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Email Archiving Systems: Customer Satisfaction Survey Results Shopping for an email archiving solution? See how others rate the technical and functional aspects of their systems plus get expert recommendations. Performance and Tuning for In-Memory Databases Version 15.5 of Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) provides in-memory database (IMDB) capabilities that deliver low response times and high throughput for mission-critical systems. Discover the performance-boosting features of this ASE option. Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software Easily manage, measure, and monitor all your physical, virtual, and cloud assets across platforms, applications, domains, and multiple datacenters. A Century in Business and Still Open to an Idea from the New Hire In over a century of doing business, mechanical contractor Limbach Facility Services has changed with the times. But making the switch to Google Apps was initially a hard sell. Learn what changed management's minds and why they're glad they switched. Double Your Virtualization Value: Pay-as-You-Grow with HP Learn how managed services provider Opus Interactive can offer a pay-as-you-grow virtualization option with the HP BladeSystem and HP LeftHand P400SAN. They have reduced customer cost per server by 75 percent without sacrificing availability.

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[TechRepublic] Storage admin terms explained

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Storage administration terminology cheat sheet for newbies If you hang around storage administrators long enough, surely you will come up with some terminology that may or may not be so intuitive. IT pro Rick Vanover breaks down a few storage terms for the storage newbie. Read more Resource of the day An Improved Architecture for High-Efficiency, High-Density Data Centers Explore the principles of a new, commercially available data center architecture. Its efficiency puts a stop to wasted electricity, benefitting your organization's bottom line and reducing its carbon footprint. Read this white paper to learn more. Additional TechRepublic resources   It's Microsoft Patch Tuesday: October 2010 Justin James gathers the information you need to make the right decision on applying Microsoft's October 2010 patches in your organization. Read more Zimbra launches desktop version 2.0 VMware’s Zimbra launched a new version of its desktop email software that aggregates social media feeds from Facebook and Twitter as well as other email accounts such as Google Apps. Read more Review: Blackbox Security Monitor Blackbox Security Monitor is a free tool that serves as a watchdog on your network; reporting and warning the administrator of certain activity. Read more How to set up an OpenVPN server Vincent Danen shows you how to set up OpenVPN and takes you through some of the tricky configuration steps to get you up and running quickly. Read more BLADE: Can it stop drive-by malware? Right now, there is an abundance of websites successfully serving malware to unsuspecting visitors. Is there a cure? Some researchers think so. Read more Featured multimedia   LG Quantum, Optimus 7 hands-on (photos) LG's adds two phones to the Windows Phone 7 mix. See CNET's hands-on gallery of the LG Quantum and LG Optimus 7 here. View on site ZOTAC ZBOX $250 mini-PC teardown Bill Detwiler cracks open the remarkably small, $250 ZOTAC ZBOX HD-ID11 mini-PC bare-bones computer. View on site Featured Webcast Taking Back Your Productivity with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services Join this TechRepublic Webcast to hear expert insights and experiences of using competing messaging platforms and how they made the decision to embrace the cloud. Admin's Guide to Active Directory   Have extra budget to spend? Then order our Administrator's Guide to Active Directory, 2nd Edition. From planning to implementation to troubleshooting, you'll have the resources, templates, and checklists to meet every Active Directory challenge. Order it today! Today's recommended downloads Cisco TelePresence Welcomes You to the Future of Collaboration (TANDBERG, now part of Cisco) Technology Report: Energy-Efficient Cooling for Data Centers (American Power Conversion (APC)) Cisco TelePresence Services: Bringing Value to Your Organization (TANDBERG, now part of Cisco) Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) Taking Back Your Productivity with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (Microsoft) 10 hot up-and-coming computer careers As the world grows more technical, you can expect IT job opportunities to pop up in some unusual places. TechRepublic newsletters   Get IT advice and techniques, mobile news, Mac tips, and product reviews in these TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Five Tips 10 Things Smartphones Macs in Business Product Spotlight Fractal art galleries Chaoscope fractals showcase the beauty of chaos Fractal art from the XaoS zoomer Amazing flame fractals take your breath away Flame Fractals continue to dazzle Connect with TechRepublic

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[TechRepublic] The 10 Windows Phone 7 launch devices, in photos

