Tag: infrastructure

  • Shopping for a $2 Billion Deal

    Joseph C. Panettieri

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    Is Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold on Computer Sciences Corp? The answer to that question could be worth $2 billion over 10 years to CSC. The consulting firm and Sears say they have “agreed to enter into negotiations” on a potential outsourcing contract under which CSC will provide Sears with “start-of-the-art Information Technology infrastructure support… Read more

  • IBM to Roll Out TotalStorage Productivity Center

    IBM to Roll Out TotalStorage Productivity Center

    Brian Fonseca

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    As IT budget spending on disk and SAN storage systems rises back to prominence, customers are sounding the call for better storage infrastructure optimization and manageability within mixed-vendor environments. To help simplify the complexity of numerous moving parts, IBM on Tuesday unveiled the IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center. Available in May, Productivity Center is a modular… Read more

  • nPhase and Avnet Applied Computing Solutions Tackle M2M

    Carol Ellison

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    Avnet Applied Computing Solutions, a specialized integrator of single-purpose computing solutions, and nPhase, a machine-to-machine (M2M) technology company, will collaborate on a new wireless M2M solution. The joint solution will combine both companies’ software engineering, solution design, system integration, life-cycle management and monitoring services into a single wireless offering. The companies announced the new solution… Read more

  • Citrix Acquires Maker of GoToMyPC in $225M Deal

    Carol Ellison

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    Citrix Systems on Thursday announced its acquisition of Expertcity, Inc., the Santa Barbara company that makes GoToMyPC and GoToAssist, in a cash-stock transaction valued at approximately $225 million. The deal expands Citrix portfolio of offerings to the desktop in what Citrix officials are touting as a move that will allow the company to offer end-to-end… Read more