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Cisco to Acquire Management Software Specialist LineSider
Enterprise networking specialist Cisco Systems announced its intent to acquire privately held LineSider Technologies, a provider of network management software that helps customers build the network services necessary to securely create and deploy cloud computing infrastructure. Based in Danvers, Mass., the company said the LineSider acquisition would enhance Cisco’s ability to rapidly provision network services.…
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FCC to Take on Net Neutrality in December
U.S. telecommunications regulators plan to tackle contentious Internet traffic rules intended to prohibit broadband providers from blocking or slowing some traffic. The Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday a tentative agenda for its next meeting on December 21,that included an order to adopt regulations "to preserve the open Internet as a platform for innovation, investment,…
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PC Sales Forecast Cut Further as Tablet Market Grows, Gartner
Analyst firm Gartner announced revised lower estimates for the worldwide PC shipment market for 2010 and 2011, and pointed to several factors slowing PC market growth, including increased tablet/iPad popularity and enduring economic hardship for both consumers and businesses. According to a recent press release, 2010’s worldwide PC shipments are on pace to total 352.4…
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RIM Shares Up After Positive Review of New OS
Shares in Research In Motion jumped more than 5 percent on Tuesday morning after an analyst praised its new QNX operating system as flexible, portable and likely to be integrated into its smartphones faster than expected. A Chinese consumer service and the global popularity of its BlackBerry Messenger texting service are boosting RIM’s international growth…