Tuesday | 7 October, 2008
Wall Street's collapse puts US IT spending in (some) peril
The turmoil in the financial markets isn't expected to lead to a tech-spending recession. But budgets may be in for some paring.
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Linksys refreshes channel strategy for consumer push 07 October, 2008 13:21:00
Cisco subsidiary is reviewing distributors and will launch new channel incentives to drive consumer market salesLinksys is reviewing its distribution line-up and planning new channel incentives as part of a global strategy to shift focus onto the consumer market. - +
Polycom launches VoIP program 07 October, 2008 09:58:00
Program designed to encourage standards-based development of SIP platforms in the Asia-Pacific regionTelephony vendor, Polycom, has launched a VoIP Field Verified (VFV) program for the Asia-Pacific region to boost compatibility. - +
Microsoft grants Windows XP yet another reprieve 07 October, 2008 08:03:00
New timeline will make it possible for users to purchase XP-powered PCs through next July, just months before Microsoft plans to roll out Windows 7.Microsoft has extended the availability of Windows XP on new PCs by six months, the company confirmed Friday. - +
IBM launches Bluehouse, a Facebook for business 07 October, 2008 08:13:00
Bluehouse combines IM, Web conferencing, document sharing, profiles and more to enhance business networking.IBM Monday opened the online door to a service that merges some of the best features of social networking with business collaboration tools. - +
CA set to roll out data center automation package 07 October, 2008 09:05:00
CA Data Center Automation (DCA) Manager r11.2. to compete with technology HP acquired with Opsware and BMC bought with BladeLogic.CA this week plans to unveil its data center automation product that industry watchers say will help IT staff offload server resource-provisioning duties and give CA an advantage over competitive products from BMC and HP. - +
Apple's Brick rumored to be new manufacturing process 07 October, 2008 11:23:00
Speculation abounds as "insider" hints at manufacturing process that uses lasers and water-jets to carve a single block of aluminum into a MacBook chassis.The rumor mills have been running at full capacity to figure out the mystery behind a new Apple product called the MacBook Brick. Over at 9to5mac an (undisclosed and unspecified) Apple insider revealed that the Brick is in fact a new manufacturing process. This new manufacturing process is based around using lasers and water-jets to carve a single block of aluminum into a MacBook chassis.
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Microsoft grants Windows XP yet another reprieve 07 October, 2008 08:03:00
New timeline will make it possible for users to purchase XP-powered PCs through next July, just months before Microsoft plans to roll out Windows 7.Microsoft has extended the availability of Windows XP on new PCs by six months, the company confirmed Friday. - +
Thin client computing offers big savings, report shows 07 October, 2008 15:26:00
An IDC case study has revealed that deploying desktop virtualisation systems can lead to big savings, and an ROI of up to 466 percent.Investing in desktop virtualisation systems can save organisations swathes of money, according to a recent IDC case study.
More >Networking
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Linksys refreshes channel strategy for consumer push 07 October, 2008 13:21:00
Cisco subsidiary is reviewing distributors and will launch new channel incentives to drive consumer market salesLinksys is reviewing its distribution line-up and planning new channel incentives as part of a global strategy to shift focus onto the consumer market. - +
Polycom launches VoIP program 07 October, 2008 09:58:00
Program designed to encourage standards-based development of SIP platforms in the Asia-Pacific regionTelephony vendor, Polycom, has launched a VoIP Field Verified (VFV) program for the Asia-Pacific region to boost compatibility.
More >Services
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Wall Street's collapse puts US IT spending in (some) peril 07 October, 2008 07:19:00
The turmoil in the financial markets isn't expected to lead to a tech-spending recession. But budgets may be in for some paring.The overall economic cost of Wall Street's collapse has yet to be totaled. But it's clear that IT departments will be laboring under some changed conditions in the months ahead. - +
A big management vendor could be acquired in next few years 03 October, 2008 09:37:00
BMC, CA, HP and IBM face challenges from Microsoft, OracleThe days of referring to the leading management software vendors as the "big four" are numbered, industry watchers predict, as challengers to BMC, CA, HP and IBM now include a variety of competitors from starts-up to software giants such as Microsoft and Oracle.
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Microsoft grants Windows XP yet another reprieve 07 October, 2008 08:03:00
New timeline will make it possible for users to purchase XP-powered PCs through next July, just months before Microsoft plans to roll out Windows 7.Microsoft has extended the availability of Windows XP on new PCs by six months, the company confirmed Friday. - +
IBM bundles up cloud initiatives 07 October, 2008 09:48:00
Company aiming to have a mixture of data and applications that live in the data center and in the cloud.IBM has joined the companies jostling for position in the cloud computing space. The company has announced a variety of offerings that it claimed would allow users to better manager data and make collaboration easier.
More >Security
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UTM outgrowing end point security segment: IDC 07 October, 2008 11:26:00
UTM's integration of multiple security features, cost-effectiveness and ease of manageability driving uptake.The Unified Threat Management (UTM) market has already started to outgrow the point security solution segment, said analyst firm IDC. - +
Google blacklists ATUG Web site 07 October, 2008 12:46:00
ATUG unaware of breach, Google unwilling to discuss detailsHackers may have hit the Australian Telecommunications User Group (ATUG) Web site, according to Google which has placed security threat warnings across all pages displayed in searches.
