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Tinseltown's love affair with celluloid is waning, and more movies are being digitally created. Now the industry has to build a supply chain of servers, high-speed networks and software that can move these bits and bytes from the camera to the silver screen.
Wikis can help you develop an easy-to-use collaborative workspace. We tested four commercial wikis: one software-based, one appliance and two hosted solutions. One offering stood out from the rest, thanks to its pricing, security, extensibility and customizability. Find out which one got our high marks.
Designing your network to deliver video effectively isn't easy. We walk you through the set-up steps, including video type and quality, encoding and delivery.
Without enterprise content, a handheld device is just a flashy gadget. We'll show you how to deliver information and applications that turn PDAs and mobile phones into true business tools.
Streaming video atop the corporate IP backbone saved bundles of cash for Cisco.
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Get ready to change gears in 2007. While consolidation was the watchword for 2006, 2007 will be all about differences. New and expensive technologies are stretching IT dollars, increasing management overhead and placing increased performance demands on networks.
As consumers increasingly view video downloads from BitTorrent, MovieLink, Akimbo, CinemaNow and other sources as a key source of entertainment, they're looking to home integrators and manufacturers for the latest entertainment gear such as surround sound systems, DLP projectors, screens and displays.
If you've had it with Microsoft's software, one of these five independent packages may suit your needs. We've asked five writers to advocate for their favorites.
VMware virtualization software lets system builders offer more functionality without higher costs. Here's how to get it working.
Microsoft Corp. made several key announcements Monday at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2006 conference in Las Vegas, cementing its place in broadcast industry.
Outsourcing your e-mail can streamline IT operations and cut costs. We sent an RFI to hosted e-mail providers on behalf of our fictional engineering services firm. The highest marks went to the provider with the most features and 99.99 percent uptime.
Few users rave when application traffic traversing a beefy corporate LAN meets a typical WAN. Even fewer enterprises are willing to spend to fix the problem. The answer: Make the most of expensive wide-area pipes with optimization appliances.
New server OS is sleek, fast and business-readyeven for mixed environments.