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LANDesk spun off by Emerson to private equity firm

...but, in 2006, LANDesk had been bought by remote infrastructure software maker Avocent for $416m (£269m). Avocent was later snapped up by Emerson but, according... Read more

25 August, 2010 by Ben Woods
ACS Advanced Console Server

ACS Advanced Console Server

...developments include low cost, reduced space requirements, increased scalability and flexibility. The Avocent ACS advanced console server mentioned here provides the scalability, dependability, and security... Read more

3 June, 2010
Software licences are bogged down in tech sprawl

Software licences are bogged down in tech sprawl

...servers they don't know about. Here's an example: we at Avocent did an inventory asset-management activity and found machines we didn't... Read more

28 October, 2009 by Manek Dubash

Manage your servers from a BlackBerry

Avocent, a company that makes software for managing IT infrastructure remotely, has announced... Read more

22 May, 2007 by David Meyer
FINSA Simplifies IT Maintenance and Boosts Security With <endeca_term>Avocent</endeca_term> LANDesk

FINSA Simplifies IT Maintenance and Boosts Security With Avocent LANDesk

...central control over software installation created security vulnerabilities, etc. NortConsulting implemented an Avocent LANDesk solution that provides centralised control of the entire IT infrastructure through... Read more

6 July, 2009
Mobile devices: a buyer's guide

Mobile devices: a buyer's guide

...this article, here's a list of some of the key players: Avocent LANDdesk Handheld and Embedded Device ManagerBlackBerry Enterprise ServerBMC Configuration Management (formerly Marimba... Read more

26 September, 2007 by Charles McLellan
The Business Imperative to Gain Data Center Insight

The Business Imperative to Gain Data Center Insight

...on support services, and allow the operator to make changes immediately. The Avocent Management Platform works as an integrated source of information for management of... Read more

1 May, 2010
Helping Students Win

Helping Students Win

...Dell Latitude D630 notebooks and Dell Latitude XT tablets. Dell also provided Avocent KVM switches, Dell servers for Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft Exchange, as... Read more

1 December, 2008

Dear silicon.com... Vista gripes, naked PCs, geek rage, nuclear fallout...

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27 September, 2007 by silicon.com staff
Senior Network Engineer  Cisco / LAN / WAN - 45K + Bens + Bonus

Senior Network Engineer Cisco / LAN / WAN - 45K + Bens + Bonus

...user and server networks. Daily management of Cisco, Juniper, Nokia, Checkpoint and Avocent networking devices. Maintaining and monitoring the International Network, including firewalls and VPNs... Read more

29 May, 2012

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apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

18 minutes ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

1 hour ago by debsmk on Samsung Galaxy 'S3' delayed by special paint
Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

2 hours ago by Atangana on UK's 15-year-old World Excel champion offered £100k job
BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

3 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

4 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

5 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

5 hours ago by mrbigdong on A minor Bitcoin miner injury?
Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

9 hours ago by Mike Denton via Facebook on Security on the farm: Accounts and permissions
minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

11 hours ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

13 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

20 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

21 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

22 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

1 day ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

1 day ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

1 day ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

1 day ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

1 day ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

1 day ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

1 day ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors