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Maturity
Maturity A mature company as far as tech sector targets go, 3Par was founded back in 1999, when clouds only meant thunder and rain to IT executives. Technical Vision 3Par helped pave the IT foundation for scalable IT as a utility models by helping to lead the charge into "thin provisioning" for storage architecture. Technical…
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IBM Targets HP, Oracle with Competitive Migration, Deferred Payments
IBM is turning up the heat on Oracle/Sun and HP, with a new financing program with special terms for customers who trade their Oracle/Sun and HP equipment to migrate to selected IBM equipment. IBM says it is offering attractive lease terms and no payments until 2011 for credit-qualified U.S. customers that trade in Oracle/Sun and…
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HP Acquires Security Specialist ArcSight
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ArcSight, a security and compliance management company, for $43.50 per share, or an enterprise value of $1.5 billion. HP said the acquisition of ArcSight will result in improved security, reduced risk and facilitated compliance at a lower cost for its customers. HP…
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1. Hurd Understands the Enterprise
1. Hurd Understands the Enterprise Mark Hurd is now Oracle’s co-president and brings all of the experience and expertise that he gleaned during his time as HP CEO with him. That’s bad news for HP, and it could have a direct impact on the company’s ability to attract enterprise customers. After all, Hurd was a…
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Nokia Hires Microsoft Executive as CEO
(Reuters) – Nokia has hired Stephen Elop, a Canadian Microsoft executive with Silicon Valley credentials, to replace its embattled chief executive and renew its drive to compete with Apple. The world’s top cellphone maker said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who presided over a halving in Nokia’s market value to about $37 billion during his four years in…
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Cisco, Citrix Offer Desktop Virtualization Solution
Cisco and Citrix Systems announced a partnership to deliver a combined desktop virtualization solution that allows businesses to deploy high-definition virtual desktops and applications to all users across the enterprise. The Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solution with Citrix XenDesktop combines Cisco unified computing and Citrix desktop virtualization technologies, including FlexCast and HDX, to deliver a scalable…
