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IBM raids Oracle-Sun hardware channel

April 2010 Big Blue has been chasing customers using Sun Microsystems’ Sparc-based servers for more than a decade. Now that Sun is part of the much-stronger Oracle collective, IBM is trying a different tactic – going after the channel partners who distribute Sun systems. To get Sun Oracle resellers interested in switching to peddling servers […]

New Cisco Router Boasts Breakneck Speeds

March 2010 Cisco expects to see 5 to 6 billion devices using the Internet by 2013. Most of those connections will be related to video, Chambers said. “The next-generation Internet needs multi-directional networking. Video needs to go beyond the traditional content-delivery methods. It needs to connect the data centers closer to the edge of the […]

March 2010 It’s been a long time coming, but earlier this week, Intel finally launched “Tukwila,” the latest iteration in its Itanium family of high-end microprocessors. Intel Itanium 9300 die (Pictured) Coming on the same day as IBM introduced both its Power7 chip (see below) and the first of an associated line of servers, Tukwila […]

Cisco results signal economic recovery under way

February 2010 Strong financial results from Internet infrastructure equipment maker Cisco Systems are a good sign that the economic recovery is under way. The company on Wednesday reported that profits for its second fiscal quarter, which ended January 23, were up 23 percent compared to a year ago. The company reported profits of $1.9 billion, […]

Oracle buys Sun, becomes hardware company

January 2010 Oracle recently announced it completed its acquisition of Sun Microsystems in a deal valued at more than $7 billion, a move that transforms the database and business-software giant into a hardware company as well. Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Oracle has acquired several large companies in its drive to out-consolidate rivals in the business computing […]

February 7, 2010 IBM on Monday is launching its long-anticipated Power7 processor and systems based on the chip. IBM Power7 chip The processor is a big step for IBM, integrating eight processing cores–four times the number of cores in the prior-generation Power6–in one chip package, with each core capable of executing four tasks–called “threads”–turning an […]

Cisco Systems boosts bid for Tandberg to $3.41 billion

November 2009 Cisco Systems has bumped up its buyout offer to $3.41 billion for video conferencing company Tandberg. The network giant’s initial bid received a thumbs down from most of Tandberg’s shareholders, who felt the initial $3 billion offer undervalued the company. So far, more than 40 percent of Tandberg’s stockholders, which includes investment firm […]

Cisco Systems, EMC, and VMware make alliance official

November 2009 Cisco Systems, EMC, and VMware announced Tuesday, November 24, that a joint venture to sell a new integrated data center product. The venture will sell and provide maintenance and service support for the product, which is called V-Block. It will combine EMC’s storage equipment, Cisco’s virtualized servers and networking equipment, and VMware’s virtualization […]

Sun Microsystems Adds High-Performance Storage Array to their Industry-Leading Disk Array Portfolio

Sun Microsystems Inc. today announced the expansion of its industry-leading disk storage portfolio to include the new Sun(TM) Storage 6180 Array built upon multiple generations of Sun modular storage technology. This latest addition to Sun’s storage portfolio has demonstrated best-in-class price/performance: the Sun Storage 6180 delivers 50% more performance than Sun’s previous generation, and over […]

October 2009 Sun Microsystems , Inc. and Fujitsu announced new quad-core SPARC64(TM) VII processors and an enhanced memory controller for the SPARC Enterprise(R) server line. The faster SPARC64 VII processors deliver up to 25 percent better performance than the previous generation and with new memory access enhancements, the updated SPARC Enterprise systems have delivered outstanding […]

October 2009 By year 2015, there will be 15 billion IP endpoints on the Internet. Cisco this week enhanced its IPv6 offerings for its carrier core and edge routers in an effort to ease the eventual migration from IPv4. The Carrier-Grade IP Version 6 Solution line includes a new hardware module for Cisco‘s CRS-1 router, […]

October 2009 John T. Chambers, chief executive of the networking giant Cisco Systems, is keeping the acquisition machine humming. The company’s $2.9 billion deal for Starent Networks is the second of roughly that size in October alone. And he has promised that more deals are coming. It’s too bad this strategy hasn’t quite paid off […]

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IBM raids Oracle-Sun hardware channel

New Cisco Router Boasts Breakneck Speeds

For Server Makers, Itanium cpu’s still matter

Cisco results signal economic recovery under way

Oracle buys Sun, becomes hardware company

IBM launches Power7 chip for pSeries systems

Cisco Systems boosts bid for Tandberg to $3.41 billion

Cisco Systems, EMC, and VMware make alliance official

Sun Microsystems Adds High-Performance Storage Array to their Industry-Leading Disk Array Portfolio

Sun Microsystems & Fujitsu Enhance SPARC Enterprise servers with New SPARC64 Processors

Cisco routers boosted to encourage IPv6 adoption

Carefully Assessing Cisco’s Growth Strategy