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Sharp Turns Like Cisco's have a Long History
Fri, March 13, 2009 - If Cisco Systems announces its first blade servers on Monday, as expected, the news may well herald a major expansion of the dominant networking company's business. But even though it's the most hotly anticipated move in a long time for an IT vendor, this isn't the first case of a company taking a big gamble on entering into a new business.
Cisco's Data-Center Push Holds Promise, Perils
Tue, March 10, 2009 - Cisco Systems' move into the heart of data centers, expected to be laid out at an event next Monday, holds the promise of easing a big IT headache but may also escalate competition between the company and its partners.
Cuts Call for Microsoft to Rethink Windows Client
Thu, January 22, 2009 - Microsoft's first-ever layoffs point to a need for the company to rethink its Windows client business, which is largely responsible for the disappointing financial results that led to thousands of Microsoft job cuts announced Thursday.
Sorting Out Fact From Fiction in the Terry Childs Case
Sat, August 02, 2008 - San Francisco's network-abuse claims raise more questions than answers.
AMD Finally Launches Barcelona Server Chip
Mon, September 10, 2007 - The latest processor from Advanced Micro Devices, a quad-core server chip called Barcelona, hit the market today. AMD is counting on the new processor to reverse its fortunes and help it make up ground lost to rival Intel.
Nokia Offers N95 Phone With GPS
Fri, March 23, 2007 - Nokia has started shipping its N95 mobile phone in Europe and Asia, the first in an expected series of devices from the Finnish company with built-in GPS capabilities.The N95 is rich in features and carries a price tag to match: At 550 euros (US$732) before operator rebates, it is one of the priciest additions to Nokia’s Nseries range. Nokia calls it ...
Sophos to Add NAC to its Endpoint Security Product
Thu, March 15, 2007 - NAC software manages how devices are allowed to connect to a corporate network.
Lenovo Recalls 208,000 Notebook Batteries (UPDATED)
Thu, March 01, 2007 - Lenovo will recall 208,000 notebook PC batteries after customers complained they could overheat after being dropped.
Japan, Russia to Link Telecommunications Networks
Wed, February 28, 2007 - Undersea cable will provide the shortest uninterrupted route from Japan to Europe.
HomePNA Standard OK'd by ITU
Wed, February 28, 2007 - The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is now backing a technology that may send high-definition video around the average home in a few years.The standards body, whose standards are widely followed around the world, has approved the specification called HomePNA 3.1 (for Home Phoneline Networking Association) for high-speed communications over both phone wiring and coaxial cable in homes. HomePNA 3.1 is ...




