A stand-alone hardware device or software environment dedicated to a specific task. See hardware appliance and software appliance.
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- Beware business cloud dangers, says EU agency
- Spoken like someone without a clueBut then again, what can be expected from trolls anymore?Originality?Security & AccessGrant the LEAST amount of access for the end user.DENY then ALLOW, why would you open up Port 80 to the world if you only do business in the United States or local area...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?
- MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- iPhone in the Enterprise: Management Solutions
- With Apple's release of the iPhone 3G, the iPhone is now a more viable choice in the enterprise space. In this TechRepublic download, we outline how the iPhone stacks up to some common needs that many enterprises identify as critical in a management solution. We also discuss the pros and...
- Download resources 2009-11-20
- Data Protection Strategies: Deduplication for More Efficient Backups
- Data proliferation coupled with increasing pressures to ensure comprehensive data protection is driving organizations to evaluate technologies to help them meet these requirements. Deduplication technologies can deliver more efficient backups of critical data and this on-demand webcast offers an overview of deduplication and key consideration factors. ...
- Webcasts 2009-11-20
- Inside the Google Chrome OS security model
- The proof will be in implementationAll of these lofty goals are one thing. Making it happen in code is quite another. It sounds like they are just giving a laundry list of what people want them to say. I'm in the "believe it when I see it" camp. Good intentions...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Google makes Chrome OS open source today
- I like itThe ChromeOS demo looked pretty cool!I'm almost 100% webapp-based already, so I could see myself using a simple, fast & no maintenance OS like that the majority of the time.I like it too, but, for me, I need to compile and run programs locally. I would imagine that...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?
- I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Google Chrome OS announcement
- Just as I thought"All data on Chrome OS is in the cloud""All data stored in the cloud in Google Docs":(YeahThat unfortunately is a deal breaker for me.I'll be sticking to my dual boot Windows 7/Fedora Core setup on my netbook.bad and bad no chrome os for me ......RE: Google Chrome...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Gallery: Unboxing Chumby One
- The Chumby One is out and I've posted a gallery of photos comparing the new Internet appliance to the original. by Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Unboxing Chumby One
- Chumby Industries just released the successor to their widget-based Internet appliance, the Chumby One. The $99 device, is essentially a small touchscreen computer that grabs data from your WiFi connection and displays purpose-built widgets in a rotation. by Jason O'Grady
- Image galleries 2009-11-18
- Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 public betas now available for download
- Microsoft still firmly planted in the LAST century.NTLinux Kernel speaks?Hmmm, I'd fear for the future of Linux if this is what comes out of it. You'd think the "many eyes" would have caught such silly logic in the kernel years ago...and looking ready to dominate this oneas well.Google is...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Google-Microsoft rivalry on with ChromeOS launch
- This will usher in an era of intense competition and innovation, as well aslower prices.This will be good for all concerned. Windows users will get lower prices and faster innovation. The Windows users should be Google's biggest fans here.Chorme OS could get 10% or more of the netbook market. That...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Riverbed announces plans for virtual appliance to accelerate, optimize cloud
- Virtual appliances are the FUTURE!Enterprise is going to change yet again, the days of maintaining/buying/licensing MS Software are going to start slowing down.With Google and other Vendors stepping into the future leveraging a companies SAN and utilizing the unlimited potential of this concept.It is going to force MS into a...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Riverbed announces plans for virtual appliance to accelerate, optimize cloud
- At Interop in New York City, Riverbed announced its plans to offer tools that optimize networks in the cloud, starting with a virtual appliance named Steelhead in 2010. by Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- Google to demo Chrome OS; Detail launch plans
- the windoze killer has arrivedChrome OS will put the final nail in M$ coffin!You really can't be seriousyou have to be a fake or something.Your posts are allways way off the mark.By like a continent or two.Windoze? Grow up, manI hope Chrome is good - because it will make...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Corner Bowl Log Manager 9.0.87 (Windows)
- Corner Bowl Log Manager is a network-wide Event Log, syslog and application log management tool that enables Systems Administrators to automate log monitoring, consolidation and archiving requirements set forth by management and regulatory agencies.Consolidate and archive logs to SQL Server, MySQL, a log appliance or a network location. Monitor logs...
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- Easily Monitor Virtual/Physical/Cloud and Save Budget. up.time - Free Trial
- Need Deep Systems Management for Virtual/Physical/Cloud that Saves you Budget? Think up.time... Easily monitor, measure and manage virtual, physical, and Cloud assets and applications from one dashboard with up.time. Whether you need to monitor and manage across remote datacenters or multiple platforms or databases, up.time provides the...
- Download resources 2009-11-13
- Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall 400 - firewall
- Spam FilterIm using a Barracuda appliance for my spam filtering needs. I purchased mine from Securicore in Toronto. They gave me a good deal on the hardware and subscription. websites www.barracudafirewalls.ca Good customer service and a good deal.They also resell all Barracuda appliances whatever your needs are.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- ServersCheck Monitoring Software 8.0.2 (Windows)
- ServersCheck Monitoring Software is an application for monitoring, reporting and alerting on the availability of systems, networks and applications. It includes real-time HTML reports, graphs and Service Level details. Round-the-clock monitoring with alerting via e-mail, network message or SMS. The built-in Web server enables to administrate ServersCheck through a Web...
- Software downloads 2009-11-07
- Open source needs successful champions
- Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
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