Kristen Nicole
Latest from Kristen Nicole
UPDATE: 3PAR Bid Deadline Nears: HP and Dell’s Cage Fight at VMworld
The deadline for the 3Par bid is nearing, and speculation is bubbling around whether or not Dell will make a last raise on its bid to acquire the company. HP had started a bidding war for 3Par, when it topped Dell’s initial bid of $18 per share earlier this month. Early predictions have put HP ...
Investment Firm, Management Buy Peak 10
Peak 10, the managed services company and data center host, has entered into a transaction with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, in which Peak 10’s executive management and Welsh Carson will be acquiring a majority shareholder interest in the company. Those selling their shares include majority owner Seaport Capital and McCarthy Capital, a Nebraska-based private ...
Novell and VMware Deliver the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, at VMworld
Novell’s made a joint announcement with VMware at the VMworld 2010 conference today in San Francisco, delivering SUSE Linux Enterprise Server features to its wide array of clients. Novell stopped by TheCUBE to make the announcement, which was streamed live at SiliconANGLE.tv. This marks the first of several steps the companies will be taking in ...
Apple TV Shrinks, iTunes Gets Social, iPod Touch on FaceTime
Big news coming from Apple’s highly anticipated press event in San Francisco this morning; Steve Jobs unveiled the all new Apple TV, iTunes 10 with a Ping social network, and completely redesigned iPods across all its models. This raises the bar for competitors like Amazon, which made an announcement regarding its own streaming initiatives this ...
Compellent Fluid Data Selected by Heineken Netherlands for Virtualization
Compellent is here at the VMworld 2010 conference, holding a live press conference here at TheCUBE (watch it here). The company is announcing a new virtualized storage system for the VMware-based data center for Heineken Netherlands, providing private cloud computing designed to handle growth, streamlined storage and power usage, and automated data management. The goal ...
Fusion-io Demos Flash-Based Memory Tier, ioMemory, at VMworld 2010
Fuion-io had an impressive demonstration at VMworld 2010 this year, running more than 500 virtual desktops on a single VMware vSphere server. The new, flash-based memory tier is called ioMemory, and it’s bringing new standards to the world of virtualization performance in desktop and server environments. The ioMemory technology was also demoed across a fully ...
VMware Launches New Platform, Combining Spring Java and vFabric
It’s day two at VMworld, and there’s big news coming from all sides. Of course, that includes big news from VMware itself. The company is announcing its VMware Cloud Application Platform, combining its Spring Java development framework with the new VMware vFabric. The new products bring an integrated set of application services, including lightweight application ...
BlueArc Goes OEM with Permabit Technology Partnership
BlueArc and Permabit Technology have announced a new partnership today, enabling BlueArc to expand its deduplication offerings. The deal revolves around a long-term OEM partnership, with BlueArc utilizing Permabit’s Albireo technology specifically for its deduplication capabilities. BlueArc will embed the Albireo technology into its own upcoming solutions, focusing on a few key areas: * High ...
TweetPhoto Is Now Plixi. Girlie is Good for Mobile, Social Photo Sharing.
TweetPhoto is expanding beyond Twitter, which is a smart move considering the current social networking environment. The massive changes to the service of course warrants a major name change, seeing as the company will no longer be pigeon-holed as a Twitter app. The new name is Plixi, which I found to be pretty darn cute. ...
Male Shoppers Need Mobile Discounts Too: Millennial Media’s July SMART Report
Millennial Media’s monthly SMART report has been released today, bringing a few expected trends to the table. Mobile advertising is still on the rise, with discount alerts continuing to be a primary area of focus. There are a few special report sections that Millennial Media has looked at, including male shoppers, and some new metrics ...
