* Cisco eyes larger data center, IT services roles * Oracle faces daunting challenges integrating PeopleSoft * 3Com to acquire TippingPoint for $430 million * The WLAN standards alphabet keeps growing * Sony Computer CTO on the new PSP * Today on Layer 8
“Virtualization” is a term that gets thrown around a lot by the New Data Center set – HP, IBM and others – but not so often by Cisco. That changed last week at the company’s analyst meeting, when suddenly Cisco was all about virtualized, on-demand, adaptive networking. It turns out that the network is the epicenter of the virtualization revolution, according to the company. Who knew? Cisco eyes larger data center, IT services roles http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/121304ciscoenterprise.html?net
“Virtualization” is a term that gets thrown around a lot by the New Data Center set – HP, IBM and others – but not so often by Cisco. That changed last week at the company’s analyst meeting, when suddenly Cisco was all about virtualized, on-demand, adaptive networking. It turns out that the network is the epicenter of the virtualization revolution, according to the company. Who knew?
Cisco eyes larger data center, IT services roles
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/121304ciscoenterprise.html?net
Oracle faces daunting challenges integrating PeopleSoft
Oracle has been talking the talk for 18 months, and it’s time to walk the walk. With PeopleSoft acquiescing to Oracle’s proposal, Oracle now has to reassure PeopleSoft’s customers that it will do the right thing. Meanwhile, the biggest loser in all this appears to be IBM. Find out why in our story.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1213oraclfaces.html?net
3Com to acquire TippingPoint for $430 million
3Com Monday announced plans to acquire TippingPoint Technologies, a maker of intrusion-prevention systems, for approximately $430 million in stock.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/1213tp3c.html?net
The WLAN standards alphabet keeps growing
The bad news is the alphabet of IEEE standards for wireless LANs keeps expanding. The good news is you can ignore a lot of it, at least until the new technology starts showing up in actual WLAN products.
https://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/121304specialfocus.html?net
Today on Network Life: Sony Computer CTO on the new PSP
One of the great things about our new Network Life site is that it gets to go places that Network World really wouldn’t dare. For instance, we’re running an interview with a Sony Computer executive on the new PlayStation Portable. It may not be critical to your network, but it’s important to your network life.
https://www.networklifemag.com/net.worker/news/2004/1213sonycompu.html?net
Today on Layer 8 – a perfect stocking stuffer:
What folks are doing online after midnight; TiVo says, “We’re not a noun or verb!”; what percentage of Americans have a digital camera?; and the start of the latest Weekly Caption Contest; all this today and more at your home for not-just-networking news.
