service product groups worth a total of $9 billion. SupportThu, 11 Feb 2010 11:46:18 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/storage/datacentres-and-cloud-computing-to-save-billions/There is a current trend towards virtualisation and cloud computing and there is nowhere else where consolidation of network infrastructure and network services can make a huge difference, than Government.StorageThu, 11 Feb 2010 11:27:20 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/cisco-network-hardware-results/Cisco Systems last quarter results show a profit increase by 23%. This is Cisco’s first quarterly sales increase since 2008.ServersMon, 08 Feb 2010 12:05:11 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/mergers-and-acquisitions-in-the-network-hardware-world/Juniper and Polycom. Cisco and Tandberg. Sun and Oracle.ServersMon, 08 Feb 2010 12:01:04 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/transceivers/smartoptics-launches-worlds-first-long-distance-10g-sfp-cwdm-networking-system/One of Hardware.com's key suppliers of optical transceivers has developed a CWDM system capable of delivering eight channels of 10Gbps SFP+ over distances of 40 kilometres.TransceiversMon, 08 Feb 2010 11:56:00 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/usato/why-you-should-consider-refurbished-cisco-hardware/The constant need to manage the budget, i.e. saving cash, is one that IT Managers know only too well. There is a way in which significant savings can be made while still delivering quality and service.UsatoWed, 27 Jan 2010 14:28:24 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/voip/small-medium-sized-businesses-use-voip-technology-not-planes/In a recent research programme of 1200 small and medium-sized businesses in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey and the UK; the findings were that in the current global economic climate they are more likely to use technology tools to communicate with business partners than schedule a business trip.VoIPWed, 27 Jan 2010 14:25:03 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/routers/cisco-routers-in-space/Cisco has put a router into space on a satellite now orbiting the Earth at 22,000 miles above ground. Is this the first step to Cisco’s intergalactic domination or is it for a more efficient IP network?RoutersWed, 27 Jan 2010 14:22:31 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/smart-computing-the-next-technology-advancement-phase/Latest research from the IT market analysis company, Forrester, indicates that tech spending will increase 8.1% globally compared to 2009 – rising above $1.6 trillion for 2010.SwitchesTue, 19 Jan 2010 10:07:48 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/ups/eaton-and-hp-develop-the-future-data-centre-for-us-government/As part of the US Government’s Stimulus Program, Eaton and HP will develop a $7.4 million, fully-enclosed IT rack system, providing its own internal power and cooling.UPSTue, 19 Jan 2010 09:13:44 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/network-hardware-and-virtualisation/Virtualisation is one of the hot technologies for 2010, according to Gartner, which reports that global revenues for virtualisation software totalled $1.8 billion in 2009 and will rise to about $2.1 billion in 2010.ServersTue, 19 Jan 2010 08:50:17 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/transceivers/change-your-hardware-manufacturer-in-2010-and-save-money-on-network-equipment/All network manufacturers are not the same – changing or considering alternatives can save significant amounts of money.TransceiversFri, 08 Jan 2010 12:02:28 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/voip/broadband-for-quality-and-reach-of-networks/Cisco's latest sponsored research found that Lithuania, Bulgaria and Romania were better prepared than the UK and the USA for the next generation of net applications.VoIPFri, 08 Jan 2010 11:47:06 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/voip/google-your-next-strategic-technology-partner/CIOs and IT decision-makers need to decide whether Google becomes a strategic technology partner for the new enterprise/consumer platform.VoIPMon, 04 Jan 2010 11:26:53 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/many-planning-network-hardware-purchases-in-next-6-months/The economy is coming out of recession and there are mixed messages from various sources, some being optimistic and other urging caution.ServersMon, 04 Jan 2010 11:22:41 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/voip/it-the-shape-of-digital-and-business-in-the-future/There are a number of themes which are emerging that CIOs and IT & network hardware managers need to understand as they will affect the implementation of their network infrastructure strategies.VoIPMon, 04 Jan 2010 11:10:57 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/security/security-threat-predictions-for-2010/Continuing the theme of predictions for 2010, the security threats that will affect your network and your data will include more sophisticated criminal activity.SecurityTue, 15 Dec 2009 12:45:33 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/ups/network-technologies-for-2010/What are