Computer Servers

The difference between a server and a desktop computer
With Windows and Mac, there’s one more software component you’ll need: client access licenses (CALs) that allow computers on the network to connect to the server. In most cases you need one for each computer; they are usually sold in ...

Air Force sets standards for servers
Baseline configuration for Windows machines follows PC success.

Sony Computer Entertainment Pulling Plug On Servers
Gamers will be sad to know that today Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that they will be pulling the plug on some of their PS2 and PSP titles. These servers will close on June 30th and among the titles losing online ...

Computer Glossary
Proxy servers are also constructs that allow direct Internet access from behind a firewall. They open a socket on the server, and allow communication via that socket to the Internet. For example, if your computer is inside a protected ...

IBM Project Maple: Packaging Redesign for X Series Servers
The redesign project is called Project Maple and its goal is to ship the high powered computer servers using 100% recycled materials. The team involved in the project assessed the shipping carton, shipgroup tray, polybag and the ...

Information Systems/Technology Position
Experience: Computer Systems – Hardware and Networking Infrastructure • NCR 8250 Mini-Computer, NCR Tower 32/650 Super Micro • NCR PC4i, Compaq and IBM Compatible Micro Computers • HP/Compaq Prosigna, Proliant and IBM Compatible Servers ...

Your tax dollars abused
The Department of the Army charged more than a dozen computer servers worth a hundred grand apiece to the cards, and now can't account for them. The audit is the culmination of a series of GAO reports over the past decade that have ...

Lingerie, iPods on government credit cards
The audit also found that government agencies could not account for nearly $2 million worth of items, which included computer servers, laptop computers, iPods and digital cameras. Nearly half of transactions made in the 2006 fiscal year ...

A Federal Purchasing Program that Makes Everday Christmas Day
The GAO also found that agencies could not account for nearly $2 million worth of items identified in the audit — including laptop computers, digital cameras and, at the Army, more than a dozen computer servers worth $100000 each. ...

Web Site Hosting 101
For your information to be seen on the ‘net, it must be “hosted” on a computer permanently connected to the Internet. That computer uses special web server software, which allows your web pages to be shown to people who want to see them ...