Cisco Systems is gearing up to sell a new, possibly disruptive server in the next few months, according to one …
Ballmer provides grim outlook as economy ‘resets’
Speaking to financial analysts on the heels of Microsoft's announcement of layoffs and a disappointing second quarter, CEO Steve Ballmer …
Texas based company seeks bar on Nokia, RIM, Palm
A patent-holding company from Texas is seeking to bar six companies — including BlackBerry maker Research in Motion, Palm, and …
Turning up the heat to save energy
The temperature's rising in online brokerage Scottrade Inc. 's data center — and that's a good thing. The move has …
HP enhances portfolio of data centre management software
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced new features for its suite of data centre management software. The improvements encompass both physical and …
Microsoft layoffs could come next week
Rumors of layoffs at Microsoft continue to swirl ahead of the company's quarterly earnings report slated for Jan. 22. Over …
Windows 7 beta shows off task bar, UI goodies
The just-released Beta 1 version of Windows 7 is a solid, fast-performing, stable operating system that appears to be just …
EMC takes the gloves off with VMware
Five years after purchasing VMware, EMC is becoming more aggressive in selling its own products and services alongside those of …
Network vendors eye new markets in ’09
Microsoft aims to become a dominant player in hosted software and cloud computing in 2009, despite its late entry in …
High performance CPUs by AMD
In an attempt to gain an advantage in the gaming PC market, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) launched what it called …
Nissan CIO reshapes IT
Nissan has outsourced its entire operations to IBM in 1999, but is now returning its business analysis, architecture and other …
Force 10, Turin Networks merging
Both companies are privately held. The agreement is another example of consolidation in the Ethernet switching marketplace as Cisco maintains …
Windows 7 may add spice to CES
Software could overshadow gadgets at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, with Microsoft Corp. expected to shed light on its upcoming …
Foundry joins Brocade without founder Johnson
The companies agreed to an approximately US$3 billion deal in July, but soon afterward, downturns in the stock and credit …
BMC tools will be key to Cisco’s ‘California’ blade server
Sources involved in and briefed on California say the new Cisco data-center blade servers will run BMC software that is …
Three deals symbolized storage trends in 2008
Overall demand for storage capacity is growing by about 60 percent per year, according to IDC. Another research company, Enterprise …
Avaya looking to catch unified communications wave in 2009
In its favor are that the company is privately held, has been at work streamlining and has installed key executives …
802.11n boosts WLAN use in enterprises
Demand for enterprise WLAN equipment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) grew by 8 percent during the third …
Nexans partners with STS in Jordan
Nexans also announced the appointment of its new business development manager in Jordan, who will help oversee the operations. Speaking …
Cisco planning significant data center assault
Cisco has a number of significant product introductions on tap for 2009 as the company continues to morph from a …