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Cisco Intros Servers, Switches in Upgrade to UCS and Data Center Strategy
Cisco has released a host of new rack-mount and blade servers, I/O technology, and multilayer switches in the second generation of its Unified Computing System—an approach to data center architecture the company first introduced last spring to improve efficiency, management and power consumption. Sales of the systems include rewards targeted at partners, including the standard…
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Cisco WebEx: Now on an iPad Near You
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Just a few months ago I posted as my Facebook status: “I work in the Bermuda Triangle of WebEx. If you want me to see the slides, email them to me in advance.” The free online meeting application that Cisco acquired two years ago would crash my browser or…
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Channel Insider’s Zero Client, Thin Client, Desktop Virtualization Resource Guide
After recession-related IT budget freezes that took the blame for many delayed technology projects and hardware refreshes, the stuff that was supposed to be hot in 2009 — desktop virtualization, thin client and zero client computing — is getting more attention again in 2010. Are you ready? Some IT organizations looking to upgrade their fleet…
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Cisco Offers Free WebEx App for Apple iPad
Think the Apple iPad is just for consumers? Not according to Cisco, which is introducing its Cisco WebEx Meeting Center for the iPad, available immediately from the App Store. The free application allows users to join and participate in online meetings—viewing and sharing slideshows and other content as well as using WebEx chat—from their Apple…
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IBM Reaches Out To ISV Start-Ups
Money isn’t everything, and IBM intends to prove that adage with a comprehensive new initiative that will help emerging entrepreneurs succeed, hopefully helping Big Blue and its channel grow their sales and profits. To qualify for the IBM Global Entrepreneur initiative, applicants must be privately-held, in business less than three years; and actively developing software…