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Sunday News Watch: GigaOm sues hard drive makers; Scoble drops Twitter; Carr says IT matters; Edelman fakes own blog; O'Reilly 2.0; IBM's 300; 3Com buys Cisco unit; Fiorina coming back?

Sunday News Watch: GigaOm sues hard drive makers; Scoble drops Twitter; Carr says IT matters; Edelman fakes own blog; O'Reilly 2.0; IBM's 300; 3Com buys Cisco unit; Fiorina coming back?Sorry. Not funny. Not even close.if you can't be funny, stay outta the game.Sorry......I should have posted a warning, a sense...

Tags: Blogging, News Watch, Cisco Unit, O'Reilly 2.0, hard drive maker, Carr, GigaOm, Twitter, 3Com Corp., hard drive, blog, IBM Corp., information technology, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-04-01

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Linksys WRT160N

Basic functions OK but no USB storage!Router is advertised to allow the add-on of a USB external hard drive. I've spent 12+ hours on Linksys phone calls with tech people, supervisors, and customer service and still cannot get this feature to work. They replaced the router under warranty, but still...

Tags: Home networking, Linksys Inc., USB

Discussion threads 2009-11-08

LifeSize PassPort: The First Skype-Compatible Telepresence System

Cisco's $3 billion offer to buy Tandberg yesterday may bring Cisco a more economical telepresence solution than its own not saying much, but that's only part of the challenge of bringing the technology to the small business and our homes. On Monday, LifeSize will take a big step towards solving...

Tags: Video Call, Skype Technologies S.A., Video, Cisco Systems Inc., HD, Passport, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-10-02

News to know: XP Mode; Cisco; Comcast; 'Ardi'

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft releases XP Mode virtualization to manufacturing [video=346621] Larry Dignan: Cisco doubles down...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Larry Dignan, Advertisement, Microsoft Windows XP, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Channel Management, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Cisco doubles down on video conferencing; Acquires Tandberg for $3 billion

"Tandberg, a Norwegian video conferencing outfit"You must awfully young. Not that many years ago, Tandberg was a major manufacturer of hi-fi equipment, especially tape recorders. They had a running rivalry with Nakamichi over who made the best cassette deck.Tandberg lives another high-tech life!Yes, it is kind of cool to know...

Tags: Tandberg, Codian, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

It's Official: Avaya Acquires Nortel Enterprise

Now What Can Nortel Customers ExpectOkay now that is over, we are all now interested in product rationalization that is going to occur. RE: It's Official: Avaya Acquires Nortel EnterpriseThis seems like it will be very interesting over the next several months. I think that Nortel Customers can expect to...

Tags: Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Wireless and Mobility, Avaya Inc., Avaya Acquires Nortel Enterprise, Nortel Networks Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Clearwire bets on fourth quarter WiMax tipping point

Clearwire said Tuesday that it expects fourth quarter net subscriber additions to ramp as it rolls out its 4G Wimax service into more markets. That tipping point will be critical to the company's success---and possibly its survival. On a conference call with analysts, Clearwire CEO Bill Morrow...

Tags: 4G, Clearwire Corp., WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Nortel's carcass is in high demand

Who would have thought Nortel would be more popular in bankruptcy than as a going concern? A lot of companies want Nortel's assets, which have the potential to raise a ruckus in the tech market. Emerging signs of Nortel's popularity: Avaya plans to pay...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Nortel Networks Corp., Litigation, Asset Management, Personal Finance, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-22

Dell aims to diversify away from PCs, but how?

Dell chief Michael Dell said that the company will pursue acquisitions, alter its business mix upstream away from PCs and be an innovator in the data center. The exact game plan, however, was unclear. Dell's analyst day on Tuesday was designed to show the company's overall strategy,...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, PC, Data Centers, Storage, Mergers & Acquisitions, Hardware, Data Management, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-14

Rumors

I do my best to keep my ear to the ground to learn what's happening in the market. I'm sure that position has lead to my need for chiropractic therapy from time to time.  Most of the time, I ignore the rumors if I can't find multiple sources to support...

Tags: Venture, Rumor, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., VMware Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Channel Management, Virtualization, Marketing, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Should you really buy new gear or look for almost new?

A few months back, I mused about how long the average company should keep their technology infrastructure around and about whether or not they really need new equipment for certain applications. Needless to say, I heard from several organizations that make their living on the hope that businesses will at...

Tags: Sales Strategy, Data Centers, Sales, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Cisco scores Duke Energy for smart grid work

Cisco Systems certainly hasn't wasted any time in finding high-profile partners for its smart grid technology aspirations. The networking giant signed a three-year alliance with Duke Energy under which it will help the utility company (which is North America's third-largest) convert its existing delivery system into a smart grid that...

Tags: Duke Energy Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Grid, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Prove it. Verdiem adds sustainability dashboard to enterprise power management software

Software developer Verdiem, which has close alliances with both Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems, has extended its Surveyor power management software package with a new Sustainability Dashboard. Brett Goodwin, vice president of marketing for Verdiem, claims that Surveyor can help reduce the energy used by an organization's PCs...

Tags: Software, Sustainability, Power Management, PC, Dashboard, Verdiem, Surveyor, Maintenance Contract, Tools & Techniques, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Is an IBM purchase of Red Hat inevitable?

Is an IBM purchase of Red Hat inevitable?Jboss would complement Websphere?Really? Is that like how MySQL is going to complement Oracle's flagship product? Doesn't make sense to me, these products are in direct competition with eachother.I think the biggest threat to RedHat's business model is CentOS. Smart...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, Storage, IBM Corp., Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., X64, Linux, Sun T2, server

Discussion threads 2009-05-15

News to know: Cisco; Kindle DX; MySpace; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Cisco's third quarter: Better than expected; Sales down; Economic recovery 'eventual' Andrew Nusca: Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Amazon Kindle, MySpace, Notebooks, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-07

Cisco's third quarter: Looking for stabilization

Cisco's third quarter came down to the wire and Wednesday after market close Wall Street will get to see whether the networking giant made the cut. Analysts are mixed on whether Cisco can top expectations, but most expect to see signs that demand has stabilized.  Cisco is...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Wilson, Wadhwani, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-06

HP Software: Talking strategy; Looking to grow; Gunning for Teradata

Hewlett-Packard's software unit is tiny relative to the company's overall revenue, but it is being counted on to fuel future growth. The plan: Expand into the data warehouse market occupied by the likes of Teradata, focus on performance and project management and continue to automate data centers.  ...

Tags: Software, Strategy, Teradata, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Software Unit, Data Centers, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-05

Cisco's random acts of green-ness

Two disclosures before I get to the body of this entry: First, an apology to the Linksys executive that I spoke with several weeks (maybe, ahem, two months ago) about their sustainability issues. Sorry it has taken so long to actually WRITE this post. Sorry for having...

Tags: Sustainability, Supply Chain, Cisco Systems Inc., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-04-29

EMC rolls out new high-end storage lineup; Aims to push data center flash adoption

EMC on Tuesday will unveil a new high-end storage lineup and a new architecture that's designed to be a bridge between legacy data centers and the newfangled virtual ones. EMC, along with Cisco Systems, IBM, HP and a bevy of others, has been busy pushing the next...

Tags: EMC Symmetrix, Data Center, EMC Corp., Storage, Data Centers, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Cisco picks up Tidal Software

Cisco Systems said Thursday that it will acquire privately held Tidal Software, which makes application management and automation software, for $105 million.  The networking giant said the addition of Tidal will advance its data center and service offerings.  Tidal's employees will be folded into...

Tags: Software, Application Management, Cisco Systems Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-09