Dell’s acquisition of Force10 Networks will fill a critical networking hole as the company buys its way into building an …
Dell to acquire switch maker Force10
Dell this week said it will acquire switch maker Force10 Networks for an undisclosed sum. Dell said Force10’s data centre …
Oracle makes Fusion Applications ‘available’
Oracle has quietly made its Fusion Applications generally available, albeit with a caveat, but it seems that any serious fanfare …
State Street cuts IT staffers, shifts work to IBM, Wipro
State Street is laying off 530 IT workers and transferring another 320 to IBM or Wipro Technologies, part of a …
EMC revenue grows on strength of big data, VMware
Increasing customer demand for big data technologies and cloud computing brought record financial results at EMC in the second quarter, …
Subway changes its menu, adds SaaS
Subway is a fast-food franchise operation with some 35,000 restaurants worldwide. Like many big enterprises, it expected to host a …
Intel to buy networking chip company Fulcrum Microsystems
Intel is acquiring networking chip company Fulcrum Microsystems for an undisclosed amount in an effort to boost its networking offerings, …
Banking on Sage
Fernand Rasetti, COO, Sage, a software development company serving the global financial industry in streamlining processes for core banking operations, …
Structuring data
Comprehensive data management – bringing together structured and unstructured information – within an organisation is popularly touted as the next …
Adobe acquires electronic signature company EchoSign
Adobe Systems has acquired EchoSign, a web-based provider of electronic signatures and signature automation, for an undisclosed amount. Adobe plans …
IBM reported revenue driven by software, systems
Software and services fueled IBM growth in the second quarter of 2011, the company said. For the quarter ended June …
Security lockdown
Stephan Berner, CEO of help AG, outlines some of the critical initiatives regional organisations can adopt to deal with the …
IE9 hammers rivals in download blocking test: NSS Labs
The in-house reputation system used in Internet Explorer 8 and 9 is markedly superior at blocking social-engineering attacks than the …
Redknee and Tech Mahindra Sign Global Partnership
Redknee, a provider of business-critical billing and charging software and solutions for communications service providers, has entered into a global …
Cisco expands UCS portfolio
Cisco has expanded its Unified Computing System networking portfolio with new Fabric Interconnects, a new Virtual Interface Card, a new …
Cisco bolsters Catalyst range
Cisco has bolstered it flagship Catalyst 6500 Series Switches. The new refresh provides Catalyst 6500 customers with the capability to evolve …
Global data doubling every two years: study
EMC today announced results of the EMC-sponsored IDC Digital Universe study, “Extracting Value from Chaos”—which found the world’s information is …
Cisco talks transformation
Distancing itself from consumer business, Cisco is planning to shore up its sagging fortunes by narrowing its priorities into its …
IDC: IT hasn’t grasped consumerisation trend
More people are bringing their own tablets and smartphones to work but IT departments have been slow to support them …
Netting profits
Based on the popular belief that customers are constantly shopping for better experiences, retail organisations across the globe are investing …