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Sales of unused IPv4 addresses gathering steam

ISPs are hedging their bets on IPv6 and snapping up unused IPv4 address space from bankrupt tech firms

5 from Forrester: Rising and declining security technologies

Forrester's TechRadar report predicts which security technologies will grow and which will diminish in the coming years

Server smackdown: A networking newbie steps up

IT rookie performs disaster recovery with servers in the hosting facility, then with his career in the CEO's office after a tense all-nighter

Review: Riverbed closes the WAN gap

Riverbed Steelhead with RiOS 7 takes a huge bite out of UDP, video, and VDI traffic over the WAN, adding to its excellent TCP and file access optimizations

ICANN's gTLD application system back in action

The system was brought down on April 12 after a software glitch was found

The look ahead to a software-controlled world

Interop buzz was all about software-defined networks and using OpenFlow to give servers access to devices such as switches and routers

Why you don't need a firewall

Once, firewalls were useful for certain types of attacks. Now they're more trouble than they're worth -- and create a false sense of security into the bargain

New HP thin client cuts the power cord

Hewlett-Packard's new t410 system, a 13-watt PC, draws power via Ethernet cable, no electrical cord needed

Genachowski lays out plans for more spectrum, lays into AT&T

The FCC chairman lists steps to increase 4G, Wi-Fi spectrum, while deriding AT&T's anticompetitive argument to buy T-Mobile

Build a bulletproof network for IP storage

Correctly configuring a network for IP storage isn't quite as simple as it seems. Here's how to do it right

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