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IBM in Talks to Buy Sun Microsystems
IBM is reportedly in talks to acquire struggling Sun Microsystems for at least $6.5 billion, giving it new weapons against market rivals Hewlett-Packard and the increasingly aggressive Cisco Systems. Sun, which reorganized into three business units and laid off more than 6,000 employees last fall after reporting a nearly $2 billion loss, has been struggling…
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Space Station Gets Full Power, but What’s the Switch?
After suffering two serious delays on its mission, the space shuttle Discovery March 17 docked with the International Space Station to deliver the final set of solar panel arrays to the orbiting laboratory. Once installed, the panels will provide the station with full operational power. Docking between the space station and shuttle, on a mission…
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INX Hosts Cisco Unified Computing Summits
INX, a large systems integrator based in Houston, is likely the first of Cisco Systems’ global network of data center specialty companies to launch headlong into Cisco’s new unified computing systems by hosting a multicity event around the virtualized blade server architecture. Just a day after Cisco took the wraps off its unified computing system…
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Can Cisco Reshape the IT World?
Project California was one of the worst-kept secrets in tech history. The semi-leaked blog that announced Cisco Systems’ data center intentions last December was the first shot in what could be the looming war between the networking giant and the rest of the IT marketplace. The unveiling of Unified Computing System—as Cisco calls it—could spell…
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Motion Computing`s Tablet: A Superior Choice
Take one tablet and call me in the morning may very well be Motion Computing’s slogan for the J3400, a tablet PC that has "built for the health care vertical" written all over it. Weighing in at just 3.6 pounds and featuring a shock-resistant design, the Motion J3400 may be the perfect fit for industries…
