Archive for April, 2012
Virtualization for disaster recovery is the way forward
http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/vmw-myron-steves-04-17-12.html PALO ALTO, Calif., April 17, 2012 — VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced that Myron F. Steves and Company, a Houston-based insurance wholesaler, has deployed virtualization and cloud solutions from VMware to help ensure that the company’s 200 employees can respond to customers when disaster strikes. [...]
Broadcom continues to innovate the wired and wireless worlds
Broadcom.com IRVINE, Calif., April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – News Highlights: World’s highest density SoC and FE1600 fabric enable highly scalable 10/40/100G solutions Only merchant silicon to process a single stream of 200Gbps supporting two 100Gbps full-duplex ports Combines fabric/network interfaces, packet processor and traffic manager on a single chip Unparalleled integration reduces board space, power [...]
IBM to purchase Vivisimo
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ibm-advances-big-data-analytics-with-acquisition-of-vivisimo-2012-04-25 ARMONK, N.Y., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — IBM IBM -0.16% today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Vivisimo, a leading provider of federated discovery and navigation software that helps organizations access and analyze big data across the enterprise. Vivisimo is a privately held company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Financial terms were not [...]
Cisco continues commitment to industrial strength network technologies and innovation
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cisco-brings-intelligent-networks-to-industrial-automation-unveils-new-industrial-switch-series-2012-04-23?reflink=MW_news_stmp SAN JOSE, CA, Apr 23, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Reinforcing its commitment to the industrialization of the Internet, Cisco CSCO +0.15% today announced the Industrial Ethernet (IE) 2000 switch series, a cornerstone product for the company’s Connected Industries business unit and industrial network offerings. The Cisco IE 2000 industrial switch series will help [...]
Broadcom innovates their Energy Efficient Ethernet EEE portfolio
http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=s667158 IRVINE, Calif., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – News Highlights: Lowers operating power by more than 40 percent(1) and up to 70 percent or more through the use of EEE(2) Enables significant reduction in energy consumption and carbon footprint Includes on-chip 1588 precision timing protocol and Y.1731 delay measurement Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM), a global [...]
AMD chooses HP for Cloud Data Center
MarketWatch PALO ALTO, CA, Apr 25, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — HP HPQ -0.24% today announced that AMD AMD -0.24% has improved business efficiency and streamlined operations by consolidating its worldwide data centers and standardizing on HP Networking solutions. AMD’s innovative computing and graphics technologies run a wide range of computing devices — such as [...]
Dell’s Virtual Network Architecture shows us how to ‘do blades’
MarketWatch ROUND ROCK, Texas, Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — –New fabric and network management tools to help simplify operations and improve efficiency in data center and campus environments –New network virtualization capabilities along with interoperability with Big Switch Networks demonstrating software-defined, multi-tenancy solutions at Interop Las Vegas 2012, May 6-9 Dell today announced new [...]
Is the enterprise cloud ready?
zdnet Due to a “generational” mentality in enterprises, it could be decades before enterprises shake off their security concerns and adopt cloud computing beyond testing and development, Andrew Mendelsohn, senior vice president for Database Server Technologies at Oracle, told ZDNet UK on Tuesday. “The current generation [of enterprise decision makers], they’re probably going to have [...]
PAWZ 10 brings us extra features for the cloud
SFGate PAWZ Version 10 with CloudView now includes the ability to visualize performance, capacity and risk status of all distributed application services in a single enterprise-wide view. Nashua, NH (PRWEB) April 24, 2012 PerfCap Corporation, the leading provider of automated performance management and capacity planning software for the IT industry, today announced virtualization support in [...]
IBM brings us lower cost Linux on Power7 offerings
ITworld April 25, 2012, 3:21 PM — IBM announced new “affordable” Linux servers on Wednesday as the company tries to push its new category of preconfigured servers for virtualization and big data to midmarket and enterprise customers. The PowerLinux systems contain integrated hardware, software, networking and storage, and are configured to cater to specific requirements. [...]
