Modernization

IPv4 to IPv6: Not a simple migration

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IPv6: Built for speed

Early tests indicate protocol can handle future computing demands

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Re-enter the matrix

Multistate anti-terrorism project regroups after early missteps

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IBM creates entry-level Gateway

Big Blue now has a network-attached storage product for less than $32,000.

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Maxtor aims at I/O

A new series of Serial ATA drives includes native command queuing and larger-than-normal buffer sizes.

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Keep it simple

Thin-client systems do not run programs locally at the desktop.

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FalconStor adds VirtualTape capabilities

The enterprise edition of VirtualTape Library now supports for failover clustering data back up.

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Thin-client desktops: Not defunct yet

Soaring PC support costs, security concerns drive interest in alternatives

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The payback

Thin clients can support many users who need access to standardized applications.

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Nimbus produces small-biz SAN

Company officials say the software lets users install a storage-area network in less than 15 minutes and manage it easily.

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AmeriVault gets Connected for e-mail archives

AmeriVault Corp. has partnered with storage software company Connected Corp. to develop a product designed to reduce e-mail server volumes and storage requirements.

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DHS recommends agencies test Windows SP2

Experts generally pleased by the fixes in Microsoft's Service Pack 2

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Windows SP2 rolls out

One of the most extensive free updates ever made to the Windows operating system will be available beginning this week.

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Sony releases next tape system

It's the fourth generation of the company's popular AIT format.

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Snap rolls out midrange storage

The vendor of network attached storage systems has the Snap Server 18000 and a new version of the Guardian OS.

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Deepwater tracker launched

The Coast Guard is using a performance management system from SAS to track progress in the Deepwater modernization program.

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Speedy price drop

Plummeting Gigabit Ethernet prices put big network boost in easier reach

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NIST puts fingerprints to the test

Agency's study concludes matching technologies are accurate, reliable

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Big-bang deployment not essential

Getting your whole infrastructure ready to utilize Gigabit speeds may be complicated, especially with legacy systems.

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Is Gigabit Ethernet right for you?

If most of your apps are productivity tools, probably not. But that could change as multimedia becomes more of the norm.