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Storage Market Gets a Boost From Cloud Computing
Cloud computing will be a key driver of net new IT spending over the next five years as public cloud service providers and the adopters of private cloud environments invest in the supporting infrastructure, according to a forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC). Overall spending by public cloud service providers on storage hardware, software, and…
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BroadSoft, OneAccess Partner on Converged Services Router
OneAccess Networks, a provider of Converged Services CPE solutions for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) and enterprises and BroadSoft, Inc., a provider of software that enables mobile, fixed-line and cable service providers to deliver voice and multimedia services over their IP-based networks, announced an end-to-end BroadCloud PacketSmart solution. With BroadCloud PacketSmart, service providers can assess…
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Lexmark Takes Print Release Solution to the Cloud
Lexmark International announced that its enterprise Print Release solution can now be hosted in the cloud via a software-as-a-service model, letting IT administrators scale the solution without having to make an investment in new IT infrastructure. The company has also enhanced Print Release’s mobile printing capabilities. Print Release can now be deployed either in a…
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Cisco, HP Reconcile for the Sake of the Data Center
Cisco Systems and HP have been fighting over the enterprise space for some time now with an official divorce happening in February 2010 when they dissolved their partnership. But the two companies put their differences aside recently for the sake of the data center to come together to jointly release a product that extends the…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer Bashes Android, Google Apps, iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer pulled no punches in his appearance here at the Web 2.0 Summit Oct. 18. He livened up a relatively controversy-free show by poking fun at Google’s (NASDQ:GOOG) Apps cloud collaboration software, the Android mobile operating system and even Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone. Ballmer last spoke here at the Web 2.0…
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IBM’s 3Q Profit Rises 7 Percent as BI, Cloud Spending Grows
IBM saw its third-quarter revenue rise 8 percent to $26.2 billion, largely based on the company’s performance in growth markets, software and services. Moreover, IBM reported that net income in this interval grew 7 percent to $3.8 billion from $3.6 billion. "In the third quarter, we drove revenue growth, margin expansion and increased earnings as…