The most recent Appliances articles from IT Week

Let a little passion drive procurement

Alistair Dabbs — 2008-06-23T10:45:00.000Z

Alistair Dabbs, IT Week, Monday 23 June 2008 at 10:45:00

Following your gut instinct might be the best route when buying IT equipment

Have you heard of the zCover iSAglove Armband Set? No? Well, it’s a strap that attaches an iPhone “conveniently” to your forearm - conveniently, one imagines, for muggers....

SGI reinvents itself through data warehousing

Dave Bailey — 2008-06-10T16:13:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Tuesday 10 June 2008 at 16:13:00

Former 3D graphics vendor sees a future in high performance computing

High-performance computing vendor SGI has unveiled a new platform, the Adaptive Data Warehouse, which provides an version of Oracle's database software optimised to run on its hardware....

Citrix adds secure virtual desktop access to its roster

David Neal — 2008-06-10T11:19:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Tuesday 10 June 2008 at 11:19:00

New version of Citrix Access Gateway boasts new policy-based controls

Application delivery infrastructure developer Citrix has announced updates to its Access Gateway Appliance. The new additions will make it easier for enterprises to deliver virtual desktops to end users in...

HP's refreshes real time BI appliance

Dave Bailey — 2008-06-03T16:43:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Tuesday 3 June 2008 at 16:43:00

Updated version of Neoview increases ability to deal with a variety of workloads

HP has updated its data warehousing appliance, Neoview, increasing its ability to deliver real-time business intelligence. The new version of Neoview includes several enhancements that improve its ability to handle...

Opalis updates its integration server

David Neal — 2008-04-29T11:12:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Tuesday 29 April 2008 at 11:12:00

New consoles should ease monitoring of automated processes

IT process automation software developer Opalis has just released the latest version of its Integration Server workflow management tool. New and updated features in this latest release include a new...

Virtual management takes a front seat

Roger Howorth — 2008-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Roger Howorth, IT Week, Thursday 7 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Microsoft System Center upgrade also boasts backup and configuration capabilities

Last November, Microsoft delivered new versions of three of the main components in its System Center suite of datacentre management tools, each designed to help IT departments manage their Windows...

Line between PCs and devices is fading

Daniel Robinson — 2008-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Daniel Robinson, IT Week, Monday 21 January 2008 at 00:00:00

New platforms aim to make it easier to integrate devices with business infrastructure

Microsoft expects to see its embedded platforms appear in more appliances and other business kit in future, as the lines blur between devices and PCs....

Browsing may never be the same again

David Neal — 2007-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Monday 10 December 2007 at 00:00:00

The iPhone's pinch-and-pull browser could set a trend that would transform the way people access the web

I have in my hand a piece of, well, glass, metal, some plastic, and, erm, lithium polymer. A strange collection of stuff, but believe it or not, it is still...

Microsoft moves in on enterprise search

Martin Veitch — 2007-11-06T00:00:00.000Z

Martin Veitch, IT Week, Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 00:00:00

Microsoft's enteprise search plans lay down challenge to Google and IBM

Microsoft is to offer free and paid-for products in a move that is likely to help nudge enterprise search programs away from being the dominion of premium providers such as...

Next gen SQL Server/Visual Studio both due for release in 2008

Martin Courtney — 2007-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

Martin Courtney, IT Week, Tuesday 5 June 2007 at 00:00:00

New versions of SQL Server database and Visual Studio development tool will both ship in 2008

Microsoft has confirmed that the next versions of its SQL Server database and Visual Studio development tool will both ship in 2008, having announced last week that Windows Server ‘Longhorn’...

Government insists it is ready for WEEE

James Murray — 2007-06-05T00:00:00.000Z

James Murray, IT Week, Tuesday 5 June 2007 at 00:00:00

Environment Agency claims "major producers" are signed up to WEEE compliance schemes ahead of July deadline

With less than a month to go until the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive comes into full effect, the Environment Agency has revealed that it is confident that...

Review: Infoblox ID Grid

Dave Bailey — 2007-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Tuesday 17 April 2007 at 00:00:00

Infoblox ID Grid provides a highly resilient platform for delivering core network services

The Infoblox ID Grid platform is a system for running core network services over a firm’s local and distributed network infrastructures....

Review: ForeScout CounterAct 6.0

Dave Bailey — 2007-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Dave Bailey, IT Week, Monday 12 February 2007 at 00:00:00

ForeScout’s NAC appliance stops unauthorised systems trying to access the network

ForeScout’s CounterAct 6.0 appliance is an out-of-band network access control (NAC) device that takes a clientless approach to monitoring systems requiring access to network resources....

Google launches Mini 2.2

Phil Muncaster — 2007-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Tuesday 30 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Mini upgraded for smaller businesses

Google has upgraded its Mini search products for small and medium-sized firms to include all the functionality of the Google Search Appliance, boosting security and the range of information that...

Fast announces BI platform

Phil Muncaster — 2007-01-30T00:00:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Tuesday 30 January 2007 at 00:00:00

Fast enters the BI market

Enterprise search specialist Fast has entered the business intelligence (BI) market with the launch of a new platform designed to provide access to all enterprise information in a speedy and...