Large companies invariably have in their data-centres both Sun's fancy network-server computers and also cheaper machines running Windows.
Making use of the superior endpoint graphics this way frees up both server and network resources.
Open source software such as Apache Web server and the Linux server operating system have become popular systems to run not only on network servers, but also on server appliances (servers dedicated to single tasks such as e-mail and Web site hosting).
Server, storage and network resources are combined according to rules and then adapt as per demand.
The new model was peer-to-peer, where every user on the network acts as both a client and a server, sharing files and telling other users where else they can go to get them.
The product can work as a DLNA and iTunes server, but doesn't yet ship with any network backup software and -- unlike the Stora -- can't integrate with the built-in backup programs in Mac OS or Windows.
In a distributed network, however, the central server is removed, and the user account passes information directly to another user who requests it.
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In his previous company, Valence Research, Bain developed a distributed Web load-balancing software solution that was acquired by Microsoft and is now called Network Load Balancing within the Windows Server operating system.
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Symons wisely refused that request, and instead built her own social network, hosted on a server in her closet.
Neffenger's tests employed VolanoMark, a 100% Pure Java server benchmark characterized by long-lasting network connections and high thread counts.
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For the project, the social network is publishing specs and designs for its motherboards, power supply, server chassis and more.
The inventor is Todd Glassey, a 52-year-old Bay Area resident who describes himself as the Chief Scientist of network security firm Certichron and founder of the U.S. Time Server Foundation.
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Those four include a 3D set, a 4K2K version that upcoverts 1080p to 3840 x 2160 resolution, a 46-inch model integrating its CELL BOX dedicated TV tuner and HDD, and a 37-inch that works as a home network server.
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"Intel and Facebook are collaborating on a new disaggregated, rack-scale server architecture that enables independent upgrading of compute, network and storage subsystems that will define the future of mega-datacenter designs for the next decade, " said Justin Rattner, Intel's chief technology officer during his keynote address at Open Computer Summit in Santa Clara, Calif.
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This is also where you'll go to set alarms and play music through any of the impressive variety of services that Chumby supports, including Pandora, SHOUTcast, Squeezebox Server (if you have one on your network), and a handful of podcast services and miscellaneous providers plus iPod, mass storage, and the aforementioned FM radio support.
The MobileSpan Gateway is a central server application that acts as a transparent browser and document proxy on the corporate network.
Enterprise servers, the kind server that dominates IT department purchasing today, have dedicated storage and data center network access on each motherboard.
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Most organizations with a proper network setup in place still run Windows server, weather it be small business or standard, and are not looking to switch anytime soon.
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To provide these notifications in real time, the wireless wide-area network modules from Novatel Wireless securely connect through HSDPA and EV-DO networks to the Microsoft Exchange Server, storing user information and filter policies.
Add a few more components and a little more software, and it could become a home server that holds games, movies and music, and distributes them over a home network.
This includes a satellite to receive the movies, a cache server to hold them, a local area network to distribute them to the right screens, and media players and digital projectors for each screen.
The Mini was launched a year ago as a scaled-down, blue version of Google's bright yellow Search Appliance--essentially a rack-mounted server that businesses could plug into their network infrastructure for searching up to 100, 000 shared files and Web pages.
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