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IBM Power7 Lineup Beefed up with High-End and Entry-Level Servers
Completing its rollout of commercial Power7 systems for the year, IBM has announced new Power7 systems, including high-end systems and entry-level servers. In an interview with eWEEK, Jeff Howard, director of Power systems marketing at IBM, said the new systems are designed to manage demanding workloads and emerging applications. And the new high-end system offers…
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Dell to Acquire Virtualized Storage Specialist 3PAR
Dell has signed an agreement to acquire 3PAR, a provider of virtualized storage solutions with data management features, including dynamic tiering and thin provisioning, for multitenant cloud-computing environments. The transaction is valued at approximately $1.15 billion, net of 3PAR’s cash. The board of directors of each company approved terms of the acquisition, a company release…
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CA Technologies Acquires Virtualization Specialist 4Base
As part of its continued investment in virtualization and cloud management, CA Technologies announced the acquisition of privately held 4Base Technology, a virtualization and cloud infrastructure consulting firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 4Base will become the CA Virtualization and Cloud Strategy group, a competency practice within the CA Services division, according to…
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VMware’s Zimbra Appliance Offers Virtual Collaboration Solution
Virtualization specialist VMware announced the launch of the Zimbra Collaboration Suite Appliance, an e-mail and collaboration solution delivered as a virtual appliance and designed to run on the VMware vSphere platform. In addition, VMware announced that Zimbra, which it acquired in February 2010, is now fully integrated within VMware, and all Zimbra products are currently…
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VMware Zimbra Offers Business a Microsoft Exchange Alternative
Zimbra is taking its e-mail, messaging and collaboration suite embedded appliance to VMware’s channel organization – effectively growing from just 1,000 channel partners to 25,000 overnight. The move follows VMware’s acquisition of the corporate cloud e-mail and collaboration vendor from Yahoo earlier this year, and poses an even more serious threat to entrenched players such…
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Jobs: Security IT Certifications Still in High Demand
The IT jobs market is volatile, and certain certifications are in high demand, according to a new report released by analyst firm Foote Partners this week. Pay for both IT certification jobs and pay for noncertified skills posted a second straight gain in a quarter. So what does that mean for IT pros looking for…