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EU investigation could affect business from China's 4G deployment
The European Union may be trying to protect its telecom equipment industry with its recent threat to investigate China over networking equipment imports. But the move could end up hurting the chances of Western vendors intent on supplying technology to China's upcoming 4G services launch, according to analysts.
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Intel lays foundations for SDN gear that could shake up networking
If software-defined networking ultimately changes the landscape of networking, Intel could be one of the biggest beneficiaries -- and might be one of the reasons the change occurs.
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DDOS attacks have increased in number and size this year
The volume, duration and frequency of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks used to flood websites and other systems with junk traffic have significantly increased during the first three months of this year, according to a report released Wednesday by Florida-based DDOS mitigation provider Prolexic.
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Huawei get SAP HANA approval
Huawei Technologies' enterprise division is ramping up its European presence, helped by the announcement this week that SAP has certified the company's servers to run its HANA in-memory platform. Such deals with SAP and other big software vendors will be key for Huawei to succeed in the enterprise.
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Intel integrates storage and network controllers for exascale computing
Intel is making architectural improvements to its processors with the hope of creating the first exaflop supercomputer between 2018 and 2020.
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F5 boosts SDN capability with LineRate Systems acquisition
F5 Networks plans to extend the reach of software-defined networking to improve application performance by acquiring software startup LineRate Systems.
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Alcatel-Lucent CEO Ben Verwaayen stepping down after £1.2bn Q4 loss
Alcatel-Lucent reported a fourth-quarter net loss of ?1.37 billion (£1.17 billion), and at the same time announced it is hunting for a new CEO.
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Cisco to sell Linksys home networking business to Belkin
Cisco Systems plans to sell its Linksys home networking business to Belkin International for an undisclosed sum under an agreement that includes cooperation between the companies on software, service-provider products and other areas.
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Tablets to get Energy Star ratings
Tablets will be rated based on the Energy Star specification in the future.
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IBM advances silicon nanophotonics
IBM has demonstrated that it is commercially feasible to bake optical circuitry into silicon processors using existing fabrication techniques, which could set the stage for radically faster and lower-cost computer communications.
