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June 22nd, 2009

Microsoft May Bing Google as Wave Grabs Market

There’s been much ado about Microsoft ’s Bing, and plenty of wonder around Google Wave. Although the Internet archrivals’ new offerings don’t compete directly, they do indirectly: Bing with Google Search and Wave with Microsoft’s ecosystem .Currently Google has the largest market share in search and Microsoft is dominant in desktop PC software. Observers wonder if each will cut into the other’s domain or if the status quo will be maintained.

“Bing will certainly take share from Google’s search business, but isn’t strong enough to challenge Google’s overall leadership, making it an approach mirrored by Microsoft’s efforts with Zune,” said Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group. “Wave represents an effort to displace Microsoft entirely, but has a higher probability of failing completely and is also consistent with Google’s strategy with apps.”

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Chinese drywall problems hit already-battered market

May 29th, 2009

3Com Challenges Cisco with ‘Flex-Chassis’ Switches

n a move to compete with Cisco Systems, 3Com on Monday added a “flex-chassis” family of network switches to its H3C portfolio. The H3C S5800 Series offers up to 192 10-Gigabit ports or 640 gigabit Ethernet ports and supports embedded extensible application services, including security , wireless and monitoring.With its latest product launch, 3Com is positioning its enterprise switches as a way to improve network reliability, lower total cost of ownership (TCO), and improve application delivery.

“The H3C S5800 is the industry’s most cost-effective and innovative platform for meeting enterprise customers’ networking needs today and in the future,” said Saar Gillai, senior vice president of worldwide products and solutions at 3Com. “Our H3C portfolio is the most modern in the industry — developed over the past four years — so it delivers unmatched price and performance advantages.”

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May 12th, 2009

Brokers giving home tours by land, air and sea

April 24th, 2009

HP Integrates Server and Software with Matrix

Hewlett-Packard on Monday unveiled new solutions within its Adaptive Infrastructure portfolio. Despite the convergence theme, some analysts said the direct comparison against Cisco’s Unified Communications Systems is overstated.In any case, HP is making bold promises. The company is claiming its new approach fundamentally changes the way technology is used to deliver business services while also reducing infrastructure costs and data-center complexity.

Dubbed HP BladeSystem Matrix, the solution merges software, server , storage and networking on a single platform that automates service delivery for the data center. Meanwhile, the HP Matrix Orchestration Environment offers a unified management interface to design, deploy and optimize the application infrastructure.

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Add comment April 21st, 2009

EMC Launches Symmetrix Next-Gen Data Storage

EMC on Tuesday took the lid off its latest approach to high-end data storage: A new architecture to support virtual data centers. The company also announced a storage system based on the new architecture that it said will serve as a cornerstone of virtual computing infrastructures.Dubbed Virtual Matrix Architecture, the technology integrates industry-standard components with EMC Symmetrix capabilities to enable massive scale to the tune of hundreds of thousands of terabytes of storage to support hundreds of thousands of virtual machines. The Symmetrix V-Max system is the first storage system based on Virtual Matrix. It uses quad-core Intel Xeon processors.

“The shift from physical to virtual computing is being driven by efficiency gains too compelling to ignore,” said EMC Chairman, President and CEO Joe Tucci. “Virtualization’s ability to maximize resources and automate complex and repetitive manual tasks is overtaking the server world and is now happening in the storage world.”

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Illegal Song Sharing Costs Single Mom $1.92 Million

Microsoft May Bing Google as Wave Grabs Market

Chinese drywall problems hit already-battered market

3Com Challenges Cisco with ‘Flex-Chassis’ Switches

Brokers giving home tours by land, air and sea

HP Integrates Server and Software with Matrix

EMC Launches Symmetrix Next-Gen Data Storage