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Oracle board against sustainability proposal

Oracle's board of directors has weighed in against a shareholder proposal calling for the creation of a board-level committee on sustainability, according to the proxy statement for the vendor's upcoming annual meeting.
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HP upgrades SANs, management software

HP announced storage hardware upgrades and management software updates for SMBs. The upgrades include the ability to create a SAN using both VMware and HyperV servers as well as being able to back up SQL and Exchange servers.

HP introduces microserver for small businesses

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced a low-cost, entry-level server for small businesses that bundles advanced features in a small package.

SAP partner launches cloud-based mobile app service

SAP partner and start-up Leapfactor announced a cloud-based system to support mobile applications, including back-office custom applications for accounting and customer support.

Cisco, Citrix team on desktop virtualization package

A combined offering from Cisco Systems and Citrix offers turn-key desktop virtualization capability

Symantec releases de-duplication appliance, cloud storage for backup

Symantec announced several upgrades to its backup and archive software products that allow users to collect and store data from laptops and desktops for discovery purposes. The company also announced its first de-duplication appliance.

Did HP overpay for 3Par?

HP paid roughly 11 times what 3Par made in revenue in 2009, so perhaps Dell should be wiping sweat from its forehead after losing the bidding battle for the storage vendor. Still, HP could make hay with 3Par in a big way.

Mark Hurd may take job at Oracle, report says

When Mark Hurd resigned unexpectedly from Hewlett-Packard last month he found an outspoken supporter in the form of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. It appears now that Hurd may end up working for Ellison, according to a report Saturday in the Wall Street Journal.

Security program automatically tracks down missing patches

Secunia has updated its Personal Software Inspector (PSI) with the ability to silently download and apply patches from multiple vendors soon after their release. PSI 2.0 is now available in an open beta test.

HP, 3Par sign definitive merger pact

Hewlett-Packard and 3Par have signed a definitive agreement for HP to buy the California storage vendor for $2.35 billion, the companies said Thursday.

Q&A: Austereo CIO Ross Forgione

We take a look at what's coming up next on his IT agenda.

Accessories that enhance the iPad

Apple may think that its iPad is magical and revolutionary, but it's far from perfect, requiring additional accessories and products to enhance its features and functions. Here's a bunch of the latest iPad accessories that have come across the desk recently.

Where is the point of demarcation with cloud services?

The point of demarcation is important to service providers as it limits their exposure and risk, thus limiting their scope of responsibility and costs, but the growing popularity of cloud computing and hosted communications services promises to dramatically change the picture -- perhaps most dramatically in the wiring closet.

Layer 2 Data Center Interconnect options

For more than 20 years we have been using Layer 3 connectivity powered by dynamic routing protocols to route traffic between data centers, but adoption of virtualization and geo-clustering technologies is forcing us to re-examine our data center interconnect (DCI) models.

How to modernize your backup infrastructure

The technologies to vastly improve backup and recovery performance and reliability have arrived. Here's how to put them to good use

Eight great virtual appliances for VMware, free for the downloading

The combination of free open source and virtual machines is hard to beat; here are some of the handiest virtual appliances you'll find

IT Fuels Ford's Dramatic Turnaround

Ford's unified vision, facilitated by IT, is bringing the company back to profitability without a bailout.

Security-as-a-service growing

When you ask IT professionals if they use cloud computing or software-as-a-service, most start by saying "no". But if you ask some follow up questions, you will quickly find out about "that one application" that is a SaaS application.

Cutting Back to Get Ahead

Cutting costs and deploying virtualization are top priorities for CIOs

Bridging the Gap in Cloud Security

How Merit Medical protects off-premise data while offering users a single sign-on.