Networking World: Cisco in for a virtual fight

Will VMware NSX Reinvent Data Center Networking and Security?

MIT develops 110-core processor for more power-efficient computing

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August 28, 2013

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Cisco in for a virtual fight

VMware is lining up a Who's Who of networking vendors to take on partner/rival Cisco in network virtualization and SDNs.

Issue highlights

1. Will VMware NSX Reinvent Data Center Networking and Security?

2. MIT develops 110-core processor for more power-efficient computing

3. Microsoft will craft XP patches after April '14, but not for you

4. Killer open source admin tools

5. Server revenue continued slide in Q2 on weak demand, says IDC

6. Oracle software will run faster with new SPARC M6 chip

7. 12 seriously cool "toys" for big boys and girls

8. Bitcoin offers privacy -- as long as you don't cash out or spend it

9. If you sell 36 million Samsung or Apple smart watches, are you successful?

10. Gov't watchdog report outlines disturbing patent battle directions

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Will VMware NSX Reinvent Data Center Networking and Security?

The end of summer can only mean two things: Back to school and VMworld. VMware is using its starring role to push its NSX network virtualization platform. VMware trumpets NSX as "a network virtualization platform that will deliver the entire networking and security model in software." The thought here is that any L2-L7 network service can be run in software thus simplifying network engineering... READ MORE

MIT develops 110-core processor for more power-efficient computing

A 110-core chip has been developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology as it looks for power-efficient ways to boost performance in mobile devices, PCs and servers. The processor, called the Execution Migraine Machine, tries to determine ways to reduce traffic inside chips, which enables faster and more power-efficient computing, said Mieszko Lis, a postgraduate student and Ph.D. candidate at MIT, during a presentation at the Hot Chips conference in California. READ MORE

Microsoft will craft XP patches after April '14, but not for you

Just because Microsoft doesn't plan on giving Windows XP patches to the public after April 8, 2014, doesn't mean it's going to stop making those patches. READ MORE

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Killer open source admin tools

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Server revenue continued slide in Q2 on weak demand, says IDC

The server business continued to slide in the second quarter with worldwide revenue and unit sales down, IDC said Tuesday. READ MORE

Oracle software will run faster with new SPARC M6 chip

Oracle's database and high-performance workloads will run faster with the company's latest SPARC M6 chip, which has been tuned specially for the company's applications. READ MORE

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12 seriously cool "toys" for big boys and girls

The Big Boys Toys exhibition is an annual event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It features a number of leading edge adult toys like aircraft and race car simulators as well as new electric motorcycles. Some of the products debuted at the show, other were just there showing off. Here's a look at a few of the cooler "toys." READ MORE

Bitcoin offers privacy -- as long as you don't cash out or spend it

On the surface, Bitcoin seems to be a great way to hide cash. Actually, it's a terrible way to launder money. READ MORE

If you sell 36 million Samsung or Apple smart watches, are you successful?

Sales of so-called "smart watches" will surge from 1 million to 36 million in five years, according to a speculative new report from Juniper Research. But whether that defines "success" remains an open question. READ MORE

Gov't watchdog report outlines disturbing patent battle directions

Can the quagmire that has become patent infringement law arena ever be truly be cleaned up? One has to wonder especially after reading through the Government Accountability Office's evaluation of the patent litigation arena this week. READ MORE

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