A network configuration that provides a backbone in a centralized location, to which all subnetworks are attached. A collapsed backbone is implemented in a router or switch that uses a high-speed backplane that can handle the simultaneous traffic of all or most of its ports at full wire speed.
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- Cisco SONA
- Cisco caught my attention by asking me if I wanted to see the results of a study indicating how organizations are seeing Web 2.0 and/or Service Oriented Architecture SOA application adoption. Having executed dozens of studies of this nature while I was at IDC, I was interested in the results,...
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capital
- Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters capitalRE: Asset smart? AMD moves manufacturing off its balance sheet; Bolsters caI think it's quite smart personally.foolishJust another CEO desperate to save his bonus. Once you carve up the company, quality goes downhill. The chips will suffer. AMD will be...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- AMD finally announces "asset-smart" plan; new Foundry Company created
- AMD finally announces "asset-smart" plan; new Foundry Company createdAMD, Rest In Pieces?Why does this feel like the death of AMD?Sort of like Palm splitting in two. How well did that work?Ah well, I suppose there's still Via. Although I hear they're ailing too.RE: AMD finally announcesEquiping and running a leading-edge...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Sony Bravia Internet Video Link (DMX-NV1)
- The moment Sony's Bravia Internet Video Link (also known as the BIVL or DMX-NV1) was announced last year, we knew the product would face an uphill battle. What could Sony's proprietary video streamer offer that you can't already get from Apple TV, Xbox 360, Sony PS3, Vudu, or the Netflix...
- Product reviews 2008-10-02
- Perens new crusade is patent law
- Perens new crusade is patent lawBull, there is no lack of innovation.True, open source is not free to take others ideas but that is how it should be. Face it, open source is nothing but knock off copies of propriatary. Sorry but thats just how it is.As to...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- The cost of doing business in China: Privacy
- The cost of doing business in China: PrivacySo does the US !The only difference is, in china's case, you know and in US, you don't (or atleast most people don't). They even hijack all the data that flows through pipes of ISPs and make a copy and put analyzers on...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Could royalty rate hike force Apple to reconsider variable pricing?
- Could royalty rate hike force Apple to reconsider variable pricing?I hope Apple stands pat.Apple makes money on the players, not so much the music. The can update the firmware to support Microsoft's or other vendors DRM, if needed, and keep selling them.We can live without iTunes. I use...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- Microsoft Arc Mouse (black)
- It took us a few minutes to realize what Microsoft's new Arc Mouse is all about. The collapsible design at first suggested that it's both a full-size mouse and a notebook mouse in one product. We were confused as to who would want such a thing. Upon playing with it,...
- Product reviews 2008-09-30
- Microsoft Arc Mouse (red)
- It took us a few minutes to realize what Microsoft's new Arc Mouse is all about. The collapsible design at first suggested that it's both a full-size mouse and a notebook mouse in one product. We were confused as to who would want such a thing. Upon playing with it,...
- Product reviews 2008-09-30
- India's outsourcing bubble is bursting
- The collapse of top US financial firms is causing a dramatic slowdown in lucrative contracts among outsourcing companies in India--turning cities like Bangladore inside out. Bangalore, India--Once a high-flying tech hub, Bangalore is seeing more sober days in the wake of the credit crisis. It looks like...
- News items 2008-09-30
- Congress passes 'unconstitutional' Pro-IP bill, Bush likely to veto
- Congress passes 'unconstitutional' Pro-IP bill, Bush likely to vetoGee...What a surprise that a bunch of compromised congresscritters pass another attack on the People with the backing of the "Copyright Alliance". (read, BSA, MPAA, RIAA, MS, Time Warner, Disney...)It's good that Bush will veto it. Even though he's only doing it...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?
- Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?Reactive to ProactiveWell it is like this:I have been in the IT field for roughly 25 years and most companies treat the IT Infrastructure worse than the mailroom. As an experienced IT Professional, the IT is one of or the very last to...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- The productivity dilemma
- Jennifer Leggio asked the question 'Did Oracle burst the enterprise 2.0 startup bubble?' in her post here on ZDNet this week. I think Jennifer is absolutely right that inevitably many of the 'enterprise 2.0' experiments will burn off as they attempt to enter the real world business...
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- Apple releases Mac OS 10.5.5
- Apple today released Mac OS 10.5.5 via Software Update. The 136MB updated comes with 33 fixes for the following components: Address Book Disk Utility iCal Mail MobileMe Time Machine Knowledge Base article HT2405 has the details, which are also...
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- Call off the dogs--authentication solution already in enterprise-class PCs
- The answer to many of our security problems could be found in chips that are used to store credentials and user certificates says Wave Systems CEO Steven Sprague. Commentary--While static passwords are still the most widely employed type of user authentication credential today, they are fast losing...
- News items 2008-09-15
- (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)
- (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)$2000 build-it-yourself PCGreat article would do it if I didn't already have a pretty good PC. How about a build-it-yourself gaming laptop?RE: (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)I have a similar system with only 4Gb of cheaper ram , 2 Tb...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- More for the hit-by-the-bus files
- When I was just the high school tech guy, I started a "What-if-I-get-hit-by-a-bus?" file. It wasn't big, but as I came across a particular task or bit of information that I realized should live beyond me, I typed it up and put it in a file folder. Administrative...
- Blog posts 2008-09-12
- An enterprise balancing act in the cloud
- Video of Dr Sukh Grewal talking about GE's 'Support Central' environment at last week's Office 2.0 Conference. There's a solid article in the current Economist magazine about Zoho, which I consider a far more credible enterprise 'software as a service' office suite than Google Docs....
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Service integrators = Ed Tech bargain hunters?
- I'm not entirely enamored of my ISP right now. Their backbone is dated, downtime too frequent, the email interface they provide is kludgy at best, application support for their web hosting is more limited than what you can get from $1.99 a month hosts, and, well, I'm just not...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- OmniOutliner Pro (dmg)
- Welcome to OmniOutliner 3, an amazingly flexible program for creating, collecting, and organizing information. Give your creativity a kick start by using an application that's actually designed to help you think. It's like having an extra brain - one that doesn't keep losing the car keys. You can use OmniOutliner's...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
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