IBM faces DOJ antitrust inquiry on mainframes
IBM is facing an antitrust inquiry from the U.S. Department of Justice for recent actions the company has taken in the mainframe computer market, according to the trade group that filed the complaint.
The DOJ has begun issuing formal requests for information related to a complaint filed against IBM in September, according to the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), the trade group that filed the complaint.
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Ex-Cisco exec's storage startup accelerates data access
Ex-Cisco storage executive Mark Cree is back with a startup called Storspeed, which has built a caching product that accelerates access to frequently needed data.
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Sprint renews focuses on wireless M2M with new business unit
Sprint Nextel has been in the wireless M2M (machine-to-machine) business for a decade, but this week announced a greater focus on the exploding market area by creating a new Emerging Solutions business unit to speed up delivery of the technology to businesses and consumers.
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Dell to close U.S. desktop manufacturing plant as part of on-going cost cutting
Dell next year will close its desktop computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, N.C., as the company tightens costs in a difficult market.
The move is part of Dell's ongoing initiatives to simplify operations and improve efficiency, the company said on Wednesday. The company plans to cut costs by $4 billion by the end of fiscal 2011.
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Researcher refutes Google's, Microsoft's accounts of hijacked passwords
One researcher isn't buying Microsoft's and Google's explanation that hijacked Hotmail and Gmail passwords were obtained in a massive phishing attack.
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Genachowski lays out FCC's mobile strategy at CTIA
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski outlined a four-part strategy for U.S. wireless communications on Wednesday, focusing on additional radio spectrum, obstacles to 4G (fourth-generation) deployments, an open Internet and competition.
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Microsoft and Red Hat deliver on interoperability deal
Eight months after announcing they would make their virtualization wares interoperable, Microsoft and Red Hat delivered the goods Wednesday on their first major collaboration.
The two companies announced they have completed testing and validation and that they now fully support virtualization environments that combine Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4.
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Microsoft and Red Hat deliver on interoperability deal
Eight months after announcing they would make their virtualization wares interoperable, Microsoft and Red Hat delivered the goods Wednesday on their first major collaboration.
The two companies announced they have completed testing and validation and that they now fully support virtualization environments that combine Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4.
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Rimini Street adds SAP to its maintenance portfolio
Rimini Street fired the latest salvo in the ongoing war over software maintenance this week, announcing that it has expanded the number of SAP applications it supports.
The third-party maintenance provider, which also supports Oracle applications, said it will now back a range of SAP Business Suite modules, including SCM, CRM, EWM, PLM and GTS. Rimini Street had already supported SAP R/3 4.x, ECC 5.0, ECC 6.0 and other products.
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Atlassian's app dev issue tracker gets an upgrade
Atlassian this week launched its Jira 4 issue tracker for software development projects, featuring a refreshed UI, activity streams, search, and OpenSocial gadget integration.
The UI provides a new look and feel. "It's a little slicker and a little bit faster," said Ken Olofsen, product marketing manager at Atlassian. Context-awareness enables the UI to be aware of what projects a developer interacts with, Olofsen said.
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