Sizing up the big computing players; Tackling cyber terrorism

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	Sizing up the big computing players If HP's recently posted first quarter results are any indication of larger industry trends, things are indeed beginning to look better. Sales in the quarter ended Jan. 31 were up 8% to $31 billion compared to the same period a year ago, and profits jumped 25% to $2.3 billion. In fact, HP is now predicting it will grow 6% to 7% this year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avocent Four tools for successful power reduction. Discover how you can reduce energy consumption in the data center and on the desktop for significant cost savings. This independent report outlines the best approaches to developing, deploying and managing an effective power management solution, as well as tools for successful power reduction. Read now! In this Issue Data centers tackling cyber terrorism, slowly Intel investigating sale of fake Core i7 chip IDC: Worldwide disk storage capacity grows 33% in 2009 Wall Street Beat: Expectations rise for hardware, chips Is Novell worth $2 billion? IBM brings memory flexibility to x86 servers WHITE PAPER: IBM NWW Develop Effective user Management With IBM, organizations can develop comprehensive solutions to help gain visibility into business continuity risks, achieve control over utilization of sensitive business assets and automate a variety of processes for managing access to critical assets and data. Read more Data centers tackling cyber terrorism, slowly The data center is receiving more public scrutiny than ever before, with IT managers facing a range of challenges from making systems run more efficiently to protecting computers from cyber terrorism, says AFCOM chief executive Jill Eckhaus. Read More Intel investigating sale of fake Core i7 chip Intel acknowledged Monday that at least one counterfeit version of its Core i7-920 processor made its may into the U.S. market, and said it's trying to determine how many more are out there. Read More WHITE PAPER: Avent Managing the Virtual Data Center An exclusive survey by IDG Research reveals that virtualization is significantly upping the data center management challenges, despite all the benefits. While network security tops the list of challenges, several others emerge prominently, goading IT management to seek new management solutions in order to maintain high service levels. Learn More IDC: Worldwide disk storage capacity grows 33% in 2009 IDC released its worldwide disk storage market report for 2009, which showed the first quarter-over-quarter increase in revenue for disk systems since the third quarter of 2008, with more than 3.3 petabytes of capacity shipping in the fourth quarter alone. Read More Wall Street Beat: Expectations rise for hardware, chips Though the recession still casts a shadow over the technology market, some upbeat reports about chips, PCs and mobile devices helped strengthen confidence in the sector this week. Read More WHITE PAPER: Splunk Make IT Data a Strategic Asset This paper outlines the struggles organizations face managing silos of IT data and how, using Splunk, users are changing the way they do their jobs and elevating the role of IT in their organizations. Learn More! Is Novell worth $2 billion? Novell isn't the IT giant it once was, but the company may be well worth the $2 billion offered in a takeover bid by a New York hedge fund, analysts say. Read More IBM brings memory flexibility to x86 servers IBM's new class of x86 servers based on Intel Nehalem-EX chips treat memory, processors and solid-state disk as interchangeable components. Read More
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