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  • Oracle, Fujitsu Partner on Unix to Battle IBM

    TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Fujitsu Ltd (T:6702) and Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL) plan to jointly develop next-generation Unix servers and expand their decades-old partnership to include a new distribution agreement, the companies said on Wednesday, as they battle to keep up with market leader IBM (NYSE:IBM). The Nikkei Japanese business daily had earlier said Japan’s…

  • Cisco Quarter Margins Pressured by Price Competition

    NEW YORK, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc’s (NASDAQ:CSCO) CEO John Chambers spooked investors for the third time in as many quarters, warning of dwindling public spending and weaker margins from tough competition. Cisco shares fell 10 percent after hours on Wednesday. Shares of peers such as Juniper Networks Inc (NYSE:JNPR),…

  • Crucial Tips To Grow Your IT Services Company Your Way

    I have no idea what I want to be when I grow up. This has to be somewhat amusing to hear from a CEO of an IT solution provider, especially one who tries to do as much planning as I do. When I was a child, I thought I’d be an astronaut. Math got in…

  • IT Certifications Grow in Hiring Importance: CompTIA Report

    Employers are inclined to rely more heavily on professional certifications when hiring information technology (IT) workers, but are challenged by credential evaluation and validation issues, research from CompTIA, the non-profit trade association for the information technology (IT) industry, suggested. The study indicated certifications would grow in importance as organizations seek to fill tech jobs. Among…

  • Polycom UC Intelligent Core Enables Cisco Video Conferencing Interoperability

    Cisco users longing to integrate Polycom products into their unified communications infrastructures need wait no longer. Polycom’s UC Intelligent Core solution now enables interoperability with other vendors’ solutions, including the closed Cisco telepresence system based on the Telepresence Interoperability Protocol (TIP), the company announced. The UC Intelligent Core platform lets users deploy multi-vendor UC solutions…

  • HP TouchPad Tablet Features 9.7-inch Screen, Flash Support

    HP has unveiled the HP TouchPad, the first tablet available with webOS. The device features a 9.7 inch diagonal flush capacitive multitouch display, virtual keyboard, instant-on, support for Adobe Flash Player 10.1 beta in the browser, and access to webOS apps. “Today we’re embarking on a new era of webOS with the goal of linking…

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