Consolidation
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Hardware market to defy economic slump: Gartner
News The sector is still growing, with low-end Linux systems and high-end mainframes as the main drivers, says the analyst house.
Tags: Hardware, Virtualization, Multiprocessor servers, Server consolidation, x86-standard servers, Linux, UNIX, Earning reports/forecasts, Gartner Inc., Consolidation
Global crisis hits Asian finance tech
News Technology departments in region's financial sector are affected by "extremely lengthy internal approval" of corporate budgets, says industry observer.
Tags: Financial, IT Governance, Service level management, Merger integration teams, Computer Associates International Inc., Risk Management, Financial Company, Consolidation, SLA, Environment
Check Point looks to 'consolidation'
Insight newsmaker CEO Gil Shwed, dubbed "Bill Gates of Israel", explains why being "complicated" is good for security industry and how Check Point tools are going broad.
Tags: Enterprise risk management, Firewalls, IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), Security, software, U.S., Information Technology, network, Asia, Singapore
Could Microsoft fix Windows Mobile by buying Palm?
News commentary Microsoft is floundering in the mobile market while Palm has made bold strides but remains vulnerable. These two could make a love match.
Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Smart Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Google Android, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, Smart phones
No buying sprees ahead for social networks?
News Consolidation will be part and parcel of still maturing social networking, but content partnerships and alliances may be way forward, say industry watchers.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Personal applications, MySpace, Site, International Data Corp., digital content, social networking, monetization
HP throws Cisco ProCurve ball
News HP is banking on its server experience to push "integrated" ProCurve networking line over Cisco's "unified computing" tag, says executive.
Tags: Routing/switching, Blade servers, Hardware, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, Cisco Systems Inc., Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Server, blade server
Oracle has customers over a barrel
News As CEO Larry Ellison tries to extend the company's reach into hardware, more corporate clients fret about its high prices and tough tactics.
Tags: Databases, Customer resource management (CRM), Cost control, Customer support, software company, Stock, Sun Microsystems Inc., Customer, audit, Oracle Corp.
Card security rules hinder virtualization
News Current guidelines for security card payment need updating as they conflict with virtualization practices and may hamper adoption of the technology, say industry experts.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Security, Virtualization, bank, Jason Pearce, International Data Corp.
VMware and SpringSource: New deal or old battle?
News VMware's SpringSource acquistion looks like old-fashioned strength through consolidation. It needs to be much more to matter.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Business Strategies & Functions, DNA, Red Hat Inc., VMware Inc., business strategy, Oracle Corp., Java, Mobile platforms/communications
Xerox picks HCL in US$100M deal
News The contract will see HCL providing data center hosting and migration, virtualization, consolidation and storage architecture services across Europe and North America.
Tags: Data centers, Data backup, disaster recovery, Xerox Corp., Architecture Services, storage architecture service, Outsourcing Company, document management company, Document Management, information management, data center
Enterprise guide to saving on wireless
News As mobility becomes increasingly entrenched in the corporate environment, businesses need to manage wireless service costs smartly and diligently, say analysts.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Communications, International Data Corp., wireless service, Wireless, Gartner Inc., phone, unified communications
Business intelligence has downturn upturn
News Worldwide revenue for technology related to business intelligence, analytics applications and performance management grew 22 percent in 2008 to over US$8.8 billion, says Gartner.
Tags: Data warehousing/business intelligence, IT budgeting, SAP AG, Business Objects, Gartner Inc., research analyst, business intelligence, analytics, revenue, analyst
EMC to cut 2,400 from workforce
News Storage giant EMC announces a 7 percent global workforce reduction, despite preliminary record fourth-quarter revenues.
Tags: Layoffs, Budgeting/cost control, Storage, Virtualization, Workforce, EMC Corp., Back-office, net income, CEO, job
Gartner: 'Speak the CFO's language'
News With the economic situation forcing IT budgets to get cut, an IBM finance director and Gartner analyst offer tips to CIOs on how to get projects approved.
Tags: Budgeting/cost control, IT budgeting, IBM Corp., CFO, Project, IT-spending, Gartner Inc., CIO, analyst, finance
Taiwan govt rules out memory merger
News Consolidating six local DRAM companies is "too complicated", Taiwanese government says, leading to some affected players seeking other alternatives.
Tags: Memory, Processors, Mergers, Nanya Technology Corp., Powerchip Semiconductor, Chip, Chip Company, Bloomberg L.P., Sales, Government