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Data center spending stays strong, AFCOM says 07 October, 2008 11:15:00
Most companies expect their data center budgets to increase or remain level next year, according to an AFCOM survey.Many companies are stepping up their data center investments even as they try to make cutbacks in other parts of their business, according to survey released Monday by AFCOM, the association for data center professionals. - +
Microsoft lays out SQL Server road map 07 October, 2008 09:02:00
The next version of the database server, code-named Kilimanjaro, is slated for release in the first half of 2010.Microsoft Monday laid out its road map for SQL Server and a complement of add-ons it hopes will eventually redefine business intelligence and data warehousing.
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Customers get half the value under new Optus pre-paid broadband plans 07 October, 2008 13:54:00
The company has come under fire from some customers after cutting the value of some pricing plans in half.Just months after the launch of its pre-paid broadband service, Optus is reducing the value it delivers to users. - +
Apple's Brick rumored to be new manufacturing process 07 October, 2008 11:23:00
Speculation abounds as "insider" hints at manufacturing process that uses lasers and water-jets to carve a single block of aluminum into a MacBook chassis.The rumor mills have been running at full capacity to figure out the mystery behind a new Apple product called the MacBook Brick. Over at 9to5mac an (undisclosed and unspecified) Apple insider revealed that the Brick is in fact a new manufacturing process. This new manufacturing process is based around using lasers and water-jets to carve a single block of aluminum into a MacBook chassis.
More >Retail
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Linksys refreshes channel strategy for consumer push 07 October, 2008 13:21:00
Cisco subsidiary is reviewing distributors and will launch new channel incentives to drive consumer market salesLinksys is reviewing its distribution line-up and planning new channel incentives as part of a global strategy to shift focus onto the consumer market. - +
Sanyo laser to enable faster, higher capacity Blu-ray Discs 07 October, 2008 11:13:00
Sanyo Electric has developed a laser diode that will help lay the ground towards higher capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems.Sanyo Electric has developed a blue laser diode that will help lay the ground toward higher capacity and faster Blu-ray Disc systems.
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Recent Acquisitions
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Lan 1 buys Blue Sky 01 October, 2008 11:50:00
Engineering skills were an attractive piece of Blue Sky's businessLan 1 has purchased the full business assets of Sydney-based distributor, Blue Sky Industries (BSI), for an undisclosed sum. - +
ASG acquires Brisbane-based applications integrator 01 October, 2008 13:36:00
ASG Group (ASX:ASZ) has acquired Brisbane-based applications integrator, A-DB Group. - +
McAfee to acquire Secure Computing for $465M 23 September, 2008 08:17:00
McAfee on Monday announced an agreement to acquire Secure Computing in a transaction valued at US$465 million that is expected to be completed by year-end.
Recent Appointments
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WatchGuard appoints channel sales manager 01 October, 2008 13:59:00
Newly created role to help identify new markets for the security vendor's solution and push into the SMB and mid-marketSecurity vendor, WatchGuard Technologies, has appointed David Brennan as its channel sales manager to help with its push into the SMB and mid-market space. - +
Avakian assumes 3D helm as Luxford exits 29 September, 2008 14:37:00
Communications and networking integrator, 3D Networks, has brought on Nortel veteran, Nick Avakian, as its new CEO. - +
Gen-I appoints new GM 29 September, 2008 15:22:00
ICT solutions provider, Gen-i, has appointed Phil Varney as its general manager of Australia as it looks to make a mid-market push.
Interviews
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Websense CEO unveils a brand-new company 29 September, 2008 10:21:00
Gene Hodges explains the reasoning behind the new logo change, the DLP market and unveils corporate goals for 2009With last year's acquisition of Port Authority, a data loss prevention (DLP) vendor and SurfControl, a Web and e-mail security company, Websense has since evolved from being known as a Web solution company to establishing itself as one that also provides DLP and e-mail security solutions. - +
Microsoft: We're not afraid of the cloud 25 September, 2008 09:44:00
Microsoft has been busy this year, rolling out Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 in a push to expand its presence in the corporate data center. To be successful, the company must overcome an economic environment that appears increasingly difficult as well as tough competition from rivals Oracle and VMware, among others - +
Q&A: VMware CEO Maritz on his new gig, competing against Microsoft and the virtual server 'time bomb' 18 September, 2008 10:35:00
Paul Maritz became the president and CEO of VMware in July, after the EMC-owned company's board of directors fired co-founder and CEO Diane Greene. Maritz is now competing in the hot virtualization market against his former employer Microsoft, where he worked from 1986 to 2000 and led many of the company's major software initiatives. EMC executives put him in charge of VMware just a few months after EMC acquired Pi Corporation, a company Maritz founded. Maritz was in Las Vegas this week for VMware's annual VMworld conference, and sat down with Jon Brodkin to talk about company strategy.
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- ARN Panel Sessions: Day 3
The last of our panel sessions recorded live at CeBIT 2008. Today, the topic is storage. Data is growing at an enormous rate, so what does the future hold?
- Weekly Tech News Update: 7th October, 2008
This week we're coming to you from the Ceatec show in Japan. It's a showcase for gadgets and gizmos galore from all of Japan's biggest electronics companies and this week we're going to be showing you the best of what the show has to offer.
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