the strategically important technologies that need to be considered for 2010?UPSTue, 15 Dec 2009 12:35:26 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/it-inclusion-at-copenhagen-climate-agreement/The IT industry will be mentioned in the draft climate treaty that will form the basis for negotiations at the UN summit in Copenhagen.ServersThu, 03 Dec 2009 09:41:00 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/storage/2010-prediction-increase-in-it-spending-including-virtualisation/Goldman Sachs increased its 2010 outlook for global IT spending, doubling the growth prediction from 2% to 4%.StorageThu, 03 Dec 2009 09:34:17 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/storage/hardwarecom-is-now-a-professional-partner-virtual-infrastructure-for-vmware/Hardware.com has just launched VMware, server virtualisation software, in order to deliver business infrastructure virtualisation for our customers.StorageWed, 25 Nov 2009 09:17:39 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/security/mobile-workers-iphone-security-worries/The second worm to infect the iPhone has targeted online bank ING Direct. Mobile surfers visiting the ING website with infected devices were being redirected to a phishing site disguised to harvest online banking details.SecurityTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:03:15 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/usato/refurbished-green-cisco-equipment/"The refurbished Cisco network equipment market has seen a huge increase over the past year – with a 22% increase in customers asking for refurbished prices compared to a year ago" Said Mark Cadbury, Marketing Director at Hardware.com.UsatoTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:21:05 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/datacentres-are-the-most-critical-battleground-between-cisco-and-hp/HP’s acquisition of 3Com, scheduled for early 2010, for $2.7 billion in cash is in direct competition to Cisco, and blurs the market of who dominates what – server or networking infrastructure.SwitchesFri, 13 Nov 2009 10:08:04 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/cisco-collaborations-new-battleground/The new buzzword being touted by Cisco is collaboration, and they have launched quite a few products and updates to support the whole concept, including hosted email and enterprise networking.NewsFri, 13 Nov 2009 09:05:53 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/storage/cisco-emc-and-vmware-coalition-as-upturn-in-latest-results/The new virtual computing environment coalition, called Acadia, will accelerate virtualisation and private cloud infrastructures.StorageThu, 05 Nov 2009 15:38:34 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/hp-announces-free-solaris-linux-porting-kit/If you feel that you have had to use Solaris-based applications to run your infrastructure and consequently have had to have Sun hardware, then you need to know that HP has developed a porting environment to automate Solaris to Linux migration.ServersTue, 03 Nov 2009 15:04:25 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/voip/cisco-the-latest-acquisition-news-in-the-voip-world/Cisco may not go ahead with the acquisition of Tandberg, but has announced another deal with a Chinese set-top box business and deployment of an IP backbone for T-Mobile.VoIPTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:40:17 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/usato/cisco-distribution-warns-of-four-month-plus-lead-times/Hardware.com has checked a few run-rate Cisco routers and switches on the official Cisco lead times tool, and for some of the most popular items, the lead times are now up to four months, with some even in excess of that!UsatoWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:16:45 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/security/massive-phishing-scam-arrests/In the USA, 53 people were indicted on a variety of charges related to a phishing scam; added to this, another 47 were arrested in Egypt. This was a result of the biggest international cybercrime investigation ever.SecurityWed, 21 Oct 2009 15:09:51 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/voip/ethernet-the-answer-to-data-centre-cabling-chaos/The mass of cables that are required to connect all the network hardware in the data centre is causing cable chaos and additional costs.VoIPWed, 21 Oct 2009 09:04:33 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/routers/cisco-routers-to-be-updated/Having sold over seven million routers since 2004, Cisco announced today that it is to release three new integrated services router models.RoutersWed, 21 Oct 2009 08:55:40 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/ciscos-29-billion-purchase-of-starent-networks/Starent Networks are strong in the mobile data networks and this gives Cisco an "in" to the migration of broadband to mobile – of 3G to 4G platforms, effectively the network infrastructure to develop the mobile internet.ServersFri, 16 Oct 2009 11:30:01 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/datacentres-optimisation-for-cost-and-efficiency/Recent research from an IDC survey of 2000 datacentre owners in 14 