Logicals seals CSF Solutions deal
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Buys integrator, data centre Logicalis UK has upped its stake in the market for big old iron by snapping up CSF Solutions.â¦
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Sybase said today that it has struck a deal with IBM in which Big Blue will market and distribute Sybase&#39;s Linux database management software.
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Computer AssociatesInternational has announced new releases of AllFusion 2E and AllFusion Plex, two of its life cycle management solutions, including the ability to create business logic components that can be exposed as Web services.
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Staying competitive demands enterprise solutions that can deliver relevant, comprehensive business analytics and intelligence at the lowest possible cost. Intel and SAP are co-engineering solutions-like the BI accelerator-that dramatically improve performance and lower TCO.
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(InfoWorld) - Storage appliance maker EqualLogicÂ says its newest product improves performance by doing a better job of balancing the data load between storage arrays in a network. EqualLogic Tuesday introduced the PS3900XV, the third model in the PS3000 line that debuted in September 2006. The product is a SAS (serial attached SCSIS) array and is designed to store data from high-demand applications such as OracleÂ or MicrosoftÂ SQL databases or the Microsoft Exchange messaging and collaboration platform. SCSI stands for small computer system interface, an industry protocol for transferring data between computers. Like the previous PS3800VX the 3900 operates at up to 15,000 rpm but features larger storage capacity, 4.8TB, versus 2.3TB for the 3800. EqualLogic says its SCSI storage array can support more end users but still require less storage capacity based on the FC (Fibre Channel) protocol for transferring data, which is faster and has higher capacity than SCSI, said John Joseph, vice president of marketing for EqualLogic. "There is a lot of concern in the industry about 1GB [SCSI] Ethernet and how it competes against 4GB FC. Well, the wire is not the bottleneck," said Joseph. EqualLogic says it moves data faster across its storage arrays by automatically balancing the load between storage devices. "We are able to load balance the workload ... without the user ever having to click on a window to reconfigure or rebalance or retune or do anything manually," he said. GartnerÂ forecasts that SCSI unit shipments will surpass those of FC in 2008 and continue to grow faster. Even though FC offers better performance than SCSI, SCSI is cheaper and is a more well known protocol, said Stanley Zaffos, vice president and research director for Gartner. SCSI unit growth will be strongest in the SMB market as these companies' storage needs grow, said Zaffos. According to 2006 research from IDC, EqualLogic holds a 19 percent market share for SCSI disks based on units shipped, second only to Network Appliance. It also competes with storage startups like LeftHand Networks and Nexsan Technologies. The PS3900XV, which begins shipping in March, carries a list price of $67,000, although Joseph said it will be more expensive in international markets.
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Storage vendor EMC has reached an agreement to acquire Smarts, a provider of event automation and real-time network systems management software.
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Oracle continues to snap up smaller software companies even while it battles to acquire middleware vendor BEA. On Wednesday Oracle said it had agreed to buy Interlace Systems, which makes operations planning software, for an undisclosed price.Interlace sells software that pulls together data from different sources and allows companies to run &quot;what if&quot; scenarios on the data to determine the outcome of changes they make.Its Integrated Business Planning product has been aimed mainly at manufacturing companies. Customers include Seagate Technologies, the disk drive maker, and Eaton, which makes electrical systems and power systems.Oracle said it would integrate the software with its Enterprise Performance Management System, including the&#160;Hyperion software it bought earlier this year, to give customers better financial and operational planning tools. It won&#39;t discuss a timeline for integration until the merger closes, which is expected to happen next month.Oracle will also continue to offer Interlace&#39;s products on a standalone basis and continue to work with databases and application servers from other vendors, including Microsoft&#39;s SQL Server, IBM&#39;s WebSphere, and SAP&#39;s NetWeaver, according to an FAQ on Oracle&#39;s Web site.Oracle said it would retain Interlace staff with &quot;significant domain expertise&quot; in its products.Interlace is the 10th acquisition Oracle has announced this year and the 36th since 2005. The company said it has become fast and efficient at integrating them all, with specially assigned staff and &quot;proven templates and processes for repeatable success in integration.&quot;On Oct. 12,&#160;Oracle offered $6.7 billion to buy middleware vendor BEA.&#160;BEA called the offer too low, but Oracle on Tuesday said it was a &quot;generous&quot; offer and&#160;gave BEA until Sunday to accept.
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Resolution Life, the closed life assurance consolidator led by Clive Cowdery, completed its second acquisition yesterday with the Â£205m purchase of Swiss Life&#39;s closed UK business.
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Software asset management tools vendor LogicLibrary on Wednesday plans to announce its acquisition of BugScan, which provides security analysis capabilities to identify code vulnerabilities before application deployment.
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BladeLogic, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation data center  automation software, today announced that it has signed a distribution  agreement with Macnica Networks, a leading distributor and integrator of  IT solutions in the Japanese market.
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But sets up new division first Jim McKenna, chief operating officer at LogicaCMG, is to leave the company in the second half of this year after fourteen years with the firm.â¦
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Company founder and former CEO Dave Duffield is now back aboard full time, replacing the ousted former CEO Craig Conway. Solution providers, while shocked at Conway&#39;s unexpected departure, were largely thrilled that Duffield is back full throttle.
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Corporate licences make for happy software vendors
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Media maker finally notices nobody uses floppies anymore Media manufacturer Verbatim has bought SmartDisk, a US-based vendor of portable and external disk drives and flash readers. The deal was agreed last month and finalised yesterday.â¦
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New South American offices target VoIP Logicalis is investing $1m in an attempt to gain a foothold in emerging South American markets. New offices are being opened by the business IT provider in Lima and Santiago.â¦
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NEW YORK, October 11  - Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC.NYS) has signed a 10-year IT service contract worth $1.
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Tek-Tools Software, Inc., the leading developer of proven resource  management software solutions, announced today that it has signed a  premier reseller agreement with Cambridge Computer, a national  integrator specializing in data storage and data protection solutions.