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Virtualization software maker VMware revealed Oct. 19 that it has partnered with telcom Verizon Wireless to develop Android-based, 3G- and 4G-LTE-network smartphones with split personalities: one for business and one for personal use. Mixing business and personal use on any type of IT device has always posed its own set of difficulties, especially when enterprise […]

Cisco rolled out new network switches, including a new firewall product, to expand its data center portfolio with virtual security offerings. Cisco unveiled the ASA 1000V, a virtual version of the current Adaptive Security Appliance on Oct. 18. Deployed as a virtual machine on a server, the appliance would extend security protection to the edge […]

Data protection and big data management Qauntum announced two vmPro virtual data protection offerings, the vmPro 4601 appliance, a turnkey virtual machine backup solution for small and midsize businesses and remote offices and vmPro software, a data protection solution with utilities designed to improve and simplify virtual data protection in midrange and larger data centers. […]

The latest CDW IT Monitor revealed lower expectations for budget increases and hiring, along with a drop in overall hardware spending. However, the report noted increases in software spending and a more optimistic outlook in key sectors, including small business and healthcare IT, brought balance to the broader IT sentiment. While the latest wave of […]

SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer pulled no punches in his appearance here at the Web 2.0 Summit Oct. 18. He livened up a relatively controversy-free show by poking fun at Google’s (NASDQ:GOOG) Apps cloud collaboration software, the Android mobile operating system and even Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone. Ballmer last spoke here at the Web 2.0 […]

Motion Computing, a manufacturer of rugged mobile devices, has introduced the CL900 SlateMate, which is the company’s CL900 Tablet PC with an integrated MagTek magnetic stripe reader and barcode scanner. MagTek is a maker of credentialing devices such as secure card readers, check scanners and PIN pads. Announced on Oct. 18, the SlateMate allows for […]

Research In Motion didn t whip back the curtain entirely from the QNX-based operating system it expects will put its BlackBerry smartphones on a more competitive footing with the likes of Apple s iPhone and Google Android, but RIM did offer some details of that BBX platform at its BlackBerry DevCon Americas conference in San […]

NEW YORK Motorola Mobility has decided its best option in the long-running fight against Apple s iPhone was to mate two famous mobility brands, Droid and Razr, into the Droid Razr. The new smartphone hews to the aesthetic styling of Motorola Mobility s Droid franchise, with the large 4.3-inch super AMOLED screen (with qHD resolution) […]

Intel executives have been vocal in their belief that the PC market is healthy despite analysts’ gloomy forecasts for that sector, and that it was the chip maker s PC business that helped fuel record financial numbers in the third quarter. Even with rivals experiencing tough going, Intel in the third quarter saw revenues hit […]

EMC’s newly refreshed enterprise storage line, featuring 41 new products launched in the last 18 months, apparently is also refreshing the company’s revenue and profit levels. The huge storage, security and cloud infrastructure provider continues to file impressive quarterly reports, posting record third-quarter results Oct. 18 that included a 28 percent jump in profits year-over-year. […]

Cisco Systems is rolling out a host of new and enhanced data center networking products to bolster the scalability, flexibility and security in its networking fabric. The new offerings, which include the next generation of Cisco s Nexus 7000 switches, a new Nexus 3000 Ethernet switch and fabric extensions to the vendor s Nexus 5000 […]

Apple reported sharp year-over-year spikes in sales of iPhones, Macs and iPads for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter, suggesting that Google Android has done little to erode Apple s retail presence or margins. Apple is currently locked in a number of intellectual-property suits against Android manufacturers, including HTC and Samsung, which threaten to limit where […]