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Article | 10/07/2012 In Pictures: 10 technologies that changed business forever
The applications, devices and services that have changed the way we do business often started as small-scale alternatives to the status quo. Now we ca...
Article | 13/06/2012 In pictures: Mondo datacentres
Think you have to manage a lot of IT gear? These massive facilities - each at least 100,000 square feet and most much larger than that -- house thousa...
Article | 29/07/2011 Replacing legacy applications: Four problems solved
Legacy applications are one of the most difficult issues to face within IT. A rip-and-replace approach is expensive, difficult to cost-justify and ten...
Article | 14/06/2011 Must-have data center utilities: Picks by IT pros
Not everything is handed to data center managers on a silver platter. Sure, a few administrative tools arrive on freshly produced discs right from the...
Article | 20/05/2011 Six rising threats from cybercriminals
Hackers never sleep, it seems. Just when you think you've battened down the hatches and fully protected yourself or your business from electronic secu...
Article | 10/05/2011 Data centers experiment with new power sources
Data center power usage is soaring -- the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that data center energy requirements will double in the next ...
Article | 8/01/2011 Videoconferencing for every budget
There's nothing like face-to-face meetings for really connecting with clients or team members, but with air travel becoming ever more expensive (and e...
Article | 29/10/2010 How retailers are using location-based services
What's happening -- Businesses are integrating location-based services such as Foursquare, Gowalla, Loopt and Socialight into enterprise applications....
Article | 13/10/2010 Six enterprise security leaks you should plug now
The Titanic was thought to be unsinkable, a testament to the engineering prowess of its day and the fact that luxury liners rarely collided with massi...
Article | 17/06/2010 Should fuel cells power your data centre?
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Article | 22/05/2010 Your old computer, born again
They're collecting dust in storage rooms and taking up extra space in your garage or office. They can't handle today's applications, peripherals or op...
Article | 29/04/2010 Other enterprise e-mail cloud options
Microsoft and Google aren't the only cloud e-mail providers setting their sights on the enterprise. Here's a look at some others.
Article | 10/04/2010 How the iPad works
Like the iPhone before it, <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137163/Apple_Update">Apple</a>'s new <a href="http://www.computerworld.com...
Article | 17/02/2010 The supercomputer on your desktop
High-performance computing (HPC) has almost always required a supercomputer - one of those room-size monoliths you find at government research labs an...
Article | 10/10/2009 How the iPhone works
You put it up to your ear and the screen goes blank. Turn it on its side, and the screen rotates. Walk outside and it can find your location, point a ...

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