ANTenna Blog -- November 29, 2009 - December 05, 2009 Archive

SMB Security Spending To Grow In 2010, Vendors Say. What Say You?

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:43 AM ET | Dec 4, 2009

Small and midsized businesses are "poised" for security growth in 2010, according to a recent panel of experts. But that same conversation included warnings that the growth would come while SMBs continue to slash budgets. Paradox? Not when you factor in the cloud and security services.

IDC Predicts Big Year For iPhone, iTablet

Posted by Jake Widman 02:34 AM ET | Dec 4, 2009

Getting a jump on the holiday prediction season, technology analysts IDC have released their "Predictions 2010: Recovery and Transformation" report. If they're right, Apple's in the catbird seat with the iPhone and long-rumored iTablet.

VirtualBox Allows Admins To Get Their VMs To Go

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 11:10 PM ET | Dec 3, 2009

There's a good reason why Sun's VirtualBox has been downloaded more than 20 million times over the past couple of years: High quality at an unbeatable price. And the latest version takes yet another big step forward.

Online Service Protects Against Cloud-Killer Outages

Posted by Matthew McKenzie 10:44 PM ET | Dec 3, 2009

Worried about your cloud-based data going up in smoke? If you're the paranoid type, a new online service aims to deliver some peace of mind.

Comcast-NBC Deal Highlights Net Neutrality Issue

Posted by Fredric Paul 07:53 PM ET | Dec 3, 2009

What does it mean when the nation's largest Internet Service Provider, like Comcast, buys one of the biggest content creators in the world, like NBC? For one thing, it means the already contentious issue of Net Neutrality is about to get even more heated. Hopefully, it will galvanize the FCC to create and implement Net Neutrality rules that protect the interests of small and midsize businesses.

GroundWork Open Source Announces a New Linux Appliance

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 09:27 AM ET | Dec 3, 2009

The open source movement has been able to provide small and medium businesses with functional products at reasonable prices. GroundWork Open Source, whose business is based on delivering open source systems and network management tools, has decided to make its product available as a Linux based appliance, a change that could make it easier for small and medium businesses to deploy its management system.

Oracle/HP Offer Package For Midsize Manufacturers

Posted by Fredric Paul 08:59 PM ET | Dec 2, 2009

The recession hit manufacturing companies hard, but if there are any midmarket industrial manufacturers still growing, they can now buy a pre-packaged bundle of HP hardware, Oracle Acclerate software, Oracle Consulting services to help manage their businesses.

Security Pro Market Heating Up

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:56 PM ET | Dec 2, 2009

The good news for IT security professionals is that demand for their skills is likely to increase in the next few months, according to Robert Half Technology. The challenging news for small and midsized businesses looking for security pros is that rising demand for their skills is going to make finding and hiring them harder.

Clearwire Network Reaches 30 Million Users

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 12:44 PM ET | Dec 1, 2009

Clearwire has been the lone wireless carrier driving the WiMAX deployment. After a few snafus, the carrier seems to be gaining some traction and is expanding its services reach in Hawaii, Illinois, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington.