Menlo Ventures Planning $800M Fund
By Kyt Dotson
As the biggest investor in 3PAR Inc., Menlo Ventures is already slated for a huge windfall this year so it looks like they’re getting ready to jump into the game once again. From an…
By Kyt Dotson
Backupify Backed by $4.5M, Building Clouds for Social Media Marketers
Backupify has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding, co-led by Avalon Ventures and Genral Catalyst. Other participants include Lowercase Capital and First Round Capital. The funding will be used towards product development and…
Google’s Texas Attorney General’s Probe, about Consumer Privacy
Google defended itself from lawsuits and scrutiny from Texas Attorney General’s office saying their “success is earned the right way -- by building great products, not locking in our users or advertisers.” It seems…
Sony’s Internet TV Flaunted at IFA in Berlin
Though there was no demo given, Sony Internet TV was showed off at IFA in Berlin for a sneak peak of its final design.
Mark Hurd Could Land on His Feet at Oracle
After Mark Hurd resigned as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard, many wondered who would step in to take his place, and how the changes would affect HP. Hurd, on the other hand, has been seeking…
What’s Next After 3Par? DDN Gaining Technology Leadership Adds More Talent Hires Bret Weber
By Secret CTO
Did you ever wonder what happened to those 4.0 GPA guys in your Engineering class? I always thought they would flame out in some sort of crazy Dungeons and Dragons love fest. However one…
HP acquires 3Par: Now what?
By Jay Livens
Last week, I blogged about the 3Par bidding war and how I thought that HP would prevail. Yesterday, Dell refused to match HP’s latest offer and so unless something crazy happens, HP is now…
VMworld 2010: A Look at Security and Complexity
By versace
Back a few months at EMC World 2010 in Boston, one of the more interesting proclamations about securing cloud computing came from Joe Tucci who said, and I’m paraphrasing “VMware is the tip of…
Howie XU and [Secure] Distributed, Virtual Networking
By versace
One the heels of the vFabric buzz that opened VMworld 2010 in San Francisco, Day 3 showcased Howie Xu, R&D Director at VMworld, and his vision for the next gen of virtualized networks, that…
How Google Voice Upped its Game
When Google introduced Google Voice a few months ago it sounded pretty much like a Skype clone for Google users. After an initial flurry of interest, it seems to have been all but forgotten…