They say the tech industry is recovering and that IT spending is on the rise, but it's not all good news for the guys in the server room.

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We can't say we're completely surprised when Microsoft made an investment in Dell's reorg precisely to safeguard PCs, but it's good to know that Dell's interest in PCs still extends well beyond the server room.

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Belkin also provides public and private sector organizations with high-quality security, infrastructure, energy, and server-room solutions.

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The PC maker is scrambling to rebuild its business around high-margin services and sophisticated server-room gear.

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Gamers struggled to download the game from the Origin servers and, once they had it, they struggled to find a server with enough room for them.

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In high school, Maples started writing video games for PCs and then went to Stanford where his room-mate was Joe Liemandt, who founded client-server software maker, Trilogy Software, in Austin.

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In the summer of 2005, Charlie Miller was working in his living room when he discovered a hackable vulnerability in a common species of server software.

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The Linksys Powerline AV 4-Port Network Adapter Kit (PLSK400). (Includes one 1-port powerline adapter and a 4-port powerline adapter) This kit is ideal for the home media room where users can connect a TV, game console, media server and networked DVD player.

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There is still lots of room for architectural experiments and competition, as demonstrated by HP recently entering the disaggregated server space with their Moonshot 1500 System.

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