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Nirvanix and Ocarina Partner to Ease Data Storage in the Cloud
Cloud storage provider Nirvanix has teamed up with Ocarina to help solution providers optimize storage solutions for faster, easier and more secure access to customers’ data in the cloud. Nirvanix’s Storage Delivery Network (SDN) already leverages the power of cloud storage using its CloudNAS software-only NAS solution that provides data transfers to any of Nirvanix’s…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer ‘Very Surprised’ by Oracle-Sun Deal
MOSCOW, April 20 (Reuters) – Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) chief executive said on Monday he was ‘very surprised’ by Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.O) plans to buy Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O). "I just learnt it … I need to think about it. I am very surprised," Steve Ballmer told Reuters in Moscow. Click here to read what Oracle says…
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Microsoft Backtracks on Office 2010 Beta
Contradicting its statements earlier this week, Microsoft now says it will offer at least one public beta of Office 2010, though the software giant did not disclose a firm date. A Microsoft spokesperson was quoted as saying that its assertion to the contrary gave "the wrong impression." "Although we are not disclosing a date for…
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IBM Is Just Not That into a Deal with Sun
Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) reseller channel partners briefly enjoyed a few moments of hope on news yesterday that Sun had asked former suitor IBM (NYSE:IBM) back to the bargaining table to talk about a potential acquisition. Breaking News: Oracle to buy Sun Microsystems But yesterday CNBC reported that IBM told Sun it was uninterested in resuming…
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Intel’s Netbook Processor Atom Challenged by IBM Alliance
In a move that could challenge Intel’s burgeoning dominance as the processor maker behind netbooks as well as its efforts to move into the smartphone space, IBM and a host of partners have announced plans for a 28-nanometer processor designed for mobile applications such as netbooks and smartphones. Intel has positioned its Atom processor as…