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  • Cisco Acquires WebEx

    While speculation about a possible purchase of Avaya bubbles away, Cisco has announced that it has acquired WebEx communications and its network-based collaboration gear.

  • Hitachi Takes on EMC For Content Addressable Storage

    Hitachi’s data systems arm has released a swag of enhancements to its digital archiving platform, saying version two of its content addressed storage (CAS) solution is the bees knees when it comes to data retention, preservation and protection.

  • Disaster Recovery Slowly Becoming a Priority

    A new survey of American businesses has found that despite suffering through natural disasters, cyber attacks and the threat of terrorism, 30 percent of businesses are still neglecting proper disaster recovery preparation.

  • Cisco to Acquire Avaya?

    Telecommunications equipment manufacture Avaya is reportedly preparing for a part, or possibly complete sale of its business to either Cisco or Nortel Networks.

  • No Linux for APAC Dell Customers… Yet

    Last week Dell announced that it would soon have one desktop and two laptops on sale with Linux pre-installed, however, Australian’s may have a bit of a wait ahead for local availability.

  • FTC to ‘Google’ DoubleClick Acquisition

    Google has confirmed the Federal Trade Commission has requested more information on the DoubleClick acquisition, as consumer advocacy group push the need to ensure the privacy of consumer data.

  • Firefox Takes 25% of Browser Market

    According to the latest statistics from w3counter.com, Firefox’s market share is going gangbusters with the open source browser capturing over 25 percent of the browser market.

  • IBM to Offer Blades to SMBs?

    IBM is planning to tailor a line of its Blade servers to suit SMBs, cutting chassis size while retaining all the benefits enterprises enjoy.

  • NetApp Suffers the ‘March Slowdown’

    NetApp has forecasted a downturn in revenue, attributing a slowdown in the growth it experience last year to a general ‘March macroeconomic spending slowdown’ in the US.