Cisco's McCool sees growing data-center role
While Cisco Systems branches out into consumer electronics, video, mobile data and other areas, one of its biggest areas of focus today is enterprise data centers. The dominant LAN provider thinks the transformation of data centers through virtualization calls for new kinds of connections and a broader role for network technology and intelligence. John McCool oversees this push as senior vice president and general manager of Cisco's Data Center, Switching and Services group. IDG News Service talked with McCool recently about the company's own role and its partnerships with other vendors in this arena.
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Apple Tablet not necessarily on Verizon Wireless, analysts say
Apple's expected tablet will run on both AT&T and Verizon Wireless 3G networks, reports say, but two industry sources warned today to not assume Verizon is on board.
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Lenovo ThinkPad Edge
If you're a fan of Lenovo's ThinkPad line, you're used to a boring industrial design that looks like it's stuck in 2002, but are willing to put up with it because ThinkPads are so rugged and just plain usable. The new ThinkPad Edge marks the first really significant change to the look and feel of the line in years, but thankfully, it retains almost everything you love about ThinkPads.
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Motorola asks ITC to ban BlackBerry imports
Patent litigation between Motorola and Research In Motion is heating up, with Motorola filing a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission.
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Shift happens and reality doesn't go away
The New York Times plans to stop letting you get its content for free but the world has changed and its plan will fail. They should read more history.
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EU says OK to Oracle-Sun, Rambus-Samsung deal
The European Union gave the green light to Oracle's plan to buy Sun Microsystems. We expect one of next week's top story entries will be about Oracle's plans for Sun. Otherwise this week, Rambus and Samsung settled a legal dispute and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced that her department will unveil initiatives to fight Internet censorship, which provoked ire from China. And, of course, there were more rumor rumblings and reports based on anonymous sources regarding Apple's tablet, which could well take top billing in next week's IT news.
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Reduced award called too high in music piracy case
A federal judge's decision to substantially lower the damages in a music piracy case involving Jammie Thomas-Rasset should come as no surprise, considering the massive size of the original $1.9 million jury award against her.
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Hello? Hello? NASA's Mars Lander remains silent
All was silent this week as NASA listened intently for signs of life from its long-frozen robotic Lander, sitting in the cold and dark near the northern pole of Mars.
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Google tunes search engine for facts, events
Google is making it easier for people to find factual answers and event information directly in its search engine results, as it continues evolving and enhancing its core product, the company said Friday.
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Here comes the new cell phone etiquette
Cell phones -- and the ways we use them -- change. In the past three years, the whole world of cell phones has evolved so much that we need some additional rules of etiquette, writes columnist Mike Elgan.
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