IBM restructures systems division; Cisco, Microsoft, IBM on collision course

IBM Alert NetworkWorld.com | Network Management Research Center | Update Your Profile IBM restructures systems division By Agam Shah With the aim to improve company performance and better meet customers' needs, IBM on Thursday said it was realigning its Systems and Technology group around types of clients. Read full story MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY SILVERPEAK WAN Optimization and Disaster Recovery Is your WAN link the weak link in your data protection plans? Leading analysts from ESG discuss how WAN optimization can overcome many challenges that hamper data replication, backup, and disaster recovery. Learn how WAN optimization can improve business continuity in this informative webcast. RELATED NEWS: Mergers and acquisitions on the management front, Part 1, 01/09/2008 Whether it is EMC buying BMC or HP setting its sights on Symantec, the rumor mill is ripe with talk of a major acquisition involving one or more of ... Cisco, Microsoft, IBM on collision course, 01/08/2008 The communications industry, as we once knew it, no longer exists. At its most recent industry-analyst meeting, Cisco stated quite emphatically ... U.S. government to investigate IBM patent complaint against Asustek, 01/08/2008 IBM's patent complaint against a Taiwanese computer vendor took a step forward last week when the U.S. International Trade Commission voted to ... IBM revitalizes its storage strategy with start-up buy, 01/08/2008 The New Year brings us lots of surprises - IBM acquiring XIV Information Systems to revitalize its storage story being one of them. Big Blue's ... IBM enlists former EMC engineering head to help win storage wars, 01/03/2008 The man who built EMC's Symmetrix storage systems will now help IBM try to one-up rival EMC's technology. IBM on Wednesday announced the ... IT DEPARTMENT DEAD? Nicholas Carr says utility computing will replace internal IT shops. WHAT'S HOT AT CES? Take a look at the coolest technology straight from the showroom floor. SPONSORED BY SILVERPEAK WAN Optimization and Disaster Recovery Is your WAN link the weak link in your data protection plans? Leading analysts from ESG discuss how WAN optimization can overcome many challenges that hamper data replication, backup, and disaster recovery. Learn how WAN optimization can improve business continuity in this informative webcast. Complimentary Subscriptions for IT Professionals Sign up today and receive a yearly subscription to Network World magazine. Each week Network World is jam-packed with news, analysis, expert industry opinions and management advice that many network IT professional can't live without. Why not join them? Click here to subscribe: http://www.nww.com/PSA2_0102 Featured reader resource 90% of IT Managers are leaving their company at risk for a DNS ATTACK. Get the tools and resources you need to keep your DNS healthy and secure. Run a DNSreport on your domain today - 56 critical tests run in 8 seconds. Visit www.dnssfuff.com to learn more. (apply coupon NWW2007NLA for a 25% membership discount)   01/10/08 TODAY'S MOST-READ STORIES: The IT department is dead, author argues Is gaming Google a gateway to crime? Top stories from the International CES Student antics with cell phones, iPods Sprint gets WiMAX soft launch underway The 15 best downloads of the year Nugache worm kicking up a Storm Mergers, acquisitions on the mgmt. front Cisco's virtual switch smashes records Can femtocells live up to the hype? FEATURED BUYER'S GUIDE: Client Management Executive Guide: The road to optimization Discover how to create a more efficient, flexible and manageable IT infrastructure with this Executive Guide from Network World. Learn how to optimize your IT environment with tips and advice from real-world users in this compilation of informative articles from your trusted source for IT news. Learn more today. Download this Executive Guide now. IT Buyer's Guides Compare products, get advice, and check out tests and reviews from the experts at Network World. Over 70 categories. Visit now.   To continue receiving NetworkWorld's IBM Alert newsletter, please add @nwfnews.com to your white list. COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE As a NW newsletter subscriber you are eligible to receive 50 issues of Network World Magazine, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Sign up for your subscription today: Apply here. International subscribers,click here.   SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Terms of Service/Privacy Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007