http://www.infoworld.com InfoWorld - Information Technology News, Computer Networking & Security http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/idg.us.info.rss/logo;pos=rssfeed_infologo;sz=214x54;ord=? http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/13TC-battery-boosters_1.html Many competing factors enter into the choice of a specific laptop: weight, size, price, battery life, expandability, and so on. Of these, battery life is rarely a primary concern until the system is actually purchased. The unspoken expectation is that standard batteries will get 3 to 4 hours of useful life from a single charge, while batteries with more cells can add a couple of hours of working time to this number. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/04/02/13TC-battery-boosters_1.html 2009-04-02T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/30/13TC-intel-nehalem_1.html Intel's new Nehalem Xeon CPUs, which are being introduced in countless one- and two-socket servers and workstations today, have already generated a lot of heat. While introducing the new processors to technical journalists in February, Nick Knupffer, Intel's global communications manager, boasted that "Nehalem represents the biggest performance jump we've made since the introduction of the Pentium Pro." Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/30/13TC-intel-nehalem_1.html 2009-03-30T19:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/25/12TC-adderview_1.html IP KVMs have revolutionized datacenter management, granting IT unprecedented remote access to the datacenter via a Web browser. Collocation services just wouldn?t be practical without IP KVMs and other types of remote-management technology. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/25/12TC-adderview_1.html 2009-03-25T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/24/12TC-databases-alts_1.html The world of low-rent key-value storage silos is exploding. Here's a list of some of the more prominent new projects: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/24/12TC-databases-alts_1.html 2009-03-24T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/24/12TC-databases_1.html So you've got some data to store. In the past, the answer was simple: Hook up an official database, pour the data into it, and let the machine sort everything out for you while you spend your time writing big checks to the database manufacturer. Now things aren't so cut and dry. A fresh round of exciting new tools is tacking the two letters "db" onto a pile of code that breaks with the traditional relational model. Old database administrators call them "toys" and hint at terrible dangers to come from the follies of these young whippersnappers. The whippersnappers just tune out the warnings because the new tools are good enough and fast enough for what they need. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/24/12TC-databases_1.html 2009-03-24T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/17/11TC-hosted-antispam_1.html E-mail is the primary conduit of information for many organizations, both internally and with the outside world. Unfortunately, e-mail is also a prime channel for annoyances such as spam, as well as security threats in the form of viruses, spyware, phishing attacks, and more. Some companies choose to defend their e-mail systems in-house by deploying e-mail security products. Others, however, look to outside assistance in the form of hosted e-mail security services. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/17/11TC-hosted-antispam_1.html 2009-03-17T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/12/10TC-sprint-treo-pro_1.html On March 15 the Sprint Palm Treo Pro officially goes on sale, and I've been testing a production unit for the past few weeks. It's basically the same Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone as the unlocked Treo Pro that I tested in late 2008. But the addition of Microsoft's new mobile browser makes this release notable. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/12/10TC-sprint-treo-pro_1.html 2009-03-12T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/10/10TC-ws08-r2_1.html The noisiest new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 promises to be live virtual machine migration, as Microsoft seizes the chance to show that Hyper-V is closing the gap with VMware Infrastructure. But there are many reasons beyond server virtualization to take a close look at Windows Server 2008 R2. Important enhancements are spread across the board, ranging from IIS to networking to Terminal Services. There's even a story to be told about R2 and the upcoming Windows 7, which gains better virtual desktop integration and even secure remote access without requiring a VPN -- though the latter feature, called DirectAccess, requires the use of IPv6. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/10/10TC-ws08-r2_1.html 2009-03-10T10:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/03/09TC-thinkpad-w700ds_1.html "The Beast" is the nickname I've picked for the Lenovo ThinkPad W700ds, which has dominated my test bench for the past two weeks. A massive machine -- my test unit measures a healthy 16.1 by 12.2 by 2.1 inches -- the W700ds is what you might call a LINO: laptop in name only. No sane businessperson would haul one of these 11-pound monstrosities around (13 pounds with the power brick), which is just fine with Lenovo. The W700ds isn't aimed at the run-of-the-mill ThinkPad crowd, but at the extreme mobile customer: hard-core graphics artists and power users who need to run high-end 3-D workstation applications. For these rarefied souls, the W700ds provides an attractive slate of unique features. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/03/03/09TC-thinkpad-w700ds_1.html 2009-03-03T11:00:00Z http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/02/26/08TC-activestate-komodo_1.html Komodo IDE 5 from ActiveState is the most comprehensive code editor and debugger available for enterprise teams that develop applications using a range of dynamic languages. Komodo's strong debugging skills are blended with broad-based coding support for Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby, not to mention Tcl, Java, C, C++, Visual Basic, and many more. With powerful HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML support, Komodo is a great Web 2.0 companion as well. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/02/26/08TC-activestate-komodo_1.html 2009-02-26T11:00:00Z