Data Center

Vendor lock-in, Part I

* The idea of vendor lock-in is on people's minds

Sun claims fastest blade server in the market

* Sun rolls out Sun Blade X8420

Cirba updates data center analysis software

Management vendor spices up free software

Liquid cooling: The next step?

* Liquid cooling systems

Symantec launches Storage Foundation 5.0 for Windows

Oblicore puts a price on poor IT performance

Service delivery management software boasts new financial management, configuration database and SOA compliance features.

Fluke Networks acquires Crannog Software

The network management and analysis vendor picks up Crannog to tackle advanced network, performance and VoIP management.

IT skill increases productivity more than face-to-face contacts

Study finds most efficient workers avoid too much multitasking, overlong e-mails and yes, Google

Hit by reorganization, Intel profit falls 39 percent