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HP Mobile Workstations: Not Just for Vertical Markets Anymore
Mobile workstations have often been considered notebooks that are of most interest to specific vertical industries, but according to a presentation by HP during the recent D&H Distributing Virtual Mobility Event, the more powerful mobile workstations are finding their way into businesses of all types. There is a lot more movement in the market, with…
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Technology Security: What’s Behind the Hot Summer of Acquisitions
Just call the dog days of 2010 the summer of security. HP’s recent announcement that it would swallow up security firm ArcSight for $1.5 billion caps off a summer full of blockbuster security acquisitions, as larger firms have tapped into their stockpiles of cash reserves to pick up high-performing security brands in bulk over the…
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HP Offers Private Cloud Solution for Oracle Applications
Looking to shorten and simplify the deployment process, HP is rolling out integrated private cloud solutions customized for Oracle applications. HP said that HP Private Cloud Solutions for Oracle Applications are engineered to support complex, multi-tiered environments. HP’s new private cloud solutions for Oracle applications are likely to go up directly against Oracle’s newly announced…
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Oracle Touts Exalogic as Cloud in a Box
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL), the world’s No. 3 software maker, unveiled a new all-in-one product to help companies manage so-called "cloud" computing. Chief Executive Larry Ellison opened Oracle’s annual technology and user conference on Sunday by revealing Exalogic, which combines server, storage and networking technology with Oracle’s software, that companies…
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Synology Releases DiskStation Manager 3.0
Network-attached storage server specialist Synology America has issued the release of its DiskStation Manager (DSM 3.0) NAS operating system. The updated release brings more tools to small to medium-size businesses, designed to help maximize productivity and uptime, including a faster task switching user interface, NTFS-style access control list (ACL) integration, more comprehensive iSCSI support and…
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Hurd Hawks Oracle Exadata Server X2-8
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 20 (Reuters) – In his first public appearance since joining Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL), Mark Hurd avoided controversy and delivered a straightforward sales pitch for the company’s nascent hardware business. In brief, but closely watched remarks at Oracle’s annual user and technology conference, Hurd made no mention of his former employer, Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ),…