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Cloud Computing Heading for the Stratosphere
Worldwide cloud computing services revenue is continuing to grow at a rapid rate, with it expected to top $56.3 billion (US) in 2009, according to a report from Gartner. The lion’s share of the market will be made up of cloud-based advertising for the next few years. Market revenue grew by 21.3 per cent from…
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HP, McAfee Ink Global Reselling Agreement
McAfee has entered into a global reseller agreement with HP. Through this agreement, HP will sell McAfee’s entire line of enterprise security products and services globally. "This agreement underscores the importance of delivering comprehensive security solutions to meet the needs of our customers," said Roger King, executive vice president of worldwide channel operations at McAfee.…
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HP Adds Virtualization to Business Service Automation Suite
HP has added virtualization enhancements to its Business Service Automation (BSA) software suite and created a social network to go with it. HP Storage Essentials optimizes capacity allocation and utilization to help manage the increased storage requirements of virtualized data centers and HP Operations Orchestration now offers better provisioning and repurposing of servers and storage…
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Making Money around the Data Center
Even before the economy turned sharply downward, selling servers had become a tough proposition thanks largely to the advent of virtualization. Every where you turn these days, customers are focused on getting more out of their existing assets so that means the order of the day is to increase the utilization rates of servers that typically…
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Cheap Viagra Loses Luster with Spammers
Those unsolicited e-mails promising low-cost Viagra, cheap herbal alternatives for sexual health or “male enhancement” pills are losing their luster among spammers, according to a new security study by Microsoft. In the second half of 2008, the volume of spam for sexual medications fell a dramatic two-thirds from the first half of the year. Spam…
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Cisco’s Tidal Software ERP Deal to Boost Reseller-Led Services
Cisco plans to acquire privately held Tidal Software, a maker of application management and automation software, paying about $105 million in cash plus retention-based incentives. Cisco says that the acquisition will create significant opportunities for both Cisco and its partners through the delivery of partner-led services that leverage Cisco’s application management capabilities. Although privately held,…