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Cisco to unveil blade server for data center virtualization

Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers will unveil on Monday a new "unified computing" initiative which analysts said includes a blade server code-named California.

Videophones dive into cool market

Tandberg and Polycom on Monday ventured again where many have failed before, each introducing a video phone for enterprise desktops.

Vodafone One gets going, new bundling options

After first announcing the service last year, Vodafone Australia is now accepting customers for its Vodafone Business One unified communications services aimed at small and medium businesses.

Linksys debuts smart home media server

Linksys has announced the availability of its new-generation home media server, dubbed “Media Hub”, to the local market aimed at simplifying the management and distribution of digital content in homes and small businesses.

Alaska becomes latest airline with Wi-Fi

Alaska Airlines is the latest carrier to launch in-flight Wi-Fi, offering passengers on a specially equipped Boeing 737 a service that uses satellites instead of cellular towers to connect the plane to the Internet.

Open source PBXs make corporate gains; how much is a debate

The bad economy may be a boon to relatively inexpensive open-source IP PBXs, which one study says already account for nearly 18% of all PBXs installed last year in North American business networks.

Finger print scanners latest weapon for NSW police

The NSW government has spent more than $5 million issuing police with portable digital fingerprint scanners to stop criminals weaseling out of fines, arrest warrants, court appearances and breaches of bail.

iiNet customers to get free Wi-Fi at Starbucks

Australian ISP iiNet has teamed up with Starbucks to offer its customers free Wi-Fi access at a selection of the coffee chain's stores.

Cisco, Trend Micro put security in home routers

Cisco Systems is building a Trend Micro Internet security service into some home Wi-Fi routers to help protect families and small businesses from fraud, phishing and predators.

Cisco second-quarter sales, profit fall

Cisco Systems' revenue and net income for its fiscal second quarter fell from a year earlier as the company grappled with the global economic downturn.

Cisco is not ruling out layoffs

Cisco is not ruling out layoffs as it grapples with the worldwide economic downturn.

Cisco warns of four WLAN controller vulnerabilities

Cisco Wednesday issued a security alert warning of a quartet of vulnerabilities affecting all of its wireless LAN controllers, including the Catalyst 6500 and 7600 wireless modules, with software version 4.2 or higher.

Cisco, HP ratchet up data centre battle

Cisco and HP last week armed themselves for an impending battle in the data center in which each company will invade the other's turf.

Cisco adds power management to switches

Cisco Systems Inc. has announced software for its switches designed to turn off Internet Protocol phones and wireless access points after normal working hours. Dubbed EnergyWise, the software will eventually be used in building control systems to a...

Cisco delivers security, storage, UC for small business

Cisco this week unveiled products specifically for small companies as part of its recently announced US$100 million commitment to that business market.