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Sharp Turns Like Cisco's have a Long History

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

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

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

San Francisco's network-abuse claims raise more questions than answers.

AMD Finally Launches Barcelona Server Chip

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

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

NAC software manages how devices are allowed to connect to a corporate network.

Lenovo Recalls 208,000 Notebook Batteries (UPDATED)

Lenovo will recall 208,000 notebook PC batteries after customers complained they could overheat after being dropped.

Japan, Russia to Link Telecommunications Networks

Undersea cable will provide the shortest uninterrupted route from Japan to Europe.

HomePNA Standard OK'd by ITU

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 ...

 
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