A “Product of the Week” story from the December 26, 2008 issue:
It begins:
Although virtualization offers SMEs countless benefits in terms of time, space, and cost, it does tend to add complexity to network setups. “In many cases, especially in [SMEs], even seasoned IT staff likely are not expert in handling virtualization,” says Blane Warrene, director [...]
A “Products At Work” article from the December 19, 2008 issue:
NASA’s Infrared Processing and Analysis Center performs all the infrared processing and study of ground- and space-based telescopes. IPAC’s responsibilities are monumental under the best of conditions, given that the cameras used in these telescopes are getting more sophisticated and require more processing power and [...]
A “Techs & Trends” article from the December 12, 2008 issue:
For most people, portable storage devices—be they a thumb drive dropped in a pocket or a smartphone that provides Exchange access along with restaurant reviews—rank at the top of technologies that have improved their lives. But they can be a curse to IT managers because [...]
A “Products At Work” article from the December 5, 2008 issue:
The American Foundation for the Blind recently commenced a pilot telecommuting program for about a third of its 120 employees. However, because the AFB has many blind employees, typical VPN authentication methods that rely on visual passwords just weren’t feasible, explains Kelly Bleach, the AFB’s [...]