Archives for June, 2009

Broadcom ready to raise Emulex bid


Can’t we at least just sit down and talk?
Broadcom could be about to raise its $9.25/share bid for Emulex and so get the FCoE firm to at least sit down and talk, if sources are to be believed.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work

Bull waves red flag at HPC with blade supers


Never mind the bullx
Having seen its partner Sun Microsystems get the bulk of the 200 teraflops Juropa supercomputer blade cluster deal at Forschungszentrum Jülich, French server maker Bull is trying to position itself as the European favorite for future deals at places such as FZJ with a new line of Xeon-based blade supers called bullx.…

StorageWorks goes Citrix and Hyper-V virtual


HP cosies up to Citrix
HP is automating the provisioning and virtualisation of its storage arrays with Citrix and Microsoft server virtualisation.…

Broadcom ready to raise Emulex bid


Can’t we at least just sit down and talk?
Broadcom could be about to raise its $9.25/share bid for Emulex and so get the FCoE firm to at least sit down and talk, if sources are to be believed.…

Court reinstates ID theft charges in email hack case


Malicious gossip connected to suicide
US judges are grappling with the implications of a workplace email hacking case that led to the suicide of a local official.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work

The human factor in laptop encryption


Lock down the busines managers!
Hardly a day goes by without news of some laptop containing sensitive information about customers or staff getting lost or stolen. The latest high profile example is the Bord Gais burglary in Dublin in which an unencrypted laptop containing the bank details of 75,000 electricity customers was stolen. Hilariously, Bord Gais [...]

Intel to double SSD capacity


Roadmap brought forward by a quarter
Intel is expected to bring forward the projected doubling of its SSD capacities to as early as next month.…

Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work

EMC forced to extend Data Domain offer


Barely any takers so far
EMC has lengthened the offer period for its $30/share bid for Data Domain by 11 days, after attracting a derisory level of acceptance for the bid. It says this is to provide “additional time to satisfy closing conditions”.…

Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

Cyber security minister ridiculed over s’kiddie hire plan


‘Naughty boys’ nonsense
Security experts have strongly criticised suggestions by a government minister that former hackers might play a key role in Britain’s newly announced cybersecurity strategy.…

Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Intel to double SSD capacity


Roadmap brought forward by a quarter
Intel is expected to bring forward the projected doubling of its SSD capacities to as early as next month.…