Recent Articles
-
Cisco Turns 20, Turns to Networking
Twenty years ago Friday, Cisco Systems Inc. was founded by a pair of computer scientists interested in computer networking. Nowadays, the company is the global powerhouse of the IP industry, with some 35,000 employees, working to keep data flowing on local networks and across the Internet. While not born in a garage—the Silicon Valley equivalent…
-
Linux, Security Certifications Gain Popularity
CertCities.com, a leading Web site for IT certifications, this week unveiled its annual predictions for 2005’s hottest certifications. To no one’s surprise, Cisco’s high-level CCIE (Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert) garnered the most interest from IT certification seekers for 2005. Microsoft’s MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) with a sub-specialization in security came in a close second.…
-
Palmisano: PC Biz Didn’t Fit into IBM’s On-Demand Model
In the end, IBM’s PC business no longer meshed with the on-demand technology model the company has been molding for the past several years, according to Big Blue’s top executive. In a memo sent to the employees of IBM’s Personal Systems Group, Chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano said the company’s decision to sell its PC…
-
HP Embraces Open Source as Well as Linux
Efrain Rovira, Hewlett-Packard Co.’s worldwide director of Linux marketing, wants one thing perfectly clear: HP is taking Linux very seriously. “Linux is a very important customer trend that goes beyond the operating system. Customers want to do a lot more with less money,” Rovira said. “We understand that, so we’ve made Linux one of our…
-
IBM Rivals See PC Market as ‘Two-Horse Race’
There remain many questions around IBM’s sale of its personal computing division to China-based Lenovo Group Ltd. However, one thing agreed upon by most observers is that IBM’s competitors in the low-margin sector for personal desktop and laptop computers could stand to benefit in the market reshuffling. Combined, IBM and Lenovo will stand at third…
-
Microsoft Preps Five Windows Patches
Microsoft’s monthly patch day for December will produce security updates for five vulnerabilities affecting Windows users, the company said Thursday. In an advance notice, the software giant said the maximum severity rating for the five updates is “important.” Some of the security updates may require a restart. The prerelease of basic information ahead of the…
