Cisco's $3 billion bid this week for Tandberg is a gamble that video conferencing can take off in the small/medium …
IBM aims at Google, Microsoft with LotusLive iNotes
IBM has launched LotusLive iNotes, an on-demand e-mail, calendaring and contact management system meant to compete with the likes of …
Windows Mobile's demise greatly exaggerated, iSuppli says
Windows Mobile is not dead and, in fact, its use on smartphones will nearly triple by 2013, according to analyst …
Cisco to buy videoconferencing vendor Tandberg for $3B
Cisco Systems has signed an agreement to buy videoconferencing vendor Tandberg for about US$3.0 billion, it said on Thursday. Tandberg's …
Microsoft blackballs pirates from getting free Security Essentials software
Microsoft will block users running counterfeit copies of Windows from installing the free Security Essentials antivirus software, the head of …
Mobile Internet Devices: Getting started or dead?
Is the Mobile Internet Device dead on arrival? Or, has the MID — a 'Net-connected device that's usually described as …
Seagate ships self-encrypting drives for enterprises
Seagate Technology LLC announced it is making available its Seagate Secure Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) technology as an option across its …
Nortel users should hope for best, prepare for worst
Users should chart the progress of Avaya's purchase of Nortel's enterprise assets carefully, so that they are spared any unpleasant …
Nortel users need to keep tabs on Avaya integration plans
The biggest issue facing Nortel enterprise customers on the heels of Avaya's $900 million purchase of that business is product …
NEC upgrades HYDRAstor grid storage system
NEC Corp unveiled several upgrades to its flagship HYDRAstor grid-storage system, adding write-once, read-many (WORM) capabilities and the ability to …
Oracle, Sun to launch new product despite merger hurdles
Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems is being closely scrutinized by European Union regulatory authorities, but that isn't stopping the companies …
Will Motorola gain major mojo from Android Cliq?
Has Motorola got its mojo back with the its first Android smartphone announced today? The proof is still a ways …
Gmail outages could turn off enterprises
The latest widespread outage of Google Inc.'s popular Gmail application could dissuade some IT managers from letting workers use the …
Google-Sony deal signals new front in browser war
A year after Google debuted Chrome with a bang, the browser may have failed to meet expectations. But recent moves …
Sun leads way as server sales
Oracle Corp.'s pending acquisition has put Sun Microsystems Inc. into a limbo that appears to be devouring its server business. …
VMware cloud initiative raises vendor lock-in concerns
VMware talks a good game about interoperability, but its cloud initiative threatens to introduce a type of vendor lock-in that …
The ABCs of WAN optimization savings
WAN-optimization gear has evolved from one-trick point products – compression boxes, QoS appliances, TCP optimizers, caching devices – into equipment …
Smartbooks prepare to compete in mini-laptop space
Mini-laptops based on Arm chips are set to make their way to users, which could heat up the battle in …
Optimistic outlook from Dell, Intel may signal rebound
Like the rest of the economy, the tech sector has been in the doldrums for well over a year now. …
Intel raises sales forecast
Fueling hopes that the hardware sector will bounce back from the recession in the second half of the year, Intel …