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Cisco fills out SDN family with 40G switch, controller
Cisco this week will fill out its programmable networking family with a new line of data center switches, cloud connectivity extensions and a software-based SDN controller. Read More

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Hidden costs of IT support uncovered
Dimension Data, the global ICT solutions and services provider, has unveiled an enhanced, proactive version of its Uptime Maintenance and Support Services that will help its over 6,000 global clients uncover hidden costs of IT support and optimise their total IT support spend while maximising the availability of their IT estate. The Group is the first system integrator to market that can offer this range of proactive IT support services across multiple vendor technologies on a global scale. Learn more about Uptime Maintenance and Support services today!

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Are You Planning a 10Gb Ethernet Upgrade?
QLogic's 10GbEIntelligent Ethernet Adapters work in conjunction with the latest virtualization operating systems with new virtualization and management features. We provide flexible networking solutions that can evolve with your technology while protecting investments in virtualization and server consolidation. But don't take our word for it. Check it out for yourself! Download a free white paper with pertinent information you need to know about upgrading your current Ethernet infrastructure.

2013's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries
A look back at the most memorable tech-related happenings of 1988 Read More

Oracle to buy network equipment maker Acme Packet for $1.7 billion
Oracle has agreed to pay US$1.7 billion for Acme Packet, a network equipment vendor specializing in session delivery. Read More

Intel shrinks its Solid-State Drives, aims for tablets
Intel's new Solid-State Drive 525 packs performance identical to a standard 2.5-inch SSD into a device one eighth of the size, the company said in an announcement last week. Read More

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Semiconductor industry to recover this year
Increased sales of electronics and new forms of computing devices will drive the worldwide semiconductor market to growth this year after a slowdown in 2012, the nonprofit organization World Semiconductor Trade Statistics said on Monday. Read More

What's up with VMware?
In some people's eyes, VMware has had a tough past couple of weeks. Read More

Cisco: There's no place safe for Web surfers
Web surfers don't have to indulge in risky online behavior to expose themselves to malware, according to Cisco's annual security report. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Raritan, Inc

A Quick Start to Measuring Power Use
Rule-of-thumb estimates for power consumption are no longer sufficient. Discover a quick way to establish baseline power measurements with intelligent rack power distribution units (iPDUs) to meter the power and wireless sensors communicating that information, and eliminate the need for Ethernet connections to iPDUs. Learn More

How BYOD Saved VMware $2 Million
As more companies adopt a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) approach to mobile, many are getting caught by hidden costs. But virtualization titan VMware has bucked that trend. VMware CIO Mark Egan explains how his company accomplished its feat. Read More

Oracle loses appeal of ruling in Hewlett-Packard suit
A court has rejected Oracle's appeal of a judge's ruling in the lawsuit Hewlett-Packard brought over Oracle's decision to stop porting its software to HP's Itanium server platform. Read More

IBM bulks up analysis muscle with Star Analytics buy
Adding more performance management muscle to its line of analysis software and services, IBM is acquiring the software assets of Star Analytics. Read More

Juniper routers open to attack
A flaw has cropped up in Juniper's router operating system that can cause the systems to crash and reboot. Read More

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2013's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries

A look back at the most memorable tech-related happenings of 1988.

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