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Brocade Reinforces Vendor-Neutral Strategy With Oracle
Taking a shot at Cisco’s ‘proprietary’ Unified Computing strategy, Brocade is stressing its open approach with Oracle solutions from hardware OEMs HP, Sun, EMC and NetApp, to be sold through their channels. Brocade is announcing a set of solutions designed to enhance the performance of Oracle database and application suites. The two companies have collaborated…
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HP New Data Center Strategy Strikes Back at Cisco
HP is semi-retiring its Adaptive Infrastructure initiative, unveiled in 2003, and announcing the Converged Infrastructure architecture, claiming it is the only vendor that can provide it, albeit in an open and standards-based approach that will be inclusive of other vendors, and which will have a substantial role for the channel. The announcement follows one by…
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Cisco, EMC, VMware Take Pre-Packaged Data Center Solution Vblock to Channel Partners
Looking to make it easier for channel partners to deploy data center and cloud technology at customer sites, Cisco has formed a coalition with EMC and VMware which will create reference designs for an infrastructure architecture it calls Vblock which incorporates technologies from all three companies including Cisco’s Unified Computing line up of products. The…
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Juniper Unveils Strategic Direction, Products at NYSE
At a well-heeled event at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 29, Juniper Networks unleashed a torrent of new products that company executives say will drive innovation and scalability to meet the demands of a network traffic explosion. The ambitious rollout, which spans the company’s silicon, routers and software products, also gave a big…
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OnForce: Prices Stabilizing, Installation Work Orders Climb
Online IT services marketplace OnForce says that price stabilization and a rise in installation work in the most recent quarter could indicate positive changes in the economy. The change comes after price erosion punctuated previous quarters. “We’ve started to see pricing stabilize for the second quarter in a row,” says Maria Battaglia, senior vice president…
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Microsoft Calls for Trade Rules Governing Software Services
By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries need to forge new trade rules governing the movement of electronic data across borders as the world becomes increasingly connected, a Microsoft official said on Wednesday. As more and more software services are provided over the Internet, "people will be calling on computers located around the world," said…