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Cisco joins top 5 server vendors for the first time, IDC says
Cisco Systems has entered the list of the top 5 server vendors for the first time, drawing level with Fujitsu and Oracle in a tie for fourth place, research firm IDC said on Wednesday. Read More

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Accelerate Performance with High Performance Computing
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Cisco, EMC data center coalition feels on solid ground
There's been a lot of speculation on what the future holds for VCE, the converged data center infrastructure coalition formed by Cisco, EMC and VMware, in light of recent maneuvers by those companies to become more competitive and less reliant on each other in the marketplace, and with the advent of software-defined networking. VCE itself, though, is leading the nascent market for integrated infrastructure, according to Gartner, and is on a billion-dollar run rate - but also losing almost that much for founders EMC and Cisco. VCE CEO Praveen Akkiraju and CTO Trey Layton navigate the churning waters of the converged data infrastructure market with Network World Managing Editor Jim Duffy Read More

Corning says flexible glass won't hit the mainstream for another 3 years
Despite a lot of flurry of rumors relaying that Apple is currently hard at work on an iWatch device featuring a curved piece of glass, a recent report from Bloomberg suggests that the iWatch may not be a reality anytime soon. According to Corning, the company that currently manufactures the Gorilla Glass that is used on the iPhone and other products, it will at least another three years before companies... Read More

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Advantages of a Hosted Private Cloud
A hosted private cloud can offer many advantages for organizations looking to benefit from a secure cloud model. This white paper details how the hosted private cloud can address security and compliance concerns, deliver scale-up and scale-down capabilities, reduce costs and improve IT utilization all while minimizing loss of control by IT. Learn more.

What is so infinitely cool about Mars?
Interest in exploring the Red Planet is at an all-time high -- from millionaire private space-goers to world-wide space programs and scientists Read More

F5 tries to stay ahead of the curve with moves into security and beyond
F5 Networks is best known for its high-end network management hardware, especially its BIG-IP line of load balancers. Those offerings have fueled annual revenue growth from $525 million to more than $1.3 billion since 2007, even in the face of the recent recession. Read More

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Entrusting Cisco could cost you
The State of West Virginia wasting millions by buying way more router capacity than needed; California State University saving $100 million through a competitive bid while San Jose State pays more for its own network than the entire university system through a non-bid contr Read More

10 network virtualization, SDN and data center companies to watch
After years of venture capital and start-up focus on consumer-focused tech companies, enterprise networks and the data center are back in vogue. Read More

Juniper Networks tried to sell enterprise assets: report
Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) reportedly shopped around its enterprise assets to rivals last year but found no takers for properties such as the NetScreen security business it acquired in 2004. Read More

West Virginia auditor blasts Cisco, state for "oversized" router buy
West Virginia wasted millions in federal grant money when it purchased 1,164 Cisco routers for $24 million in 2010, a state audit concluded. Read More

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