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VMware Opens Virtualization Marketplace after Stellar Q4
VMware’s been on a tear lately, unveiling the new Solution Exchange, an online virtualization and cloud solutions marketplace. It’s a hub where customers, partners and developers can converge, simplifying the process around choosing business solutions. The new Marketplace centralizes efforts around a self-service portal, extending VMware’s resources to a broader audience that may be seeking ...
Appcelerator Hires Gartner Analyst to Boost Mobile Angle
Mobile development platform provider Appcelerator has hired Michael King to fulfill a couple of significant responsibilities in the company, both of which will serve the purpose of boosting Appcelerator’s position in the mobile universe. King spent the last decade or so working for research firm Gartner, where he was one of the chief contributors to its ...
Cisco Expands Products, Marketing Amidst Growing Competition
Networking gear maker Cisco is taking some heat from the growing lineup of solutions released by competing vendors in its industry. IBM and NEC just introduced a new Open Flow-based solution that caters to a very wide audience, and Juniper has recently given its worldwide sales channel a major boost. Now, Cisco is firing back ...
EMC Reports Q4 Results, Tucci to Remain CEO a While Longer
Storage behemoth EMC reported its earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, beating analysts’ expectations and marking some noteworthy achievements to boot. EMC said it made a profit of $832 million or 38 cents a share, compared to 29 a share and $628.6 million throughout same period last year. Revenue was also up ...
IBM, NEC Deliver New Open Flow Offering
IBM and NEC debuted a new offering that integrated technology from both companies to create what GigaOm has referred to as a controller-and-switch combo. The solution is based on Open Flow, the Stanford-developed open-source protocol that can be used to power software-defined networks. NEC’s controller and IBM’s switch have been integrated to enable enterprises to ...
Nimble Hires Ex-Salesforce to Lead R&D
Nimble announced that it has put Jason McDowal in charge of spearheading the development of its latest solution. McDowal is now the Director of Product for the startup, which offers a unique CRM solution that promises to deliver corporate users a much more connected platform. Nimble’s SaaS covers social and collaboration elements designed to enhance ...
OpenGear’s Next Gen, Budget-Friendly RMM Lineup
OpenGear announced the latest generation of its ACM5500 remote monitoring and management (RMM) products. The company is offering an alternative to much pricier systems by providing single appliance that is hooked up to an organization’s network and enables managed service providers to solve problems remotely. The solution also trims costs because customers can easily replace ...
Juniper Networks Enhances CDN Solution with Tata Technology Buy
Juniper Networks has acquired the rights to the service management layer behind BitGravity’s content delivery network (CDN) offering. BitGravity is a part of Tata Communications, an India-based telco enterprise. Juniper will use the code, bought for an undisclosed amount, in its Media Flow CDN product, which will launch in the new integrated edition sometime this year, ...
Intel Expands Networking Portfolio with QLogic InfiniBand Buy
Chipmaker Intel has acquired QLogic’s InfiniBand in a deal designed to give the former’s networking portfolio a big push. The transaction is for $125 million in cash, and workers who were previously employed by QLogic will hold their current positions under Intel’s reign. “This is a win-win for QLogic, Intel and our InfiniBand customers and partners,” ...
Splunk Tops this Week’s Best iPad, Android Tablet Business Apps
BI software maker Splunk released version 4.3 of its software this week, introducing a more straight-forward interface designed for the direct use of the business user. The latest edition features several improvements, notably the fact the company shifted from using flash to HTML5, enabling user access on-the-go from iOS devices. iPad Splunk The launch of ...