countries indicates that most of them think that their datacentre is in dire need of an overhaul.ServersFri, 16 Oct 2009 11:24:49 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/emerson-buys-avocent-for-12-billion/Emerson Electric, the company that has power, climate control and other automation businesses appliances and tools, will now have hardware and software with the buy out of Avocent.SwitchesMon, 12 Oct 2009 08:37:30 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/power-over-ethernet-questions-and-answers/Power over Ethernet technology integrates power and data across standard network cabling and provides flexible and scalable networking infrastructure for growth and efficiency.SwitchesMon, 12 Oct 2009 08:28:58 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/ups/eaton-bladeups-how-to-be-energy-efficient-with-modular-ups/Eaton BladeUPS offers 97% energy efficiency with 65% less heat dissipation and 70% reduction in carbon footprint - the green solution for datacentres.UPSTue, 06 Oct 2009 10:28:56 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/why-have-cisco-bought-tandberg/$3 billion is a lot of money to pay for a video conferencing systems company, apparently above the market rate, however there must be strategic reasoning behind the acquisition.NewsMon, 05 Oct 2009 10:11:02 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/hardwarecom-partner-with-fluke-networks-to-offer-networked-application-performance-management-solutions/Hardware.com and Fluke Networks today announce a partnership whereby Hardware.com will offer its customers the Fluke Networks' Visual Performance Manager networked application performance management system. Fluke Networks’ network and application performance management products complement Hardware.com’s broad portfolio of IT product and service offerings, providing customers with an end-to-end offering that is tailored to their infrastructure needs and budgets.NewsMon, 05 Oct 2009 09:49:29 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/switches/switches-arent-just-switches-anymore/The functionality of switches has changed over recent years to a point now that they are also firewalls, load balancers, they can access control lists and perform network security tasks. Virtualisation is fully on the IT agenda and as such the performance, management and implications for IT resourcing of virtual switches is a real concern.SwitchesFri, 02 Oct 2009 13:46:35 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/support/hardwarecom-extends-its-network-hardware-support-for-europe/Network infrastructure support and maintenance is essential for business; to ensure your customers and internal users get the information they need, when they need it. Your network really is the backbone of your company. Smartpac Support is part of the service division of Hardware.com; it is a packaged maintenance and support service that gives you assurance that we will be there to assist and resolve your network problems as quickly as possible.SupportThu, 01 Oct 2009 13:23:08 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/repair/new-cisco-repair-manager-for-smartpac-repair/Sebastien Bourgoin has recently joined Hardware.com as the Group Repair Sales Manager and is the driving force behind the next level of growth for Smartpac Repair. Sebastien comes to Hardware.com from a repair sales and maintenance background, and before that he was a Hardware.com Account Manager for France.RepairThu, 01 Oct 2009 13:16:34 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/routers/network-reliability-versus-performance-management/Over the last 20 years the IT function of businesses has spent millions on fault management implementation tools and processes to maximise network availability. Infrastructure reliability has now improved to 99.9%; the focus is on performance management. RoutersThu, 01 Oct 2009 13:11:15 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/usato/if-cisco-refurbishes-and-repairs-then-why-dont-you/Returned products to Cisco cost them $8 million a year and generated over 2.5 million kilograms of waste. Now Cisco recycles and reuses 45% of that returned equipment, by using it internally for customer demos, in engineering labs, for spare parts and charitable causes.UsatoThu, 01 Oct 2009 13:00:49 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/routers/intended-spend-on-network-hardware/In a recent research report from Rhetorik, titled IT and Telecoms Investment in 2009, Future Plans and Trends, substantial budgets have been revealed in a number of key product and service areas. The areas of investment were laptops/notebooks, desktop PCs, servers and the core network products of routers, switches and hubs.RoutersThu, 01 Oct 2009 12:53:13 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/transceivers/the-top-table-ibm-survey-of-cios/IBM has just published its 2009 Global CIO study, covering 2,500 CIOs in over 75 countries and 15 industries. 