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  • 5 mini projectors: A show wherever you go

    Have a presentation or a favorite video hiding in your smartphone? One of these five mobile projectors will let you show off.

    Written by Jake Widman • 09 May 13 11:01

  • Review: HP 3PAR conjures powerful storage magic

    HP 3PAR StoreServe 7400 combines high scalability, high performance, and a big bag of tricks for easing storage management

    Written by Paul Ferrill • 08 May 13 10:15

  • How to keep your network in tip-top health

    If your network has between 1,000 and10,000 devices and computers, you have a midsized network. Your servers, connections and other resources suffer the same problems as larger networks, but your budget for keeping the network healthy is less than what large enterprises enjoy.

    Written by Barry Nance • 06 May 13 13:16

  • BlackBerry Q10 review: Qwerty lovers rejoice!

    The new BlackBerry Q10 smartphone features a qwerty keypad, along with an updated OS and some great new features. But do users still want a 'real' keyboard?

    Written by Matt Hamblen • 24 April 13 18:45

  • Review: VMware vSphere 5.1 looms large

    VMware takes virtualization higher and deeper with rich storage automation and more advanced virtual networking tools

    Written by Paul Ferrill • 24 April 13 10:18

  • Virtualization showdown: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 vs. VMware vSphere 5.1

    Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V brings advanced virtualization features to small shops, but VMware still reigns at the high end

    Written by Paul Ferrill • 24 April 13 10:18

  • Review: Microsoft Hyper-V 2012 narrows the gap

    Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V combines easy setup and management with new features that lower the entry barrier to highly available virtualization clusters

    Written by Paul Ferrill • 24 April 13 10:18

  • Cisco edges F5 in VPN shootout

    Connecting remotely to network servers is a fact of life for millions of end users. Whether working from a PC or a mobile device, users rely on secure, reliable remote connections to maintain their productivity.

    Written by Susan Perschke • 22 April 13 14:04

  • Where's the beef? Fedora releases 'Spherical Cow'

    After being delayed seven times due to reported problems with the new installer, Fedora 18 has arrived. On the plus side, Fedora 18 delivers new management functionality for IT administrators and offers improved Active Directory support. However, a complicated installation process and some issues with the user interface make it a less attractive option than desktop competitors like Ubuntu and Mint.

    Written by Maria Korolov • 08 April 13 11:00

  • Seagate Wireless Plus review: A terabyte of mobile wireless storage

    Seagate's Wireless Plus drive offers a terabyte of storage and a way to stash your videos, photos, music and documents or wirelessly stream them to your mobile devices.

    Written by Lucas Mearian • 02 April 13 11:06

  • Hot hotspot gateways

    Offering Wi-Fi can be a good way to increase return customers and boost revenue in retail stores, hotels, cafes, etc. And it provides convenience for contractors and associates working in corporate offices and conference rooms. Though visitors might have 4G mobile devices or laptops, Wi-Fi can provide a faster, higher quality connection.

    Written by Eric Geier • 01 April 13 14:10

  • Puppet or Chef: The configuration management dilemma

    Puppet is model-driven, Ruby is procedural, and both are large, messy, open source ecosystems plagued with pitfalls

    Written by Peter Wayner • 27 March 13 10:14

  • How to tell if your Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn efforts are paying off

    As businesses make more use of social networks, the number of engagement, analysis and monitoring tools has exploded. Enterprises are trying to understand their return on social media investments, to find out if their Twitter and Facebook marketing campaigns are actually delivering customers. They want to track social mentions across multiple networks and be responsive to both kudos and complaints.

    Written by David Strom • 25 March 13 13:51

  • 4 Bluetooth speakers: Mono colors with stereo sound

    Even the most high-end smartphones and tablets today still have less-than-stellar speakers. We test four mobile Bluetooth speakers to see how they can improve your sound.

    Written by Barbara Krasnoff • 22 March 13 11:09

  • Building the perfect Franken-tablet

    Finding the right business tablet can be a daunting task. Do you want a 7-inch display or a 10 inch? Built-in keyboard? Snap-on keyboard? Which operating system? What apps? How about ruggedness, style, battery life, price?

    Written by Tom Henderson and Matt Evangelista, ExtremeLabs, Inc. • 11 March 13 14:12

  • Review: HP's new thin client raises the bar

    Thin clients can't be cracked or hacked; they don't have fans or disks to fail; they don't need to be patched nearly as often as Windows; they don't draw much power; and they don't cost a whole lot of money to buy or maintain.

    Written by Joel Snyder • 11 March 13 11:23

  • Two personal Wi-Fi hotspots: Different strokes for different folks

    Two Wi-Fi mobile hotspots offer very different services: The Verizon Wireless JetPack is fast but pricey while the FreedomPop Photon is limited but free.

    Written by Barbara Krasnoff • 08 March 13 12:21

  • Gigabit Wi-Fi? Not so fast.

    The newest Wi-Fi technology -- 802.11ac -- promises blazing speeds of up to 1.3Gbps, according to claims made by the leading vendors.

    Written by Wayne Rash • 25 Feb. 13 15:29

  • Four Wi-Fi tools deliver mixed results

    During our review of 802.11ac routers, some of the vendors sent along additional products that they thought we might be interested in. Here are short reviews of four WiFi tools that you might find useful in your network.

    Written by Wayne Rash • 25 Feb. 13 12:00

  • Cisco brings server virtualisation to the branch office

    The Cisco UCS Express family is a new set of blades that add high-performance general-purpose Intel server capabilities to the ISR G2 series of routers.

    Written by Joel Snyder • 25 Feb. 13 12:00
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