HP's $2.7 billion deal for 3Com will enable it to compete more closely with Cisco, as well as getting greater network security technology through 3Com subsidiary TippingPoint
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Seagate Teams Up With Carbonite For Online Backup
Seagate has teamed up with Carbonite to offer customers backup for their desktop or laptop systems, together with an attached external hard drive
HP Takes On Cisco With 3Com Acquisition
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to buy 3Com for $2.7 billion (£1.63 billion) to build a stronger challenge to Cisco Systems in the networking space
HP Ramps Up SMB Portfolio With New Offerings
HP has launched a host of new products aimed at the SMB channel, and unveiled flexible financing solutions to help businesses prepare for the economic recovery
Cisco Steps Up To Google, Microsoft And IBM
Guido Jouret, CTO of Cisco's emerging technologies group, explains how Cisco solutions such as Pulse, Show and Share are different from existing offerings from Cisco's competitors
Cisco, EMC And VMware Spread Their Wings With Latest Product Lineup
Cisco, EMC and VMware follow up the launch of their vBlock cloud services venture with a host of new products, including virtual desktops, hosted applications and new storage options.
Backup Tapes Go Missing From Government Agency
Another government agency suffers a data loss scandal, after the UK's Rural Payments Agency loses tapes containing payment and banking details of every farmer in England
Cisco EMC Cloud Venture Launched Under Acadia Name
New company still doesn't have a CEO or a headquarters, but this shouldn't worry a virtualisation expert
HP Takes On Datacentre Rivals With Converged Infrastructure
Hewlett-Packard is pulling together its network and server strength into a converged infrastructure to take on Cisco and others
Cisco To Team Up With EMC For Virtualised Services Venture
Cisco and EMC are planning to stamp their names on data centre technology with the launch of their latest cloud co-venture
Emulex Aims To Combine Ethernet And Storage
Storage networker Emulex has moved into Ethernet with its OneConnect adapter yesterday, with 10Gb Ethernet and iSCSI connectivity
Intel Claims Phase-Change Memory Breakthrough
Intel and its solid-state processor research affiliate, Numonyx, has revealed what they described as a "key breakthrough" in their continuing research on phase-change memory, or PCM
Massive Increase In Data Loss During Recession
A data recovery specialist has noted a massive rise in data loss incidents in mission critical systems due to human error, since the recession began
3PAR Offers Resilient Storage For The Cloud
3PAR claims its storage servers will offer greater security for cloud clients
Dell R710 PowerEdge Review
The Dell R710 PowerEdge, is designed to optimise the data centre for virtualisation tasks, and offers an interesting alternative to BIOS boot-up
IT Managers Need To Invest In Efficiency
IT professionals are being judged by efficiency, not results - and they need to understand the best way to get that, according to an eWEEK Europe guide
3PAR Launches Thin-Storage System
Company announces four new storage software products: Thin Conversion, Thin Persistence, Thin Copy Reclamation, and Thin Reclamation for Veritas Storage Foundation
Barracuda Launches European Backup Offering
Hot on its Purewire acquisition, security vendor Barracuda Networks has launched a cloud backup service for European users
Compliance May Hinder Cloud Early Adopters, Warns Provider
Users may have to choose which apps to put in the cloud, and some should wait till their industry accepts it, warns cloud provider Savvis
Stop Over-Clocking Your Data Centre Fans, Says Sun
Throwing energy at servers to keep them chilled is a waste of money - and bad for the environment
DataDirect Reaches 1.2PB Per Rack Milestone
With its new flagship S2A9900 array the storage firm is offering support for 2TB enterprise and low-power SATA hard-drives moving into production use
Adaptec Launches Hybrid Flash/Disk Storage
An SSD cache upgrades a whole RAID array to solid-state performance, says I/O controller maker
Solid State Disks Fill The I/O Gap
The I/O controller was once a humble device, but it's the key to creating evolved storage systems that get the best out of solid-state and spinning disk evolved into a data conditioning platform
Scottish Green IT Credentials Called Into Question
Despite the fact that the Scottish Government is championing green IT, a survey finds sustainable technology is not a top priority nearly half of Scottish businesses
Netgear ‘Readies’ Symantec Backup Exec NAS Storage Links
The networking and storage vendor claims first to install link to Symantec's Windows Servers backup agent directly into its ReadyNAS appliances
Red Hat’s Whitehurst: What Next For Open Source?
Red Hat can't match Microsoft or Oracle's marketing budgets, but the open source paradigm gives it an advantage in the long term, chief executive Jim Whitehurst told eWEEK Europe
Has Nokia’s Booklet 3G Priced Itself Out of The Netbook Market?
Nokia's Booklet 3G may be too expensive for the netbook market, but analysts say it may compete with higher-end "ultra-thin" laptops
Red Hat Projects Aim To Clarify The Cloud
The launch of Red Hat projects Hail and Delta look beyond 'public' and 'private' cloud computing to facilitate greater cloud interoperability
Sun Fire x4170 Server Review
Need to fill one rack space? Then the Sun Fire x4170 will pack it with plenty of processor power and memory
Flash Competitors Discuss Future Alternatives
One of the most talked-about data storage alternatives to flash ROM is phase-change memory, which also appears to be one of the most promising