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Cisco, VMware Switch Up Virtual Server Networking
Having trouble networking and securing virtual machines? You won’t have to wait long before a new technology is available that solves that problem. VMware and Cisco Systems announced a jointly developed Cisco Nexus 1000V, a software switch designed to make easy work of networking, manage and secure virtual machines. The software switch, announced…
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HP Software Reorganization Shuffles Executive Ranks
In the wake of news that it would lay off nearly 25,000 employees following the closed acquisition of EDS, Hewlett-Packard is now in the process of reorganizing and consolidating its software and consulting and integration unit. According to an internal memo obtained by Channel Insider, HP will announce next week a merger of HP Software…
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Dell, Ingram Micro Fuel Worries about Tech Spending
By Franklin Paul and Tiffany Wu NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two of the biggest computer vendors, Dell Inc (DELL) and Ingram Micro Inc (IM), warned on Tuesday that demand was weakening, adding to worries that the crisis on Wall Street would hurt corporate and consumer spending. While neither company mentioned the financial sector specifically, they…
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HP to Cut 24,600 Jobs
By Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ) plans to cut 7.5 percent of its work force, or 24,600 jobs, seeking to realize savings from its recent acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp, the company said on Monday. HP said it would carry out the cutbacks over the next three years, while replacing…
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Dell Sees Further Signs of Weak Tech Spending
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dell Inc’s (DELL) customers are cutting back further on technology spending, the company said on Tuesday, sending the computer maker’s shares down more than 7 percent. Dell, the second largest computer maker after Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), has already been hurt as buyers hold back on purchasing decisions.…
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Lenovo’s Giant Notebook Aims to Seize the Desktop
The notebook computer market has become an experiment in extremes. On one side of the equation, you have tiny Intel Atom powered “netbooks,” which are becoming the darlings of traveling workers, while on the other side, notebook behemoths like the Lenovo W700 aim to make high-performance workstations portable. But, the question begs to be asked,…
