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Scott Weller of HP Talks Services and the New Role of the CIO
Scott Weller, the VP of the support business within HP’s technology services group, stopped by theCube after Hewlett-Packard’s announcement of the new Always On support portfolio to discuss some of the trends in his field (see the full interview below). He started off by outlining a product from his point of view: hardware and propriety, ...
VMware Updates Spring Support in Light of Accelerated Growth
Virtualization software maker VMware announced that it has updated its Spring expansions to support version 3.1 of the framework. The list includes Spring Integration, Spring Security, Spring Batch, Spring Data, Spring Mobile and Spring for Android. Spring enables developers to integrate various components such as web services in enterprise Java-based environments, and has picked up ...
Cisco Revamps its Video Strategy, Buys NDS for $5BN
Cisco just announced the latest multi-billion acquisition in the IT industry: they’ve revealed their plans to buy out NDS Group, a provider of video streaming technology, for a resounding $5 billion. Cisco had several video-related initiatives up until a few months ago, when it pulled the plug on its Flip unit and more recently, announcing ...
EMC Leading the Storage War with Record Sales, IDC Says
Storage giant EMC has earned its title, according to the latest IDC report on the storage market. The research firm found that sales in this particular industry reached an all time high of almost $3.8 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. The yearly revenue of $14.16 billion is also the highest recorded to ...
Infineta Gets Thumbs Up from Ovum
Infineta Systems, a WAN optimization company that set its eyes on ‘big traffic,’ managed to impress Ovum – an independent research firm that provides IT analysis. The latest Ovum Technology Audit focuses on Infineta, and the way it aims to differentiates itself from other offerings. Principal Analyst Roy Illsley said this in an official quote ...
FalconStor Looks to New Horizon, Reports Growth for 4Q11
Backup appliances maker FalconStor Software reported its earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, displaying growth after the turmoil the company has been through in the past couple of years. “We are very pleased that we exceeded $25.0 million in total revenue for Q4 2011, an increase of over $6.5 million, or 35% from ...
Meru Rolls Out New Network Virtualization Offerings
Meru Networks had a couple of announcements today, both of which cover new products the company just unveiled. The first new solution in Meru’s portfolio is the AP110 virtualized WiFi access point, to be used in offices outside the headquarters and by travelling workers. It’s based on the 802.11n standard, and offers security via TLS-VPN ...
Pano Logic’s 2011 Milestones, New Client-Facing Group
Virtual desktop solutions maker Pano Logic issued a couple of releases today, reporting some official figures indicating its growth in the past year, along with a major internal change. First up is Pano Logic’s performance for 2011. According to the company, it has seen more than 25 percent increase in revenue last year, thanks to ...
Flow Making Apps Work with Big Data
There’s an ongoing discussion circulating throughout the IT industry in anticipation of the big data-cloud convergence, and the result is always apps. Applications are expected to start leveraging datasets to deliver a higher level of service, and Flow Corporation is realizing this vision with its newest product. The Flow Platform is a software-as-a-service that offers ...
Lenovo Teams with SugarSync for Rebranded Cloud Service
Today consumer electronics maker Lenovo extended its partnership with cloud-based collaboration and file sharing service SugarSync with the announcement of a new service: Lenovo Cloud Storage. This follows an agreement from last year to integrate the latter’s platform into Lenovo’s Simple Tap interface, which ships with some of its PCs. The latest news takes this ...