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Pessimistic Outlook for Intel’s Earnings Call Today
Intel’s earnings call is this afternoon, giving analysts an opportunity to herald their expectations. Q1 will be an important determinant for Intel, especially as investors closely eye the performance of Sandy Bridge and Atom chips. These two carry significant leads into the mobile realm, an area where Intel’s transition has been tough. Chip rivals like ...
OpenStack Cactus Release Targets Big Enterprise Cloud Clients
OpenStack, the open cloud intiaitive from RackSpace, NASA and a growing line of high-profile industry supporters, is rolling out its latest version. Called the Cactus release, OpenStack is going after larger enterprise clients with a focus on stability and reliability for larger-scale cloud deployments. This is the third major release from OpenStack, barely six months ...
Cloud Extend’s New Salesforce Tool Even Works for Dummies
When it comes to SaaS products, the idea is to make business life easier. That’s not always the case–sometimes the learning curve behind a new product is just as much of an obstacle as the issue it’s trying to address. Other times the product itself doesn’t fully solve the issue, but further complicates matters. And ...
Nexage Brings Real-Time Bidding to Mobile Apps, Web
Mobile ad platform Nexage is partying hard this week, with the launch of its RTB Exchange. It’s a real-time bidding platform that extends mobile web and application inventory available, marking a new era in ad slot purchasing and exchange. One of the first in the industry to make mobile and app ads available through a ...
Can Cisco Lead Converged Network Trends?
Convergence was a big topic at the SNW conference earlier this month, and it’s one that puts Cisco at the center of discussion. Convergence solutions for both the network and full stack are becoming increasingly integrated, with server and desktop virtualization forcing functions for the evolving role of an IT manager. For Cisco in particular, ...
SEC’s Lax Proposal Affects Facebook, Heightens Bubble Talk
The SEC is reviewing some age-old rules on start-up investments, considering ways to make it easier for private companies, namely Facebook, to remain so. According to the Wall Street Journal, Federal securities regulators are reconsidering current constraints on share issues by private companies, looking to do the following: Raise the limit on the number of ...
Egenera Delivers PAN Manager on HP Blades, Working Its Way Up the Stack
Egenera’s extending its offerings around open converged infrastructure and unified computing, with the added support of HP’s BladeSystem for its PAN Manager Software. The integration delivers Egenera’s most advanced PAN Manager release with HP’s top server blades, which are based on Intel Xeon multi-core processers and the Virtual Connect FlexFabric module. “HP’s Virtual Connect manager ...
Swiss Takes National Catastrophe Data to the Cloud, Teams with Puppet Labs
It’s only been a few weeks since the Japan earthquake ripped through the island nation, with an uprising of information that spread the news around the world in mere seconds. While certain data networks were damaged, internet and mobile traffic soared, as loved ones tried to contact each other, and correspondents struggled to update the ...
Springpad Leaps Into Action with More Custom Tools, Releases API
I’ve been an avid fan of Evernote since before it launched, and its extensive marketplace has really fleshed out its potential for bookmarking for a cause. But its up-and-coming rival Springpad is coming out with some very action-oriented features that have long piqued my interest, enabling you to do more with your bookmarked items, instead ...
Cisco’s John Chambers Admits Lack of Focus, Pledges Improvements
Cisco’s had a bumpy year so far, facing rising competition from HP, Juniper Networks, and several others. Despite a steady product roll-out and a number of strategic acquisitions and partnerships, Cisco’s CEO John Chambers sent out a memo yesterday admitting that his company has “lost its focus, lacks discipline and needs to overhaul its operations.” ...
