What Fairfax Stands To Gain From Buying BlackBerry
The end is nigh for BlackBerry, or at least it is in its current state anyway. As of yesterday, the company published a “letter of intent,”stating its plans to sell itself to shareholder Fairfax…
Nimble Accelerates Oracle Workloads with Latest Reference Architecture | #oow13
Nimble Storage is kicking off this week’s Oracle OpenWorld 2013 conference with a new SmartStack reference architecture for relational database environments. Certified to run Oracle’s Linux distribution, virtualization framework and database software, the solution…
NetApp Deepens Oracle Integration As Part of Cloud Push
NetApp is doubling down on the ecosystem in a move to establish its Data ONTAP operating system as the foundation for a ‘universal data platform’ that spans the private, public and hybrid clouds. The…
Why Microsoft’s Super-Fast Surface Pro 2 Still Doesn’t Cut It
Microsoft is really hoping you’ll be tempted to buy one of its newly redesigned Surface Pro 2 tablets. In fact, it’s almost desperate for you to do so – hence the bundling of software…
BlackBerry’s a Bad Buy : Fairfax Could Start Patent War
It’s been a long time coming. BlackBerry’s finally heeded the advice of pundits, investors and board members, settling the purchase of its assets to one of its shareholders, Fairfax Equity Holdings, at $4.7 billion.…
Flash: Real-Time Solution for “Shrinking Infrastructure” Says Fusion-IO | #oow13
Gary Orenstein, the EVP at Fusion-io, discussed flash and storage market trends with theCUBE co-hosts Dave Floyer and Dave Vellante, live from the 2013 edition of Oracle OpenWorld. Commenting on the company’s focus at…
SanDisk Demos Prototype ULLtraDIMM, Flash on a Memory Module | Live at #oow13
Brian Cox, Senior Director of Marketing at SanDisk, discussed the company’s standing in the flash storage market with theCUBE co-hosts Stu Miniman and Dave Vellante, live at Oracle OpenWorld 2013. SanDisk “pioneered flash memory…
QLogic + Oracle Launch Protocol-Independent Universal HBA | #oow13
David Ard, OEM Marketing at QLogic, discussed the newly launched Oracle Sun Storage Universal HBA and the ongoing fibre-ethernet protocol debate with theCUBE co-hosts Dave Vellante and Stu Miniman, live at Oracle OpenWorld 2013. Longtime partners…
Telerik Enhances Icenium Cross-Device Mobile Dev Platform with Visual Studio Extension
By Saroj Kar
For decades, integrated development environments such as Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse or NetBeans served as the cornerstone for the development of applications. Typically these media are closely linked with a particular programming language. However,…
Breaking Analysis: Microsoft, Not Fairfax, Should Buy BlackBerry
By Scott Lowe
Today, it was announced that BlackBerry has reached an agreement to be purchased for $9 per share by a group led by Fairfax Equity Holdings. This deal values BlackBerry at $4.7 billion and should…