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NAI Intros 10 Gigabit Ethernet Sniffer
Network Associates Inc.’s Sniffer Technologies group on Monday will introduce its first Sniffer protocol analyzer for 10 Gigabit Ethernet. Debuting along with the Santa Clara, Calif. company’s new Sniffer Portable Lab 10 Gigabit Ethernet Analyzer, is its new InfiniStream network management tool, which combines a hardware-based traffic-capture engine and large-scale storage, along with a protocol-decode…
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InterVideo Debuts “Instant On” PC
InterVideo Inc. hopes to bring its “Instant On” PC to U.S. shores this year, company executives said Friday. Equipped with InterVideo’s technology, an Instant On PC can be booted in about ten seconds, far faster than a Windows-based computer. InterVideo’s InstantON technology allows a Windows PC to be transformed into an optimized media player that…
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Venture Capitalists are Back
After three years of reluctance to invest in new technology companies, venture capitalists have begun to emerge from their Sand Hill Road bunkers—and enterprise software is what they’ve set their sights on. Companies offering customer-management software, systems-integration services or consulting are raking in one of every four dollars of new venture capital, according to Growthink…
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LaCie Boosts PC External Storage To 1 Terabyte
In a bit of understatement, storage enclosure manufacturer LaCie announced the “Bigger Disk” this week, a device that houses a full terabyte of storage. The $1,199 enclosure isn’t cheap, but the device serves as a direct-attachable bit bucket that can house up to a month of MPEG-2 video. Four cables are included to allow data…
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Lindows to Enter Business Desktop Market
Lindows.com Inc. has been popularizing an inexpensive Linux desktop for the public, LindowsOS, for years with low-priced bundles at Wal-Mart, but this year founder and CEO Michael Robertson is planning to introduce LindowsOS Professional, an operating system for business users. Not that there’s much difference in his opinion between business and home operating systems. “People…
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It’s Not ALL About Linux
There’s no denying that Microsoft is worried about Linux — and justifiably so. But, contrary to prevailing “wisdom,” this fear is not dictating Microsoft’s every move. Wait! Before you burn me in effigy atop a pyre of flaming “Linux for Dummies” books, hear me out. I am discounting neither the value of Linux, nor the…
