* Cisco to buy Procket assets * EMC to offer tape * HP ships dense blade server * Today on Layer 8 * This week’s top 5 stories Cisco recently proclaimed it would start building more of its own technology rather than acquiring it by buying smaller, more agile companies. But all that may go out the window Monday. One source tells Network World that Cisco is preparing to pick up the assets of Procket Networks – and it may be that the price was just too good to resist. Cisco to buy Procket assets http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0610procket.html?netCisco recently proclaimed it would start building more of its own technology rather than acquiring it by buying smaller, more agile companies. But all that may go out the window Monday. One source tells Network World that Cisco is preparing to pick up the assets of Procket Networks – and it may be that the price was just too good to resist.Cisco to buy Procket assetshttps://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0610procket.html?net A history of singing the Big BluesWhen it comes to corporate songs, IBM wrote the book – literally. This week Network World strolls down Memory Lane with “Songs of the IBM” in our heads, reflecting on that “man of men,” founder Thomas Watson Sr. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0607widernetsongs.html?netEMC to offer tapeEMC Thursday announced that it will resell ADIC’s tape libraries, thus filling out an end-to-end information lifecycle management (ILM) strategy.https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0610emctape.html?netHP ships dense blade serverBusinesses looking to pack even more processing power into their data centers now have access to the BL30p, HP’s densest blade server yet. https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0610hpblades.html?netToday on Layer 8, where the forecast calls for a 75% chance of sarcasm:IT morale – lower than a snake’s belly; bottom drops out of the lucrative GMail black market; for Pete’s sake, fully erase your hard drives before you resell your computer; and police to patrol chat rooms; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.https://www.nwfusion.com/weblogs/layer8/?net This week’s top 5 stories so far:1. Juniper ready to pop Pepsihttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0608pepsi.html?net2. Industry awaits Juniper’s next enterprise movehttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0607juniper.html?net3. Sun: No decision on open-source Javahttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0604sunnode.html?net4. MPLS adds lift to Boeing nethttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0607boeing.html?net5. Compliance costlyhttps://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0607nw500survey.html?net Related content how-to Getting started on the Linux (or Unix) command line, Part 4 Pipes, aliases and scripts make Linux so much easier to use. By Sandra Henry-Stocker Nov 27, 2023 4 mins Linux news AI partly to blame for spike in data center costs Low vacancies and the cost of AI have driven up colocation fees by 15%, DatacenterHawk reports. By Andy Patrizio Nov 27, 2023 4 mins Generative AI Data Center news Nvidia’s made-for-China chip delayed due to integration issues: Report Nvidia’s AI-focused H20 GPUs bypass US restrictions on China’s silicon access, including limits on-chip performance and density. By Sam Reynolds Nov 24, 2023 4 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Technology Industry news Nvidia struggles with fab capacity and China sales despite a blowout quarter Nvidia faces uncertainty and anticipates a negative long-term impact on its China business due to export controls, with an unclear magnitude of the effect. By Sam Reynolds Nov 22, 2023 5 mins CPUs and Processors Generative AI Technology Industry Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe