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HP lets customers trade in Cisco switches

HP this week said it has expanded a trade-in programme for customers looking to swap out Cisco switches for HP gear.
HP veterans launch new cloud storage company

Cloud storage start-up TwinStrata launches with software designed to ease cloud computing deployments with Amazon and other providers.
Brocade up for sale says press report

Brocade could be up for sale say reports
Companies offer live migration across distant data centres

Cisco and VMware have created a method for using VMware's VMotion across data centres that are located as far as 200 kilometres (125 miles) apart.
Cisco's IronPort gets RSA leak prevention

Cisco's IronPort email security appliance will be capable of data-loss prevention monitoring through integration with EMC's RSA DLP scanning technology, Cisco has announced.
Cisco to launch blade server next week

Cisco is set to reveal details of its "unified computing" initiative said to include a blade server code-named California.
Extreme joins 10Gbit/s switch crowd

Extreme Networks has entered the 10Gbit/s data centre switching market with a stackable product that's designed to offer a migration path from 1Gbit/s.
ConSentry adds baby NAC switch

In a bid to spread its NAC technology into smaller offices, ConSentry Networks has added a smaller version of its LANShield secure network switch.
Cisco protocol to boost Oracle

Cisco has launched a protocol it has jointly developed with Oracle that it claimed would help users running databases over larger server clusters.
Cisco switches gain multimedia makeover

Cisco has upgraded two of its higher-end Catalyst switching lines to improve their ability to support real-time enterprise communication and collaboration.

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Cisco catching up with the cloud

The only place Cisco plays directly in the cloud is in the SaaS arena with its WebEx collaboration, video and telepresence services, which account for about $1 billion of Cisco's $40 billion in annual revenue.
Rivals offer switch alternatives to Cisco

Cisco have dominated the enterprise switching market for years. Can other vendors muscle in with better value products, or will Cisco's market clout hold off all-comers?
Fujitsu Siemens set to move up the server sales charts?

Fujitsu Siemens Computers' server marketing manager was in London recently, so we grabbed the opportunity to talk to him about the company's fourth pace in the server sales charts, about blade servers, and FSC's emphasis on green issues -- among other things.
DataCore's CEO communicates

DataCore believes that packaging storage applications and intelligence as virtual machines is the way forward. The file-based storage and block-based storage division needs ending.
Cisco switches don't make the grade, say US universities

Cisco's dominance in enterprise networking doesn't necessarily mean it is the only game in town ? or that you jeopardise job security by bypassing Cisco.
Where is Cisco going with security?

Cisco's 6-year-old Self-Defending Network strategy for securing converged networks remains a work in progress.
Getting the knack of NAC

NAC is increasingly vital but its technology is still young and complex, so a cautious approach is vital.
HP gap-filling and marking time

HP has added four new products to its StorageWorks lineup but has not resolved any of its significant storage strategy problems
Gartner analyst: Resist Gig Ethernet

Is Gigabit Ethernet a waste of your money? Analysts and users suggest it might be - if bandwidth is all you're buying it for.
SIP provides the unifying force for messaging

You can do unified messaging without SIP, but it's not as easy, according to early users. That's why some argue that SIP is the key development that will make unified messaging practical - and cheaper too.

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