Wednesday | 8 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. - +
Juniper increases education play 08 October, 2008 08:20:00
Vendor signs new partnership with recently established Training IT ProfessionalsJuniper Networks is increasing its education and training push by partnering with newly-established Sydney-based Training IT Professionals. - +
AMD to spin off chip fabs to raise funds 08 October, 2008 08:06:00
AMD is splitting off its manufacturing operations into a separate company to cut costs and get an infusion of capital.Advanced Micro Devices plans to split into two companies, one to design chips and one to make them, while two investment funds owned by the government of Abu Dhabi will contribute new capital, it said Tuesday. AMD hopes the move will give it the resources it needs to compete effectively with Intel, which dominates the microprocessor industry. - +
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. - +
Dataweave announces new Melbourne staff 08 October, 2008 08:35:00
Plans to add a further nine over the next 12 months to take advantage of Victorian Government opportunitiesDataweave has appointed three new employees as part of plans to put on 12 staff in its new Melbourne office over the next year. - +
AMD break-up: two voices from Europe 08 October, 2008 08:37:00
AMD representatives said the plan to divide the company into two separate businesses is being warmly received by its European workers.The financial world seems to be falling apart, but Advanced Micro Devices has just landed several billion dollars from two Abu Dhabi investment groups to fund "Asset Smart," a plan to spin off its chip manufacturing operations into a new company, tentatively called "The Foundry Co."
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AMD to spin off chip fabs to raise funds 08 October, 2008 08:06:00
AMD is splitting off its manufacturing operations into a separate company to cut costs and get an infusion of capital.Advanced Micro Devices plans to split into two companies, one to design chips and one to make them, while two investment funds owned by the government of Abu Dhabi will contribute new capital, it said Tuesday. AMD hopes the move will give it the resources it needs to compete effectively with Intel, which dominates the microprocessor industry. - +
AMD break-up: two voices from Europe 08 October, 2008 08:37:00
AMD representatives said the plan to divide the company into two separate businesses is being warmly received by its European workers.The financial world seems to be falling apart, but Advanced Micro Devices has just landed several billion dollars from two Abu Dhabi investment groups to fund "Asset Smart," a plan to spin off its chip manufacturing operations into a new company, tentatively called "The Foundry Co."
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Juniper increases education play 08 October, 2008 08:20:00
Vendor signs new partnership with recently established Training IT ProfessionalsJuniper Networks is increasing its education and training push by partnering with newly-established Sydney-based Training IT Professionals. - +
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.
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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's (un)secret weapon for winning the BI battle 08 October, 2008 08:18:00
Ubiquitous Excel to be tied more closely to SQL Server and back-end BI tools.SQL Server may be one of the most popular databases today, but Microsoft nevertheless remains a laggard in the business intelligence market. It ranked just fifth among BI vendors last year, according to research firm IDC. - +
Upcoming PHP 5.3 beefs up security 08 October, 2008 08:09:00
PHP 5.3 is set to introduce a small coding change that is bound to have major effects on the overall security of many PHP sites and projects.PHP security guru Stefan Esser recently posted on some of the changes and important security issues that are likely to have significant effects for the everyday PHP coder (and user) with the release of the upcoming PHP 5.3.
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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. - +
Researchers show how to crack popular smart cards 08 October, 2008 08:29:00
Researchers have published full details on how to crack the Mifare Classic RFID card.Researchers have published a cryptographic algorithm and source code that could be used to duplicate smart cards used by several major transit systems, including Boston's Charlie Card and the London Oyster card.
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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. - +
Dell's new backup system includes both hardware and software 08 October, 2008 08:28:00
Dell will combine its storage hardware with Symantec or CommVault software for SMB backup and recovery.Dell is putting together hardware and software for backup and recovery in one system, with integrated software, for small and medium-size businesses.
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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.
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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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Dataweave announces new Melbourne staff 08 October, 2008 08:35:00
Plans to add a further nine over the next 12 months to take advantage of Victorian Government opportunitiesDataweave has appointed three new employees as part of plans to put on 12 staff in its new Melbourne office over the next year. - +
WatchGuard appoints channel sales manager 01 October, 2008 13:59:00
Security 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.
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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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