Year: 2008
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Cisco Goes to the Edge with New Router
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cisco Systems launched a new edge router aimed at improving Web speeds as more consumers download movies online and access the Internet with mobile phones. The network equipment maker, which forecasts Internet traffic to nearly double every two years through 2012, said the ASR 9000 edge router would provide six… Read more
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Fortinet Pushes UTM Performance with FortiGate 620B
Doing more with less is the newly emphasized mantra of today’s IT departments – thanks to a faltering economy and shrinking IT budgets. With that in mind, some may question why Fortinet chose now to come out with an enterprise security appliance. After all, money is tight and the last thing many IT managers want… Read more
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Software that Saves Cash
The economy is big news these days, with companies downsizing, slashing budgets and looking for any way possible to cut costs, improve efficiency and maybe even turn a profit. While the situation is certainly tough, it’s far from dire. Solution providers can make inroads with both new and existing customers by helping cut costs from… Read more
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SAP Hires Former Senior Oracle Executive
BOSTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Business software maker SAP AG (SAPG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has hired an executive who used to run one of archrival Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) biggest development groups, putting him in charge of an emerging business at SAP. SAP, the world’s top maker of business… Read more
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Cisco CEO Sees Home TelePresence in Around a Year
NEW YORK, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO) Chief Executive John Chambers said the company will launch a consumer version of its high-definition video conferencing system in around a year, showing he was upbeat about new products despite a weak economy. "What you’re going to see is, over the next 12 to 15… Read more
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Microsoft, Sun Forge Search Alliance
Categories: Tech CompaniesSEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Monday that it reached a Web search deal with Sun Microsystems Inc, the latest partnership struck by Microsoft aimed at chipping away at the dominance of Google Inc. As part of this agreement, users of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser who download Sun’s Java technology platform will be… Read more