Sean Michael Kerner

Mozilla’s open source Firefox web browser has expanded its feature set significantly over the last several years. One byproduct of that feature set growth has been an expansion of the system memory that Firefox uses. With Firefox 7, which is being officially released today, Mozilla is taking specific aim at reducing the amount of memory […]

Open source browser vendor Mozilla changed its development roadmap this year with a move toward a rapid release cycle for their Firefox browser. Firefox releases now come out every 6 weeks, which has been cause for some concern from enterprise users that cannot keep up with accelerated pace. In an effort to help meet the […]

To target smaller enterprises, Oracle is offering a simplified version of its large enterprise database box. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is continuing its move toward engineered systems that integrate hardware and software with a new Oracle Database appliance. The Oracle Database appliance is a “little brother” to Oracle’s Exadata database box. The new appliance is a […]

As virtualization becomes standard operating procedure for businesses of many sizes, the security challenges of this data center technology move to the forefront. Tech vendor Rapid7 is targeting what is likely to remain a growing market. As applications increasingly move to virtualized environments, the need for security solutions that examine virtual applications continues to grow. […]

The U.S. has a new patent law today. President Obama signed the America Invents Act today at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia. The America Invents Act is being heralded by the White House as the most significant reform of the U.S. Patent Act since 1952. “This much-needed reform will […]

When it comes to expanding the market for Android, Google isn’t just building technology, it’s also acquiring patents. According to public documents available from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), IBM transferred 1,023 patents to Google this week. It’s not clear at this point how much money may be involved with the patent transfer. […]

Is HP a security solutions company? That’s likely not the first idea that comes to mind for the average IT manager. Yet with these new offerings HP is integrating and expanding its enterprise security offering. Will a higher profile result? Modern IT threats come from all corners. That’s why HP is now expanding its security […]

This week Cisco officially opened its new data center in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina, in the oldest building on the campus. The new RTP data center has 18,500 square feet of space, which can fit up to 438 racks. Going a level deeper, the RTP data center has the capacity for more than […]

Can Oracle lure more Windows users to the open source MySQL? Can it steal share from rival SQL Server? For over a decade, the open source MySQL database has been a critical component of the LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) stack. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is now moving to make MySQL more attractive for Microsoft Windows users in an […]

Some observers expect that the storage market’s slow move toward the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) technology will now move faster due to recent developments.   At the beginning of 2011, Intel launched a new effort to expand adoption of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). The Open FCoE effort has been active ever since and […]

Tablets are wildly popular, but do IT staffers really need one? Tech reporter Sean Michael Kerner details the issues. For some people, a tablet is simply a third screen that they will carry. That’s a view shared by none other than Dell founder, Michael Dell. On a recent investor conference call, Dell was asked about […]

The next major release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux isn’t scheduled for general availability for another couple of years, making this the right time for Red Hat to get started on its development. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 is now starting to take shape as the Linux vendor begins the multi-year process that will […]