Year: 2010

  • HP Converged Infrastructure Portfolio Expands

    Nathan Eddy

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    Technology giant Hewlett-Packard announced the release of additional Converged Infrastructure solutions in networking, security and scalable computing, including a new HP TippingPoint security service designed to increase network integrity by providing granular control of application access, with the ability to block access to entire Websites or features across the enterprise. The company said all solutions… Read more

  • Tablet Computer Successes Could Mean Tough Times for Hard Drive Makers

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Hard drive makers like Seagate Technology and Western Digital Corp could experience slower growth as more and more consumers swap PCs for tablets, but they shouldn’t be counted out. With Apple’s iPad and tablets from a host of others — from Hewlett-Packard to Research in Motion — poised to take market share from… Read more

  • Samsung Galaxy Tab to Hit Global Markets in 2010

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    (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said it plans to sell its Galaxy Tab tablet computer in the United States, Japan, South Korea and Italy this year, taking aim at frontrunner Apple in the new but already congested segment. Although it will also compete with a bevy of devices from the likes of Dell and HP, the… Read more

  • Microsoft Windows Tablet to Debut by Christmas to Counter iPad

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    (Reuters) – A Microsoft slate to counter Apple’s popular iPad tablet computer will be seen by the Christmas holiday, Microsoft’s Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday. Ballmer did not say whether the palm-sized slates would actually be on sale in time for Christmas, nor did he say who would make them. Microsoft has been… Read more

  • CommVault Simpana 9 Launch Recognizes Growth of Virtualization

    Jessica Davis

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    Commvault’s Simpana 9 data management software “bridges the physical storage world and the rapidly emerging virtual one” by adding four major new functions including generation three deduplication extended to the source level, support for Xen virtualization platforms, simplified migration tools, and better protection of snap backups. The result is Simpana 9, which Commvault is launching… Read more

  • Data Storage Vendor Isilon Systems Up For Sale, Report

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    Oct 2 (Reuters) – Data storage firm Isilon Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ISLN) is seeking bidders for a possible sale of the company, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing two people briefed on the matter. Seattle-based Isilon hired Qatalyst Partners, run by technology banker Frank Quattrone, to look for buyers, according to the report. An Isilon spokesman was… Read more