Robert J. Mullins

Brocade is making a deeper investment in its fabric and software-defined networking (SDN) strategies by introducing the latest addition to its VDX line of network switches and a new module for its MLXe Series routers. The new hardware was rolled out during the Brocade Analyst and Technology Day the company hosted Sept. 12 at its […]

Acronis, which sells disaster recovery and data protection technology for physical, virtual and cloud environments, has acquired GroupLogic, whose software ensures secure enterprise file access, sharing and syncing, in what an analyst says is a consolidation move already affecting some companies in both areas. The synergy between the two companies is that Acronis offers disaster […]

Cisco Systems is adding new security capabilities to its family of intrusion-prevention and firewall systems, security management software and other products to address the unique, but growing, security needs of consolidated, virtualized and cloud-based data centers. Leading off the list of new products announced Sept. 12 is the Cisco ASA 1000V Firewall for cloud environments, […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Underdog processor maker Advanced Micro Devices has given a nod to its market leading competitor Intel by introducing a new microserver that can run on either Intel or AMD processors and is based on technology from SeaMicro, which AMD acquired in February. The SeaMicro SM15000, with a starting price of $139,000, combines […]

GoodData, a venture-funded San Francisco company, is going to introduce at Dreamforce 2012 next week a trio of services officials claim gives businesses a clearer picture of what their data says about their business and their customers. Roman Stanek, founder and CEO of GoodData, said business analytics-also called business intelligence (BI)-software is usually brought into […]

SAP is offering three new software applications delivered via the cloud that are designed to run on mobile devices while at the same time providing high-speed performance while crunching big data. The SAP Enterprise Performance Management OnDemand solution is being introduced Sept. 10 at the America’s SAP User Group (ASUG) conference in Orlando, Fla. The […]

Oracle is taking advantage of three recent acquisitions to build a better way for businesses to track and engage with their customers through social media. The company’s new social relationship management (SRM) software platform offers businesses a way to track their customers on an ongoing basis. While customer relationship management (CRM) software handles communication with […]

Windows Server 2012 Day is finally here, as Microsoft officially launches the server operating system that’s been in development for four years and is geared to serve the current needs of IT for secure but reliable access by workers to corporate data and applications regardless of their location and type of device they are using. […]

Nokia and Microsoft executives are scheduled to appear together at a Sept. 5 New York City event to unveil some of the first Windows Phone 8 smartphones. Specifically, Nokia is expected to show off the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920, according to several reports. Several other phone makers are expected to follow as Microsoft looks […]

Dell and Advanced Micro Devices are among the hardware makers who are introducing new products in conjunction with the release of Microsoft Windows Server 2012. Dell is introducing a series of PowerEdge servers that will be pre-loaded with Windows Server 2012, including Microsoft’s Hyper-V technology to support server virtualization. Dell actually introduced this 12th generation […]