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IPv6 Doomsday Won't Hit in 2012, Experts Say
Thu, December 29, 2011 - As old addresses disappear, most enterprises can spend the year preparing for the new protocol
Dell Fills Data Center Technology Stack with Force10
Wed, July 20, 2011 - Dell's acquisition of Force10 Networks will fill a critical networking hole as the company buys its way into building an integrated technology stack for data centers, analysts said on Wednesday.
Cisco Seeks a New Angle for Umi
Tue, April 12, 2011 - Cisco's Umi home videoconferencing system, the most extravagant and futuristic part of the company's consumer product line, seems to be in search of an identity amid the consumer reorganization that the company announced on Tuesday.
Cisco-HP Split May Not Be Too Painful for Customers
Fri, February 19, 2010 - Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard probably won't force their mutual customers to take sides after the end of their partnership, though the vendors are deadly serious about competing against one another, analysts said on Friday.
Microsoft Battles on in Mobile, Search and the Cloud
Fri, November 06, 2009 - As Microsoft launches Windows 7 and seeks to banish the ghost of its less-than-successful Vista OS, it is fighting to defend its primacy as the world's leading software company.
Cisco, EMC, VMware Partnership is a Long Shot
Tue, November 03, 2009 - Cisco, EMC and VMware today joined forces to sell products as a private cloud offering to enterprises. Called the Virtual Computing Environment (VCE) coalition, the announcement was called "unprecedented," something destined to lead to "greater IT infrastructure flexibility."
Bing Was Tipping Point in Microsoft-Yahoo Deal
Wed, July 29, 2009 - The successful launch of Microsoft's revamped search engine, Bing, was likely the event that tipped the scales in favor of Yahoo agreeing to a search deal, analysts said.
Google Chrome OS Shows Limitations of Android
Thu, July 09, 2009 - Google's decision to create a new Internet-centric OS for netbooks shows the limitations of the Android mobile OS for netbooks and raises questions about its future on those devices, developers and analysts said.
Microsoft Bing a Good Start, but No Game Changer
Thu, May 28, 2009 - Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, will help the company gain some search share against Google and has features that users will find helpful, but it is in no way a quick fix for the company's poor position in the search market, analysts said.
IPhone Skype May Be Tip of the Iceberg for Carriers
Wed, April 08, 2009 - Though mobile operators say they want more open phone platforms and are moving toward packet-based 4G networks, they are stuck between a future of being "dumb pipes" like DSL or cable operators and a present in which the bulk of their revenue still comes from the sale of voice minutes.




