Infrastructure

Oracle Corp. Monday unveiled a new management tool to help its database users determine when to move, archive and delete data

Rain Network, an indie film distributor based in Sao Paulo, replaced a costly satellite-based film transmission system with a cheaper but faster Web-based application developed by Unlimi-Tech Software Inc. of Ottawa. And the payoff was stupendous

Here are 10 storage utilities you can download and start using to manage your storage-area network , deploy network-attached storage or monitor and assess the privacy of your network.

3Com recently reinforced its intention to become a major player in the enterprise market by unveiling plans to bundle products and services from itself and other partners, including VMware, in 3Com routers and switches

Ensham Resources Pty Ltd. and Rio Tinto Coal Australia Pty Ltd.'s Hail Creek Mine have both inked deals with Australian software mining company, Runge Pty Ltd., to implement a short-term scheduling system.

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NetQoS recently made available an enhanced version of its suite of network traffic analysis, systems monitoring and reporting products. The vendor says the upgrades will help enterprise network managers more easily correlate events across distributed networks.

Managing company data involves more than just stable network architecture. Outsourcing data storage means putting trust in a company to keep mission-critical applications up and running. For not-for-profits, it means all of those issues plus turning to service providers for effective economies of scale.