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Companies have put down their foot when it comes to putting an end to server hardware sprawl by introducing server virtualization technologies. Now it is time for them to put a similar end to the hidden but equally high costs of software licensing.

Blackbox tests and whitebox tests. These terms get thrown about quite a bit. In a previous post, we referenced Marc Clifton’s advanced unit testing series. If you were already familiar with the domain, his article could immediately build on that background knowledge and extend it. Software test

Companies have put down their foot when it comes to putting an end to server hardware sprawl by introducing server virtualization technologies. Now it is time for them to put a similar end to the hidden but equally high costs of software licensing.

Checklist for System-Integration Test Exit Review Items marked with an asterisk (*) are particularly important in making this decision. 1. All the software that was to be developed is complete.(*) 2. The inter-component interfaces are completely verified. If any interface remains unverifi

(Source: SonicWALL) Changing work habits and data center technologies have destroyed the enterprise perimeter as traditionally conceived. End-node-centered security, both desktop- and server-centric, is one key part of defending the new enterprise. Network security addressing defense at every network port is another. Identity not related to network location can unify all security tools, providing the underpinning of policy-driven access control everywhere. The new center of enterprise IT security efforts everywhere - every device, connection, application, and user is the now at the center.

Google said its health service initiative will offer a central place for users to store their medical records online

Although previous articles have advocated using personas and scenarios, eventually your web site or electronic product needs to interact with real users, a.k.a. human beings. Robert Hoekman, Jr. discusses possibilities for testing the usability of your site or product with guinea pigs in your own co

(Source: Computerworld) This briefing looks at the basics of network management, which tend to get lost in the dizzying array of products and processes. It also examines new tools that are on the way to help IT executives deal with management in the new era of automation.Download this Executive Briefing now (a $195.00 value), compliments of ProCurve Networking by HP.

The Microsoft CEO called the new version the "most significant" revamping of the server-side operating system since the inception of Windows Server.

Officers from the Framingham, Mass., Police Department explain some of the technologies -- ranging from police cruiser laptops to sophisticated mapping applications -- they use to monitor crimes and promote public safety.