Clint Boulton

EMC (Quote) refreshed several core storage platforms today, led by the fourth generation of its high-end Symmetrix array. Symmetrix DMX-4 has been built from the ground up with 4 gigabit-per-second (Gb/s), running the newest 750 GB SATA II disk drives alongside its Fibre Channel (define) disk drives, as well as an enhanced Enginuity storage operating system. While […]

Oracle (Quote) is heading to New York to formally introduce 11g, the company’s first major database refresh since the launch of 10g nearly four years ago. Forrester Research analyst Noel Yuhanna said 11g, which will be unveiled at a event in the city Wednesday, is an extension of Oracle’s drive to boost availability, performance, security […]

Sometimes bold words call for bold actions to make the words stick. An industry analyst has done just that, proclaiming that VMware could represent a more dangerous threat to Microsoft (Quote) than even Google (Quote). He also called for VMware owner EMC (Quote) to either sell off the virtualization vendor in order to let it grow more […]

It’s the moment some Google (Quote) fans have been waiting for. At least, the Linux-loving Google fans. Google released a beta version of its Desktop search application that runs on Linux, adding a third leg to its operating system support that includes Mac OS X and Windows. Google Desktop is a desktop search application that provides […]

Think Oracle (Quote) isn’t serious about stealing share from mainstays Business Objects (Quote) and Cognos (Quote) in the torrid business intelligence (BI) space? Not so fast. The software maker today rolled out its new Business Intelligence Standard Edition One, a pre-configured BI package targeted at small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and workgroups. Oracle Business Intelligence SE One boasts […]

NEW YORK — You didn’t really think IBM (Quote) would let the mainframe go away, did you? The company Thursday improved its mainframe-oriented software to boost performance and security, and it created an online meeting place for collaboration. The news, announced at the IBM System z Summit meeting here, represents the next leg of the systems […]

HP is saying goodbye to point-to-point security and hello to complete PC-to-datacenter protection. HP (Quote) today introduced new security products under one new umbrella, Secure Advantage, intended to protect data as it moves between personal computers to servers in datacenters. The company announced the upgrades and strategy change at its Technology Forum in Las Vegas. First […]

Two of the prime pure-play startups in the complex event processing (CEP) software space have made over their platforms in time for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) tech show this week in New York City. StreamBase Systems and Coral8 today unveiled the fifth versions of their CEP platforms, which are designed to […]

Reporter’s Notebook: KISSIMMEE, Fla. — I knew virtualization would be a pervasive theme coming into the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations and Management Summit. I just didn’t know it would be “throw a rock in a roomful of people and hit someone doing virtualization” pervasive. Dave McKnight, the first person I sat down to breakfast with […]

Cisco (Quote) and IBM (Quote) said they have expanded their strategic alliance to bring service assurance and fault management to telecommunications providers. Cisco next month plans to begin offering Cisco Assurance Management Solution, a product that pairs its Active Network Abstraction (ANA) software with IBM Tivoli Netcool software to help service providers better manage new services. The […]