A caching proxy server is a computer system or application that accepts requests for Web objects-such as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) pages, images and scripts-and passes them on to a real Web ...

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

Proxies are great for web scraping and improving network performance. But using one comes with risks and limitations.

NEW YORK — IBM beefed up its eServer product line Tuesday, introducing a new entry-level thin server and a series of caching appliances intended to speed Internet content delivery. IBM’s new xSeries ...

Google's 8.8.8.8 is anycast, so it gets you a nearby DNS server automatically. If your ISPs DNS host is crummy, it probably has better performance. Many times DNS makes a big performance difference in ...

Problems with the transparent caching servers used on Telewest's Blueyonder hi-speed internet access have now persisted so long that a website campaign has now been set up in an effort to encourage ...

There has been a long history of attacks on the DNS ranging from brute-force denial-of-service attacks to targeted attacks requiring specialized software. In July 2008 a new DNS cache-poisoning attack ...