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	EMC readies flash storage for data centers with Project X In its Project X initiative, EMC is developing flash storage for use throughout data centers and is developing software to tie all of an enterprise's flash equipment together. Read More WEBCAST: APC by Schneider Electric Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments Protecting your network architecture continues to be extremely critical. Distributed networking and computing spaces often times go unmanaged. Learn more about the importance of managing these distributed IT spaces including strategies for maintaining availability and energy cost savings opportunities. Learn more. In this Issue Cisco reportedly shopping Linksys division Top tools for single sign-on 5 tips to retain great security talent AMD eyes server revival with aggressive new approach HP commits to embattled Autonomy software division SSD prices continue to plunge IBM: In the next 5 years computers will learn, mimic the human senses Chip industry sags before expected 2013 comeback, says Gartner Official document reveals the rules of Oracle's cloud Samsung buys SSD caching vendor Nvelo Nicira CTO shares sneak peek of company's SDN plans RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial Cisco reportedly shopping Linksys division Cisco is reportedly looking to unload Linsys, the maker of wireless routers for consumers that the company acquired almost a decade ago. This isn't the first time such reports have surfaced. From a Bloomberg story: Read More Top tools for single sign-on Okta, OneLogin score high in test of 8 solutions that beef up app security and cut help desk calls. Read More 5 tips to retain great security talent You want the best on your security team. And once you've got them, you want to keep them happy and keep them in your organization. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! AMD eyes server revival with aggressive new approach To break its slump in the server market, Advanced Micro Devices is adopting an aggressive strategy whose goals include the introduction of new ARM and x86 chips by 2014 and continued improvements to its Opteron line in the meantime. Read More HP commits to embattled Autonomy software division Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has again affirmed the company's commitment to its embattled Autonomy software division, saying that HP's fiscal health is stronger than some may believe. Read More SSD prices continue to plunge Solid-state drive pricing has dropped about 30% this year, reaching what researchers call the magic price point of $1-per-gigabyte of capacity, according to information from IHS iSupply and Dynamite Data Read More WHITE PAPER: HP Building modern, virtualization-optimized data centers HP offers a flexible, virtualization-optimized data center network architecture that requires far fewer devices, interconnections, layers, and discrete appliances. HP Networking solutions streamline network operations and accelerate application and service delivery; reduce space, power, cooling, and capital requirements. View Now IBM: In the next 5 years computers will learn, mimic the human senses IBM today issued its seventh annual look at what Big Blue researchers think will be the five biggest technologies for the next five years. In past prediction packages known as "IBM 5 in 5" the company has had some success in predicting the future of password protection, telemedicine and nanotechnology. Read More Chip industry sags before expected 2013 comeback, says Gartner While Gartner Inc. now says that global semiconductor revenue has dipped 3% this year, the market is expected rebound in 2013. Read More Official document reveals the rules of Oracle's cloud An official document containing policies and pledges for customers of Oracle's cloud services reveals that many aspects fall in line with industry standards, while others may prompt cause for worry among customers, according to analysts. Read More Samsung buys SSD caching vendor Nvelo Samsung Electronics has acquired Nvelo, a Silicon Valley vendor of products for caching data on flash-based SSDs (solid-state disks). Read More Nicira CTO shares sneak peek of company's SDN plans Nicira, the software-defined networking (SDN) startup that VMware purchased for $1.2 billion earlier this year, plans to release an SDN product that runs independent of the underlying hypervisor and hardware that will work in VMware environments and beyond. Read More
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