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Storage leader Western Digital expands its product line into the high-definition media market.

StarOffice 9's final release is the strongest alternative to Microsoft Office Professional yet.

For a variety of reasons, multifunction printers (MFPs) are continuing to see nice strength in the market as system and IT consolidation continue unabated. All-in-ones, as they are also known, offer small and midsize offices the features of multiple devices, but with a relatively smaller footprint and price. They can let SMBs attain the same consolidation benefits, in many cases, as larger enterprises if on a smaller scale.

Software updates, or "patches," have become such a crucial component of network security, that a day of the week has been dedicated to them: "Patch Tuesday" is when Microsoft Corp. releases regular updates for its software.

Intuit Inc.'s QuickBase, a Web-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) suite, is in a market competing with better-known CRM providers like Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash., and Salesforce.com Inc., San Francisco. But the Scotts Valley, Calif.-based software vendor may not have been as aggressive in pitching its offering—inasmuch as Intuit's more traditional personal and business finance applications continue to be its much better-known flagships.

Gigabit Ethernet is the current norm. So, there is no shortage of all things Gigabit: switches, hubs, adapters, etc. It can be arduous to wade through all the varying Gigabit hardware offerings. Product purchase choices are contingent on a number of factors. Yet, as of late, another consideration has been influencing IT purchase decisions—energy efficiency. This makes product decisions even more daunting, because many vendors have been quick to tout their products as "energy efficient."

As is usually the case with technology, things start out big and then keep getting smaller as time advances. The same holds true for the computer industry, where laptops are rapidly approaching the point of being able to replace the standard desktop workhorse. Overall improvements in hard drive development can be credited, in part, for this progress.

The Test Center finds AMD's new server processors offer a bigger bang for the buck.

The Test Center looks at a NAS device that combines user-friendly management and advanced features.

The Test Center reviews the Samsung X460 notebook, among the first in its latest re-entry into the U.S. notebook space.

Samsung's new X460 notebook, among its first in its return to the U.S. PC space, is not the work of a novice. The Test Center gives it a look.

Dell's the latest PC maker to deliver a netbook to market, and the Test Center takes a look to see what's in the little box.

Compliancy and legal e-discovery requirements can make e-mail retention a headache for VARs and administrators. Tangent has a solution to address the issues.

Intel's next-generation Nehalem processor lineup is so powerful that it simply destroys previous CPU benchmarks.

The Test Center used a variety of standard performance and security benchmarking tools to look at Windows 7 pre-beta.

Canonical released Ubuntu 8.10 Thursday, and a look at the Linux OS shows it might be starting to prove a smarter choice than Vista in a growing number of scenarios.

New product offers secure connection to USB devices over the network.

The CRN Test Center worked with Kent, Wash.-based Puget Custom Computers to build a customized workstation. We asked them to build us a test unit to our specifications under a tight deadline. What they sent us was a mini powerhouse.

As any Linux aficionado can tell you, Microsoft Windows-designed wireless routers are sometimes finicky about working properly with Linux systems and networks. Some routers do just fine, some need a little hand-holding, and a very select few allow open-source firmware to be installed. Then there are the advanced users who develop commercial-grade applications for wireless routers to add and extend features.

The Test Center has been in the lucky position this year of seeing a number of great, new desktops with innovative features, nice performance and good business cases for VARs.

With this latest release, Nvidia is upping the bar for integrated graphics and is defying Intel to meet the challenge.

Firefox 3.1 trashes IE 7 in performance, and even outshines Firefox 3.0.

Kingston Technology is one of the first manufacturers to release a 4GB notebook DIMM.

Dell's latest upgrade to its Vostro lineup adds some features and functions that should draw attention.

The Test Center revisits SolarWinds' Orion network monitoring product and—surprise!—this version's a winner.

As Opera releases version 9.60 to compete with Google's Chrome, we compare the browsers.

Sprint Nextel's XOHM unit unveiled the first-ever WiMAX unit last week in Baltimore, but the Test Center finds a few areas that could use improvement.

Navayo Technologies' strives for extra security with SecBox, featuring TPM encryption and biometrics, all in one device. But does it work?

Reviewers dropped the Getac notebook from desk height while both open and closed, jumped up and down a few times on top of the closed unit, and spilled water and juice over the keyboard. No prob.

Most of the new Lenovo PCs the Test Center has reviewed this year have been based on Intel CPUs, but now it takes a look at a Lenovo desktop built with an AMD quad-core chip.

Test Center sets up a wireless network based on, not DSL or cable-modem, but 3G cellular networks.

From a practical, office-productivity standpoint, the Acer Veriton S461 was a shining star in what appears to be a reinvigorated desktop lineup.

Test Center tries setting up a blog using popular platform Movable Type as a virtual appliance.

As miniaturized notebooks gain in popularity, the Test Center looks at MSI's netbook offering.

The Elitegroup G31T-M is a well-designed board that offers top-notch performance at a budget price.

Test Center puts the Acer Aspire One netbook through its paces and finds it on par with competitors for light Internet and word processing usage.

O2 Micro expands their electronic component business into the security business. How does their latest unified threat management rate?

HP is gunning for sales into SMB accounts with its HP Compaq 6730b notebook. The Test Center takes a look to see how it might go over.

The Test Center takes a look at one of Acer's latest quad-core PC offerings.

SonicWall claims their NSA2400 UTM is "next generation security." The Test Center tests the claim.

Test Center takes a quick look at the T-Mobile G1, the SDK 1.0, Android platform, and the Market.

It seems that any new electronic device today has some form of Wi-Fi feature integrated in it, and projectors are no exception. The Test Center evaluated Panasonic's new PT-LB80NTU projector and found a surprise up its sleeve.

The converged network—running both voice and data over IP networks—offers cost savings, increased flexibility and new capabilities. Savvy solution providers start thinking about VoIP security from the get-go, not after the fact.

Last time we reviewed ClassApps' SelectSurvey, a .Net version was in its infancy, the server application was still based on ASP and the company only had one other server product. For the past four years, ClassApps has spawned three server products out of specific business functionality needed in SelectSurvey.

Sometimes, the most challenging aspect of managing networks is not setup or deployment. Rather, it's troubleshooting problems. Especially problems that may not be readily apparent, like traffic flow or bottleneck issues.

With steady pricing, and bigger and wide-screen LCDs taking over in the market's sweet spot, the LCD profile is changing.

The Test Center evaluates Plantronics' top-of-the-line Professional Wireless Headset System to see if it is worthy of its pedigree.

The Test Center takes a look at LowBrowse, a FireFox addon that helps the visually impaired surf the Web.

Panasonic is known for its ruggedized Toughbooks, but can it keep even the smallest PC it makes as strong? The Test Center takes a look.

Interest in the digital signage market is surging and display vendors are paying attention. The Test Center took a look at the 460DX large format display from Samsung.

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