Cisco, EMC unveil data center joint venture

Cisco data center chief discusses hottest topics; Cisco to buy Chinese set-top box business Cisco Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile | Forward this to a Friend >>> Sponsored by Oracle Enterprise Database Security Make the most of your existing resources without draining your IT budget with a successful database security strategy. Join Industry experts, including Noel Yuhanna, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research in this on demand event. Listen now. Spotlight Story Cisco, EMC unveil data center joint venture Cisco and EMC this week unveiled their anticipated collaboration, which will provide integrated products and services for customers building private cloud computing infrastructures. Read full story Related News: Cisco data center chief discusses hottest topics John McCool, Cisco's senior vice president and general manager for the Data Center Switching and Services Group, recently spent some time with Network World to discuss recent trends and market drivers in data center networking. The full interview can be found here, but some of the salient points he discussed were: Cisco to buy Chinese set-top box business Cisco Systems will buy a Chinese set-top box maker as the country works to digitize all cable television by 2015, creating market opportunities for Cisco, the company said late Monday. Cisco's Q1 expected to be "strong" Investment firm UBS expects Cisco to report "strong" results for its fiscal 2010 first quarter on Nov. 4. UBS cites improved spending in US enterprise, strong federal government sales, and a "modestly improving" carrier capital spending environment. Cisco lays out why it might let Tandberg go free Cisco Systems may be laying the groundwork for dropping its US$3 billion offer for videoconferencing vendor Tandberg despite the emphasis it has placed on video as the future of communications. November giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Ethernet everywhere! Inside planes, trains, cars and spaceships, Ethernet is a morph master. Here's a look at some of Ethernet's cooler implementations. 7 tools to ease Windows 7 rollout These utilities help you plan, ensure app compatibility and manage images. Why SOA-based Date Services? Data. It's your organization's most proprietary asset. Whether it's in traditional IT systems or in the internet cloud, the ability to get to it, trust it, and use it to drive effective actions is your competitive advantage. Register for the launch of Informatica 9 today.   November 04, 2009 MOST-READ STORIES Microsoft takes shot at Google Apps Tone-deaf Unisys official on why cloud computing rocks The Cisco squeeze After one year, Conficker infects 7 million computers Verizon Droid FAQ: What we know so far These 12 gadgets let you cut the cord for good Cisco's data center guru talks direction, strategy Sprint launches netbook deal, expands WiMAX coverage IPhone cellular unlock promised by hacker this week Cisco lays out why it might let Tandberg go free Architecting Business Intelligence Applications for Change Business Intelligence applications that effectively cope with changes to the business need to be built using an open and extensible framework for data, deployment, and user experience. Global 1000 companies have relied on BIRT, the leading Rich Information application development environment, as the open source foundation to design and deploy Business Intelligence applications that easily adapt to change. Click here to learn more. EMO Labs: Better Sound Through Innovation at DEMOfall 09 EMO Labs' Invisible Speaker innovation takes People's Choice Award top honors at DEMO conference. Watch EMO Labs product launch.   This email was sent to security.world@gmail.com Complimentary Subscriptions Available for newsletter subscribers. Receive 50 issues of Network World Magazines, in print or electronic format, free of charge. Apply here. Terms of Service/Privacy   Subscription Services Update your profile To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. Unsubscribe Network World, Inc., 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2009 www.networkworld.com | Forward this to a Friend >>>