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Is 802.11a like Betamax?

Is 802.11a like Betamax? Is 802.11a the Betamax vs. VHS of wireless networking? Betamax was technically better. Why haven't companies adopted 802.11a? We don’t believe that 802.11a will prove analogous to Betamax. The 802.11a radio spec provides a number of advantages over 802.11b for businesses, which more time and usage will make obvious. At first glance, 802.11g seems to provide a similar performance improvement to 802.11a, with 54M bit/sec as the often-quoted maximum data rate, and the a...... [more]

How virtualization shakes up the way servers are sold

How virtualization shakes up the way servers are sold If certain server and virtualization vendors get their way, end-user companies will be buying many fewer individual servers in a few years, and many more integrated packages of infrastructure. Virtualization has allowed many companies to reduce the number of their physical servers, but increased demand for compute power, I/O capacity and storage, according to an April report from IDC. Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard responded by creating "c...... [more]

Newspaper site pulls plug after 'sustained' hack attack

Newspaper site pulls plug after 'sustained' hack attack South African newspaper The Mail & Guardian pulled down its website on Wednesday to protect readers against "sustained attacks" that attempted to infect them with malware. Online editor Chris Roper told The New Age that the hackers had been conducting phishing attacks on the site and the worry was that someone would be duped. He said he hoped to have the site back online in the next 36 hours. The site remained inaccessible at...... [more]