Tag: infrastructure

  • Blockbuster: HP Buys Fortify Date:

    Blockbuster: HP Buys Fortify Date:

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Blockbuster: HP Buys Fortify Date: August Price Tag: Rumored to be at least $200 millionSpecialty Gained: Software security Darkhorse: Boeing Buys Narus Date: JulySpecialty Gained: real-time network traffic and analytics softwareSignificance: This buy allows the aerospace giant a toe-hold into the lucrative government cybersecurity space in order to better compete with other mega-government vendors such… Read more

  • Cisco, VMware, EMC Coalition Spurs Rivals

    Chris Talbot

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    Egenera, a provider of converged infrastructure and unified computing solutions, has launched a new partner program designed to be a response to what it sees as issues in the VCE coalition, a data center alliance among vendors VMware, Cisco and EMC to create an end-to-end data center solution. The new program was designed as a… Read more

  • HP Wins $1.4B Tech Infrastructure Outsourcing Contract

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – U.S. tech giant Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) said on Wednesday it has won a $1.4 billion infrastructure technology outsourcing contract from German utility E.ON (DE:EONGn). As per the agreement, HP will directly manage the data center and workplace services for more than 80,000 E.ON. employees. HP said it would also closely collaborate with E.ON’s… Read more

  • Rackspace, Unisys Launch Private Cloud Services

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Unisys and Rackspace rolled out private cloud offerings that combine cloud computing efficiencies, potential cost savings, and scalability, with the convenience and security of managed hosting services, at the Gartner Data Center Conference in Las Vegas this week. The Unisys Hosted Secure Private Cloud offers customers a cloud infrastructure that is deployed and managed remotely.… Read more

  • Cisco Unveils Virtualization Experience Infrastructure

    Nathan Eddy

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    Networking communications giant Cisco announced a wide-ranging desktop virtualization system and solutions comprising collaboration, borderless networking and data center technologies from the company and an ecosystem of virtualization vendors. Named the Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI), the system design integrates Cisco’s Collaboration, Data Center Virtualization and Borderless Networks architectures with desktop virtualization software and devices.… Read more

  • Cloud Storage Vendors Worth a Look

    Cloud Storage Vendors Worth a Look

    Chris Talbot

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    Cloud Storage Vendors Worth a Look Google AppsWith online document creation and sharing features, Google Apps has become a major player in the cloud services market for consumers and businesses. Google unveiled its cloud storage service earlier this year as part of its Google Apps business offerings. For $50 per user per month, businesses get… Read more