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Cisco CEO Expects Market Share Gains
Dec 9 (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) Chief Executive John Chambers said the network equipment maker would likely gain share in the overall market, including the public sector, where it suffered a fall in orders last quarter. "I’d be surprised if, in the public sector and the market as a whole, our share as…
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Dell Offers to Buy Compellent to Grow Storage Business
Dell and Compellent Technologies are in "advanced discussions" about a potential merger, the companies confirmed on Dec 9. BREAKING: Dell and Compellent have reached an acquisition agreement. Full story here. Even though the negotiations are still ongoing, the announcement said Dell will acquire all outstanding Compellent stock at $27.50 per share. The all-cash deal would…
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Microsoft’s Final Patch Tuesday of 2010 Will Be Big
Microsoft has plans for a gigantic Patch Tuesday next week, when it will plug 40 security vulnerabilities across a number of products, including critical bugs impacting Internet Explorer and Microsoft Windows. The bugs will be squashed by a total of 17 security bulletins, two of which are rated "critical." One of the two critical bulletins…
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Dell CEO: Transformation on the Way for PC Maker
Dell Inc’s billionaire chief executive, arguing that his efforts to transform his company have gone unnoticed by some on Wall Street, wants to drive the acquisitions that will prove crucial to its long-term future. But he is also starting to see warning signs of increasingly frothy technology valuations, and said firmly he will not pay…
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IBM: Security, Cloud and VDI Hot in Midmarket for 2011
Solution providers looking to grow their business with midmarket customers will have plenty of opportunity in 2011. And VARs that are able to provide customers with virtualization, cloud computing and security solutions will be able to reap rewards and develop long-term relationships with midmarket customers, Andrew Monshaw, general manager of IBM’s global midmarket team, told…
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IBM Unveils New Security Solution
IBM has tapped its Rational tools division to deliver new software that advances security analysis. Slated for announcement on Dec. 3, IBM’s new software and analysis capabilities provide a more efficient and accurate way to help organizations design, build and manage secure applications, the company said. The new offering is based on software IBM got…