Facebook to build server farm on edge of Arctic Circle

Facebook is to build a multi-million 'mini town' on the edge of the Arctic circle to house all its computer servers, which would us as much electricity as a town of 50,000 people. The enormous server farm...

IBM is to buy Sun?

Some interesting changes are maybe on the horizon. If this deal happens maybe lot will happen in the software era as Sun has a lot of software in its hands, like Java and MySQL and Solaris to name a few. Lot of...

A Chinese YouTube Disappears, Along With Millions Of Western Dollars. Next?

There is speculation that the Chinese government is starting to crack down on what they see as unofficial media.  We'll have to see how this develops as the Olympics starts up.   My guess is that...

Firefox 3 Claims Download World Record

Firefox 3 hit the web hard. Very hard. The Mozilla team is claiming victory in its world-record download bid, with over 8 million downloads in a 24-hour period."The early estimates from the Mozilla organization...

Internet Full of 'Black Holes'

"By Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Staff WriterYou’re pounding the keyboard, double-clicking away, sighing and grumbling, but to no avail: That devilish little hourglass icon refuses to give way to the Web site you’re trying to reach. Most Internet users have encountered...

The Three Most Important Security Steps The Small Business Should Take

As I googled, I saw an article with the topic, ‘The Three Most Important Security Steps The Small Business Should Take’.It started by saying that a lot of people will start disagreeing andsuggesting more steps should be taken. I wouldn’t say that it is somekind of good...

How Can Google Give Me A 404 SiteLink

"So, eventually Google shown down on my little Internet Marketing business and rewarded me with some sitelinks for the phrase “North South Media”. I have been noticing this for sometime in Google Webmaster Tools and with each new option they proposed I batted down because...

Keep an Eye on Your Router: It May Lead You On a Wrong Way!

"If you thought that malware has made an obsession out of Windows-based operating systems only, you're wrong. A new type of criminal attack is committed to take over one of the most common hardwarein a computer network: the router. According to the latest security reports, a...

Supermicro launches 10"-depth 1U server solutions

"These SC502, SC503 and SC510 series ultra-short depth 1U chassis operate at less than 35 decibels (dBA) making them ideal solutions for small office or home office (SOHO), appliance, and embedded servers. "These new chassis are perfect for SOHO, appliance and embedded...

Mahavilachchiya - first village to have BPO operation

"Technology Mahavilachchiya - first village to have BPO operation by Surekha Galagoda Students at a session Mahavilachchiya, a village 245 kms from colombo is well known among locals and the international...

`One Host in Asia` is Asia`s first with single-SLA dedicated servers

"This service addresses potential roadblocks caused by disparate business cultures when international organizations attempt to host and manage servers in the Asia-Pacific. Apart from having hundreds of languages, Asia comprises diverse economies with contrasting...

New hybrid VPN platform

"With Remote File Access the user has possibilities that are similar to the File Explorer under Windows. Files can be uploaded and downloaded or renamed. It is also possible to create or delete directories. When using Internet Explorer the Cache Protection module protects the...

Nominum helps APNIC support exponential internet infrastructure growth

""Fast servers are crucial to our reputation. Since we implemented Nominum ANS, the CPU load on our busiest server has dropped by almost 70 percent; and the DNS server process start time, is now less than 30 seconds," said Terry Manderson, APNIC's network operations manager....

Test Port Forwarding on Your Internet Connection

You Get Signal is a utility to test the port forwarding configuration on your router. The site shows your external IP address and has the ability to identify open ports on your connection.

SEB Online Banking Site Vulnerable

German news site Heise.de reports that the online banking website of SEB, which recently received an award for excellence from psychonomics AG, is in fact full of security flaws.The reporter accidentally discovered, whilst attempting a wire transfer, that it was possible to...

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