I.B.M. Unveils Software to Find Trends in Vast Data Sets - NYTimes.com

I.B.M. Unveils Software to Find Trends in Vast Data Sets - NYTimes.com: "Steven A. Mills, I.B.M.’s senior vice president for software, notes that financial companies have spent years trying to gain trading edges by sorting through various sets of information. “The challenge in that industry has not been ‘Could you collect all the data?’ but ‘Could you collect it all together and analyze it in real time?’ ” Mr. Mills said."

Microsoft and HP Team Up to Take on Cisco - NYTimes.com

Microsoft and HP Team Up to Take on Cisco - NYTimes.com: "Cisco has its eye on the collaboration market, which it believes will be worth $34 billion in the coming years. Google is also pushing into this space with its Google Apps and other enterprise efforts. But Microsoft isn’t going to sit still while interlopers try to infringe on its business. And with Cisco releasing its own line of servers, HP’s decision to buddy up with Microsoft makes sense."

Tarari Content Processor, Content Inspection & Deep Packet Inspection : LSI

Tarari Content Processor, Content Inspection & Deep Packet Inspection : LSI

L.S.I. Sees Money in the Storage Shadowlands - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

L.S.I. Sees Money in the Storage Shadowlands - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com: "As a result, Mr. Talwalkar argues that large storage companies will opt to spend less time designing their own hardware and more time on creating unique software tools and other features that gives their products an edge over rivals. If such a scenario plays out, a neutral hardware maker like L.S.I. could make gains by building a larger portion of the storage systems sold by large hardware companies."

Digital Domain - Just Browsing? A Web Store May Follow You Out the Door - NYTimes.com

Digital Domain - Just Browsing? A Web Store May Follow You Out the Door - NYTimes.com: "IF you try on a sweater in a department store dressing room, but choose not to buy it, a persistent sales clerk won’t pursue you into the street yelling, “Hey, are you sure?” Nor will you receive a call at your home the next day to check again if you want to complete the purchase."

Corner Office - Meetings, Version 2.0, at Microsoft - Question - NYTimes.com

Corner Office - Meetings, Version 2.0, at Microsoft - Question - NYTimes.com

"I’ve come to believe that to be a great leader, you have to combine thought leadership, business leadership and great people management. I think most people tend to focus more on one of those three. I used to think it was all about thought leadership. Some people think it’s all about your ability to manage people. But the truth is, great leaders have to have a mix of those things."

Why Sync Is So Difficult - NYTimes.com

Why Sync Is So Difficult - NYTimes.com

Processor Editorial Article - Fibre Channel vs. InfiniBand vs. Ethernet

Processor Editorial Article - Fibre Channel vs. InfiniBand vs. Ethernet

NAB 2009: Omneon Sharpens Production Focus - 2009-04-19 19:14:39 | Broadcasting & Cable

NAB 2009: Omneon Sharpens Production Focus - 2009-04-19 19:14:39 | Broadcasting & Cable: "'It's a mutual gain,' said Aspera CEO and co-founder Michelle Munson, who added that Castify also has some unique technology that Aspera liked and plans to further develop. Moreover, she said getting access to Omneon's established sales channel will be a big boost to Aspera, which is a 'much earlier, younger company.'"

10-GbE in the mainstream - 5/1/2008 - EDN

10-GbE in the mainstream - 5/1/2008 - EDN: "'Today, everyone is using everyone else's computers, such as for Web-based storage,' says Bob Nunn, president and chief executive officer of Fulcrum Microsystems. 'But the goal of a virtualized data center won't be achieved without a high-bandwidth interconnect technology that is common to the entire data center.' For many, including Nunn, 10-GbE is that interconnect technology."