Kristen Nicole
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Convergence was a big topic at the SNW conference earlier this month, and it’s one that puts Cisco at the center of discussion. Convergence solutions for both the network and full stack are becoming increasingly integrated, with server and desktop virtualization forcing …
SEC’s Lax Proposal Affects Facebook, Heightens Bubble Talk
The SEC is reviewing some age-old rules on start-up investments, considering ways to make it easier for private companies, namely Facebook, to remain so. According to the Wall Street Journal, Federal securities regulators are reconsidering current constraints on share issues by private …
Egenera Delivers PAN Manager on HP Blades, Working Its Way Up the Stack
Egenera’s extending its offerings around open converged infrastructure and unified computing, with the added support of HP’s BladeSystem for its PAN Manager Software. The integration delivers Egenera’s most advanced PAN Manager release with HP’s top server blades, which are based on Intel …
Swiss Takes National Catastrophe Data to the Cloud, Teams with Puppet Labs
It’s only been a few weeks since the Japan earthquake ripped through the island nation, with an uprising of information that spread the news around the world in mere seconds. While certain data networks were damaged, internet and mobile traffic soared, as …
Springpad Leaps Into Action with More Custom Tools, Releases API
I’ve been an avid fan of Evernote since before it launched, and its extensive marketplace has really fleshed out its potential for bookmarking for a cause. But its up-and-coming rival Springpad is coming out with some very action-oriented features that have long …
Cisco’s John Chambers Admits Lack of Focus, Pledges Improvements
Cisco’s had a bumpy year so far, facing rising competition from HP, Juniper Networks, and several others. Despite a steady product roll-out and a number of strategic acquisitions and partnerships, Cisco’s CEO John Chambers sent out a memo yesterday admitting that his …
VMware’s Latest Acquisition Beefs up Amazon Rivalry
Mozy, the online data backup provider, was already a part of the EMC family, but has been transferred to the VMware camp, signaling their intent to become a prominent cloud IT service provider. The move comes very soon after another EMC acquisition, …
Recent Upgrades to FCoE Make for Hot Topics at SNW Conference
The SNW conference kicks off today, bringing another seasonal discussion on cloud infrastructure, architecture and several other aspects of data in our current era. With keynote speakers including Steve Wozniak, and several segments dedicated to storage management, backup, archiving, energy efficiency and …
Big Data Breach Leaves Chase Bank, Best Buy Customers at Risk
A data breach at third-party marketing firm Epsilon has exposed the email addresses and names of customers from several large retailers and financial institutions, including Chase Bank, Best Buy, TiVo, Disney, Kroger and more. It’s a hack that won’t affect, say, financial …
mBlast CEO Talks on Scaling Big Data for Marketers
mBlast is a marketing tool that’s dawned in a new era of online media, where social voices rule and influencers are no longer easily identified as journalists and celebrities. Addressing the changing needs of today’s marketers, mBlast launched a new tool called …