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Classrooms are becoming more like collaborative work spaces, helping students maximise their potential. Yet today’s interactive and multimedia technology demands ever more computing power, putting networks under pressure.

HP and 3PAR Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase 3PAR, a leading global provider of utility storage, through a cash tender offer of $33 per share in cash, or an enterprise value of $2.35 billion. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today unveiled its close collaboration with Troublemaker Studios to produce the striking visual effects for the action epic “Machete”, a project for the studio that saw the...


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VMware vCloud™ Director Aria"VMware vCloud™ Director is a huge leap forward for the industry. The open architecture and VMware vCloud API made it easy for us to integrate and offer cloud revenue automation for anyone building cloud services on this next-generation cloud computing infrastructure."—Mike Morini, CEO, Aria Systems BlueLock“VMware vCloud™ Director brings a new level of interoperability between public and private cloud environments, encouraging further adoption of cloud computing. Using VMware vCloud Director we created the BlueLock CloudConnector, a VMware vSphere™ Client plug-in which allows VMware customers to view and manage their public and private clouds from the...

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IBM Reports 2010 Second-Quarter Results

Part of the Delta Lloyd Group, which is owned by insurance giant Aviva, the organisation was keen to simplify the computing infrastructure to make management easier and IT more agile. SOLUTIONS: • DATA CONSOLIDATION AND MANAGEMENT • GREEN IT • VIRTUALIZATION

HP today announced that it is increasing its tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of 3PAR Inc. (NYSE: PAR) to $33 per share in cash.

AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that a number of technology partners soon plan to release an inexpensive DisplayPort to Single Link DVI adapter. The addition of the adapter to the burgeoning ATI Eyefinity ecosystem comes on the heels of the recent...


VMware Expands Cloud Infrastructure Strategy, Introduces New Products to Drive IT as a Service

VMware vCloud™ Director enables a new model for delivering and consuming IT services across hybrid clouds VMware vShield™ product family tackles cloud security challenges VMware vCloud™ Datacenter Services: secure, interoperable enterprise-class clouds delivered by leading service providers. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., August 31, 2010 — Today at VMworld 2010, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, expanded its vision for modern IT infrastructures and announced six new products and services that help enterprises and service providers achieve the benefits of cloud computing while maintaining the control and freedom of choice they...

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IBM Reports 2010 First-Quarter Results

Part of the Delta Lloyd Group, which is owned by insurance giant Aviva, the organisation was keen to simplify the computing infrastructure to make management easier and IT more agile. SOLUTIONS: • DATA CONSOLIDATION AND MANAGEMENT • GREEN IT • VIRTUALIZATION

HP Enterprise Services today announced a new storage management capability that helps clients better organize and manage the explosion of digitized data to gain superior control of their information while improving asset utilization.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Chekib Akrout, senior vice president & general manager, technology group, will present a keynote address at the First Annual GLOBALFOUNDRIES Global Technology Conference 9:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday, Septem...


VMware and HP Extend Agreement to Help Customers Accelerate the Move to Private Clouds

Companies Build on Decade of Collaboration with a New Solution, Reference Architectures and Services Integration. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2010 — Today at VMworld 2010, VMware and HP announced an agreement to deliver a new virtualization solution, reference architectures and IT services to help customers accelerate cloud computing deployment and IT as a service. Integrated, End-to-End Infrastructure Solution Delivers Faster Time to Cloud Computing To help customers better control and manage the physical and virtual aspects of cloud infrastructure, VMware and HP are creating an integrated, comprehensive cloud infrastructure solution combining the new VMware vCloud™ Director with the HP...

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IBM Reports 2009 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results

IT is changing. The old model where companies only developed their own IT infrastructure is being challenged by a new methodology – known as ‘cloud computing’ – where companies supply software or IT infrastructures as a service.

HP today revealed new consumer notebook PCs that fuse advanced technologies with stylish designs to deliver a superior computing experience.

The AMD Opteron™ 6000 Series platform, which redefined the server market by stripping away the long-standing “4P Tax” while driving record 2P and 4P performance, continues to add worldwide OEM partner platforms. Toda...


Verizon and VMware to Launch Enterprise-Class Hybrid Cloud Solution

Field Trials Under Way to Test New Private-Public Cloud Service with Extensive Security, Application Portability . SAN FRANCISCO – At VMworld 2010 on Tuesday (Aug. 31), Verizon Business and VMware unveiled a new enterprise-class hybrid cloud solution that will enable enterprises to move their applications to the cloud more quickly without compromising security or performance. The new solution, underpinned by Verizon’s world-class global IP network and the industry-leading VMware vSphere™ virtualization platform, will help remove the major barriers to cloud computing adoption, while enabling the delivery of “IT as a Service.” The new offering joins Verizon’s Computing as a Service...

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IBM Reports 2009 Third-Quarter Results

IT is changing. The old model where companies only developed their own IT infrastructure is being challenged by a new methodology – known as ‘cloud computing’ – where companies supply software or IT infrastructures as a service.

HP today enhanced its award-winning portfolio of mini notebook PCs with new products that span consumer, business and education markets.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced that Thomas Seifert, chief financial officer, will present at the Citi Technology Conference at 2:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 in New York, New York.

A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be access...


VMware Introduces Cloud Application Platform to Drive IT as a Service

New VMware vFabric™ includes modern application framework and integrated platform services to deliver speed, portability, and optimized use of cloud infrastructure. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31, 2010 — Today at VMworld 2010, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, introduced its cloud application platform strategy and solutions, enabling developers to build and run modern applications that intelligently share information with underlying infrastructure to maximize application performance, quality of service and infrastructure utilization. VMware vFabric™ cloud application platform combines the market-leading Spring Java development framework with...

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A new IBM supercomputer will help the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVO) with ocean modeling and weather forecasting, thereby improving maritime safety.