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Photos of the 10 inaugural Windows Phone 7 devices Microsoft flipped the switch on Windows Phone 7 on Monday and unveiled the first 10 devices that will run the new OS. We've got photos of all 10. Read more Resource of the day Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software Easily manage, measure, and monitor all your physical, virtual, and cloud assets across platforms, applications, domains, and multiple datacenters. More from TechRepublic   Review: Blackbox Security Monitor Blackbox Security Monitor is a free tool that serves as a watchdog on your network; reporting and warning the administrator of certain activity. Read more Microsoft re-enters the mobile market with all guns blazing Microsoft officially launched Windows Phone 7 on Monday. See the top features, the 10 devices available at launch, and the carriers that will be offering WP7 phones. Read more News from ZDNet   Survey says: Corporate IT budgets looking good for 2011 Technology executives are see their budgets rising in 2011 and that money will be allocated to new projects, according to a Wedbush survey. Read more Intel's outlook quells worries; Aims to be a tablet player CEO Paul Otellini said that the company saw solid enterprise demand and projected "healthy worldwide demand for computing products of all types." Read more Intel keen for tablets to run Windows, for good reason Newsflash - Intel is keen for tablet devices to run Windows. Read more Intel talks tablets, but is the Atom plan credible? Intel's third quarter earnings conference call could be summed up in one word: Tablets. CEO Paul Otellini talks tablet strategy. Is the plan credible? Read more New Microsoft virtualization beta available for download Microsoft made available for download by any and all interested parties a public beta of its Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) 2.0 technology on October 12. Read more iPhone 4 glass breaking 82% more than 3GS The iPhone 4 suffers 82% more glass breakage instances than the iPhone 3GS, according to data gathered by warranty firm SquareTrade. Read more Will WP7 force Google to get its act together over Android? If analyst predictions are to be believed, Android is set to have a good 12 months. But the OS is far from being a perfect mobile platform, especially where the average consumer is concerned. Will Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 platform help Google focus on making Android better? Read more Mobile everywhere? too expensive, ROI needs careful assessment Mobile everywhere is this year's de rigeur buzz phrase but do solution costs prohibit ubiquitous usage? Pricing favors the larger organisation so how can this problem be addressed? Read more Which cloud is best for ISVs? A bewildering choice confronts ISVs pondering which platform to use as they start to roll out SaaS offerings to respond to growing market demand for cloud offerings. Here are some pointers to help make that choice. Read more Microsoft won't leave Mac users in the cold with Windows Phone 7 Microsoft is confirming there's a beta of a tool coming that will allow users to sync Windows Phone 7 with Macs. Read more Marissa Mayer changing her role at Google Marissa has been an integral part of Google's success -- she was in charge of user experience, and a wonderful job she has done. The Google search engine has changed slowly over the years -- but usually for the better. There aren't many decisions made under her watch that were... Read more Why the Generation Y doesn't 'need' Wi-Fi Who needs Wi-Fi more: business people or the Generation Y? Also, why TechCrunch are stuck in the dark ages. Read more Sony Internet TV finally unveiled -- first HDTVs powered by Google TV Sony has been in the fold for Google TV for several months now, but it's finally rolling out details about its first sets with the new platform. Dubbed Sony Internet TV, the line comprises four 1080p LCD sets, all of which are priced under $1,500 and available this month... Read more Netgear gets back into Internet video with Roku Netgear has wanted to get into the video-extender business for years, without any real success, now, with Roku they may be on their way. Read more Featured multimedia   Sony LCDs build in Google TV, cost $599 and up Sony's much-anticipated series of LCD TVs is the first of its kind to build the Google TV service into a television. The NSX-GT1 series starts at $599 for the 24-inch model. View on site Classroom panoramas let teachers see it all (photos) Bringing multimedia technology into the classroom, Teachscape Reflect is hoping to share the knowledge of educational excellence. View on site A closer look at Napster for iPhone (photos) Check out screenshots of Napster for the iOS, a nicely-designed app with an excellent user interface and plentiful features. View on site Microsoft Project 2007 tutorial: Exporting an issue log to Excel Andy Makar walks you through the steps of exporting a task-based issue log in Microsoft Project 2007 to Microsoft Excel. View on site Featured Webcast Taking Back Your Productivity with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services Join this TechRepublic Webcast to hear expert insights and experiences of using competing messaging platforms and how they made the decision to embrace the cloud. Today's recommended downloads Free Trial Download: up.time Systems Management Software (Uptime Software) Top 10 Technical Considerations when Choosing a Telepresence Solution (TANDBERG, now part of Cisco) Taking Back Your Productivity with Microsoft Business Productivity Online Services (Microsoft) Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Safety Codes (American Power Conversion (APC)) Cisco TelePresence Welcomes You to the Future of Collaboration (TANDBERG, now part of Cisco) Best of Tech Sanity Check   The truth about iPad: It's only good for two things Leaderboard: The 10 best Android smartphones We're entering the decade of the developer The dirty little secret about Google Android Follow Jason Hiner on Twitter for real-time updates on the latest tech news   10 hot up-and-coming computer careers As the world grows more technical, you can expect IT job opportunities to pop up in some unusual places. 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