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  • Optimism Greets Upcoming Technology Quarter Earnings

    By Gabriel Madway SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The biggest risk for investors in technology, with stock prices up a whopping 55 percent this year, is they might be just a little too happy. All the buzz isn’t without cause: Corporate technology spending could be set to rebound next year, cost-cutting is paying dividends, and dealmaking…

  • IDC Report: DLP, Security Consulting Spend on the Horizon

    More than half of companies worldwide report that they are planning to invest in DLP technology, according to a new report released yesterday.   Sponsored by Dimension Data and conducted by researchers by IDC, the survey of more than 400 IT security decision makers found that internal data leak concerns were more top of mind…

  • Dell Reportedly Readying Android Smart Phone

    (Reuters) – Dell Inc plans to launch a smartphone with Google’s Android mobile software on carrier AT&T’s network, a source said, marking the PC maker’s first foray into a cut-throat U.S. cellphone arena. Dell will become the latest tech manufacturer to try to establish a footprint in a fast-growing market dominated by Apple and Research…

  • Microsoft CEO Ballmer: Windows 7 Will Only Bump PC Sales ‘Slightly’

    (Reuters) – Microsoft’s release of its new Windows 7 operating system is expected to increase demand for personal computers only slightly, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told journalists in Munich on Wednesday. "There will be a surge of PCs but it will probably not be huge," Ballmer said in answer to a question at a news…

  • Sophos Gives Away Free DLP with Antivirus Sales

    Data loss prevention, although still in its infancy as a technology, is an increasingly important layer of protection against the accidental and intentional release of sensitive information. The market is dominated by the likes of Symantec, McAfee and Websense, but that’s not intimidating U.K.-based Sophos from trying to muscle in on the market with a…

  • Brocade’s Rise to Storage and Networking Fame

    Brocade’s Rise to Storage and Networking Fame 1995 – Brocade Communications Systems founded. No Title 2000 – HP signs an OEM agreement with Brocade to resell its SilkWorm 2800 Fibre Channel fabric switch as the connectivity framework for the HP Open SAN Initiative. No Title 2003 – Brocade buys storage fabric switch maker Rhapsody Networks…

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