62% of CIOs are members of the most senior management team in high growth companies. In low growth companies that figure falls to 46%.TransceiversThu, 01 Oct 2009 12:47:29 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/transceivers/the-truth-about-optics/ProLabs is a consortium of leading manufacturers of networking components and accessories including memory, optical & copper transceivers, media converters and cables. Last year, ProLabs shipped over 150,000 units, with less than 0.04% failure rate.TransceiversThu, 01 Oct 2009 12:44:34 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/support/it-techie-train-wreck-are-you-supporting-your-network/Businesses are heading for a technology "train wreck" if they focus too much attention on short term issues. Analyst house Gartner says organisations are looking at the next project rather than how to modernise their IT in the long term.SupportThu, 01 Oct 2009 12:38:54 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/hp-proliant-g5-will-reach-end-of-life-earlier-than-expected/The HP ProLiant G5 has ceased to be manufactured by HP and at current run rates there will be no G5s available for purchase by the end of September. This should come as no surprise, as HP has been indicating that there will be an upgrade to the HP ProLiant G6. Hardware.com was the first to announce the new G6 server when it was launched in April and we had all the G6 versions on our website at that time.ServersThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:59:38 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/voip/virtualisation-the-cloud-and-green-network-installations/84% of large organisations, especially those in emerging markets, have not cancelled any IT projects since October 2008. 35% of IT Directors said they would increase investments in virtualisation, 32% said there would be increased investment in green IT, and 7% would invest more in cloud computing.VoIPThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:45:37 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/security/network-security-its-the-enemy-within-rather-than-the-malicious-hackers/Recent research, released in August 2009, suggests that accidental incompetence from within the organisation is a more serious threat that outside attacks. According to IT Directors across UK, France, Germany and the USA; security breaches, access to sensitive data and information misuse poses more of a threat to businesses and their bottom-line than attacks from viruses, malware, hackers, criminals and so on.SecurityThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:37:28 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/storage/coping-with-2012-network-traffic/Network traffic will double every year, over the next 3 years. As a result there will be an annual bandwidth demand of 522 exabytes or more than half a zettabyte. To put that in perspective 500 exabytes is more than 10 times the words human beings have ever spoken. Global IP traffic will reach 44 exabytes per month in 2012; effectively this will have increased 100 times from 2002.StorageThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:27:40 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/servers/unified-computing-system-servers-from-cisco/Cisco Systems, the networking giant is trying to get into the server market as we all know – they call it network convergence or the Unified Computing System (UCS). Goldman Sachs conducted a survey in July this year which estimated that Cisco will sell approximately 10,000 blade servers in 2009 and 100,000 in 2010. This will represent about 1% share of the worldwide server market. ServersThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:07:59 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/time-for-optimism-in-the-network-hardware-market/Although the recession has been hard and will continue to be so, there is an expectation that 2010 will be a great year for network hardware sales. The calculation on, for example PC sales which is a good indicator of the overall IT network hardware market, is that sales growth is about 10% per year.NewsThu, 01 Oct 2009 10:32:11 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/storage/can-you-escape-the-cloud/There seems to be a great deal of hype surrounding cloud computing; SAP, IBM, Cap Gemini, Netsuite, Oracle, Microsoft and Salesforce are pushing the technology. However, there is some dispute around the pure economics, while integration with current systems is a huge challenge, there are dangers of being locked into proprietary systems and security remains the top concern, along with the question of trust in outsourcing the storage of the most valuable item – data.StorageThu, 01 Oct 2009 09:46:51 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/storage/it-the-political-battleground/A number of Labour government IT projects have failed, are failing, are too expensive or have come in too late. Why are they an election issue? For the simple reason that we are in a recession and being seen to be competent and financially astute are very much on the political agenda.StorageThu, 01 Oct 2009 09:35:29 UTChttp://it.hardware.com/news/security/internet-fraud-phishing-and-bank-trojans/Barclays scored top marks in the study, while Halifax was particularly criticised. Halifax customers are vulnerable to a simple keylogger as each entry is typed in full.SecurityThu, 01 Oct 2009 07:48:02 UTC