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- HP Acquires LeftHand Networks, Virtualized iSCSI Storage Vendor
- Today, HP announced the intention to acquire iSCSI storage vendor LeftHand Networks for $360 Million in cash. LeftHand makes virtualized storage array software that can turn just about any server, PC or subset of disks on a device into a full featured IP based SAN array with features like space...
- Tags: LeftHand Networks, iSCSI, Hewlett-Packard Co., Storage Company, Storage, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Servers, Hardware, Andrew Reichman
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- EMC is tops among SAN storage vendors
- EMC is twice as likely as their nearest competitor to be the favorite storage vendor. 20% of those decision makers naming a preferred vendor identified EMC, while around 10% named HP and Dell, respectively. IBM trailed somewhat at 7%. Recently, we reported that SAN is the overwhelming choice...
- Tags: SAN, storage company, EMC Corp.
- Blog posts 2005-05-25
Additional Resources
- The color that shall not be named. AMD's Vertal downplays green credentials, plays up efficiency arguments
- I realize Advanced Micro Devices has some news in the offing this week that likely will supersede the urgency of this blog's content, but I wanted to recount some high points from a conversation I had about two weeks ago with Larry Vertal, the company's senior strategist when it comes...
- Tags: Energy Efficiency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Larry Vertal, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- ZDNet blogger: working from home
- More and more people work from home every day. Not only that, more and more people don't work from their offices, or "where they're meant to work". With the Internet, intranet's and extranet's, email and unified communications with VoIP and Blackberry devices, it makes life much easier...
- Tags: Phone, Tea, Blogger, E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Project tradition and IT culture [cartoon]
- Picking up on my post about failed IT culture, Oliver Widder has drawn another great Geek and Poke cartoon: Sadly, this cartoon describes the norm in many organizations, where projects are uncontrolled spending machines: defined poorly, executed abysmally, and ultimately headed for inevitable...
- Tags: Information Technology, Cartoon, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Authorizing and clearing transactions
- Michael Dreyer, CIO of Visa, describes how they are competing in the global marketplace. He also outlines their data processing strategies and how their technology operations are giving the company an edge. by Administrator
- Tags: Strategy, Management, Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- iPhone sales: 10 million yet?
- When it comes to product inventory, there's a clear distinction between what's been manufactured and what's been sold. And sales figures also need to take into consideration other factors, such as returns, exchanges and retail inventory. That's why I'm raising an eyebrow at headlines today that suggest Apple has sold...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Smart Phones, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- SAP: Business drop was 'sudden and unexpected'; Credit crunch hurt IT financing
- SAP said Monday its business fell off in September as the company warned that its third quarter wouldn't meet its previous targets as a broad swath of customers delayed information technology projects. In contrast to SAP's upbeat outlook in July, the company in a statement said it...
- Tags: Software, Revenue, Information Technology, Financing, SAP AG, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- SAP: first to hit the buffers
- SAP pre-announced its Q3 results at what could not have come at a worse time for the beleaguered stock market. Although executives were bragging about 4% growth in software sales as though BusinessObjects doesn't exist the reality is that year over year growth was off 9%. Management...
- Tags: Software, SAP AG, U.S. GAAP Software Revenue, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Eight ways to track your portfolio on the iPhone
- In case you haven't been paying attention, U.S. financial markets are in a tailspin (Dow and AAPL both down 4 6+% today). Securities continue on their relentless roller coaster ride that could make veteran stock brokers lose their lunch. If you'd like to stay more in touch...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Stock, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Analysis, Google Finance, Investment, Digital Music, Digital Media, Finance, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Hollywood to kids: Pay up for preschool movies
- The scene: An Irish preschool for toddlers. The children sit on the floor in a semi-circle, watching a TV screen. They squeal with delight at "The Little Mermaid," "Toy Story" and other Hollywood kids' fare. Enter a black-masked villain, carrying a fearful letter. He is not the true villain, though;...
- Tags: Villain, Hollywood, U.S. Patent And Trademark Office, Taxes, TVs, Free Trade, Tv & Home Theater, Corporate Communications, Mice, Financial Planning, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- RealDVD sales suspended, case moves north
- A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against Real, suspending sales of RealDVD, NewTeeVee.com reported over the weekend. Hollywood studios had sought the injunction as part of a suit against Real's DVD copying software. The RealDVD website now says the product is "currently unavailable." ...
- Tags: Movie, Sales Strategy, DVD, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- No company-wide hiring freeze (yet) at Microsoft
- Is Microsoft slowing its seemingly never-ending hiring or actually putting a halt on it? It sounds like certain groups inside the company have been told to stop hiring, at least for now. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Hiring, Microsoft Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Sony AW series: The best laptop display?
- With expansive 16:9 displays and Blu-ray drives, the new crop of desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays are geared toward mobile entertainment. Though its design is nothing special, the Sony VAIO AW series stands out from this group, according to reviews at PCMag.com and LaptopMag.com, thanks to its high-quality, LED-backlit 1,920-by-1,080...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktop Replacement, Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Display, Desktops, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Marketing, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Welcome to the Data Cloud ?
- ‘The Cloud' is increasingly prevalent in tech conversation these days. Stalwarts of the space such as Amazon and Salesforce go from strength to strength, whilst titans of an earlier model such as Larry Ellison and even Steve Ballmer now seek to appropriate the meme. New blogs like CloudAve play a...
- Tags: Web, Data, UKOLN, Channel Management, Internet, Semantic Web, Cloud Computing, Marketing, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Netflix: Outage, economy ding subscriber growth
- Netflix on Monday detailed its outlook for the third and fourth quarters, projected fewer subscribers than before and said its August outage cost it $6.5 million. The company said in a statement that its third quarter earnings will be "comfortably" within its targets, but said a one-time...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Outage, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- A Consumer Electronics Carol
- I recently received a promotional email from a large Internet-based retailer that shall for the moment remain nameless (cough! Amaz-ahem!) As I was considered to be a high-volume "Prime" customer, this online retailer wanted to offer me a 30-day trial of their their premier store-branded consumer...
- Tags: Retail Company, Retail, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- eBay doubles down on payments as it buys Bill Me Later; Lays off 1,000
- EBay on Monday revamped its corporate portfolio laying off 1,000 workers, or 10 percent of its workforce, and buying online payment company Bill Me Later as well as a Denmark classifieds company. The layoffs were largely expected, but the Bill Me Later purchase for $820 million in...
- Tags: Payment, Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc., Bill, E-business/E-Commerce, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Yahoo: What happens if Google deal doesn't go through?
- Yahoo's search advertising deal with Google, which is expected to increase the company's ability to monetize its Web pages, has been delayed to give the Department of Justice more time to evaluate it. This Google-Yahoo partnership has raised hackles from Microsoft as well as others, but the larger question is...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
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