Cbeyond Targeted With Pure Lemon Juice
July 28, 2009
Citron Raises More Concerns On Cbeyond (CBEY) | www.citronresearch.com
Citron Research, and I use the 'research' designation with a 40 pound grain of salt, published a report on Cbeyond that is very unfavorable. It is amazing how someone can bash a company with no real information and get away with it.
Sony Pictures Signs Multiyear Agreement with Redbox
July 24, 2009
Studios Rethink Redbox | online.wsj.com
1. Sony Pictures (NYSE: SNE) has signed a multiyear deal to supply Redbox's (NASDAQ: CSTR) video rental kiosks. 2. Deal minimizes sell-thru of used Sony DVDs, while maximizing Sony non-theatrical titles.
Deduplication Too Complex For The Masses? Not For Long.
June 30, 2009
Dell puts customers on fast track to storage efficiency | www.nationmultimedia.com
Deduplication is a critical component to maximizing storage utilization efficiency and minimizing bandwidth requirements to offsite storage and processing. But, with shifts in solid state storage and RAID technologies, deduplication is quickly expanding beyond backup.
June 30, 2009
Cisco Won't Take on Amazon in Cloud | www.pcworld.com
You can actually hear those old 'network equipment' roots at Cisco wrapping around and strangling the neck of Cisco's potential in new markets.
Cisco Expanded Its Markets and Now HP Strikes Back
June 18, 2009
H-P Recruits Alcatel for Cisco War | www.thestreet.com
Cisco jumped into the enterprise server space with the introduction of its Unified Computing System (UCS). Now it is competing against its former partners IBM and HP. Did Cisco under estimate the fallout?
June 18, 2009
Them's Fightin' Words: Cisco Says HP-Microsoft Alliance Cuts Out Partners | www.crn.com
The recently announced alliances between HP & Alcatel and HP & Microsoft takes another swing at Cisco. Cisco better stop ducking and start swinging.
Is Dell Palming a Winning Hand?
June 18, 2009
Why Dell should buy Palm | www.computerworld.com
Dell needs to move quickly if it is to keep its numbers up as PCs continue to commoditize. Dell needs a new consumer play and there isn't time to sit around architecting one. Dell needs Palm.
June 17, 2009
Dell Looks To Ramp Up Acquisitions For Growth | online.wsj.com
Michael Dell is no slouch and is leading his company into new arenas. Dell recently moved on the SMB space with ATT. Now Dell is gearing up for acquisitions. Data Centers? Hand Helds? New Arenas?
June 17, 2009
PMC - Sierra Up 71% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation | www.mysmartrend.com
PMC-Sierra's new 6Gb/s SAS chipset is only part of the reason that PMC-Sierra is on the upswing. The real reasons start with the 'blink' factor and Cisco, HP, IBM, Oracle, Sun, Brocade, ATT and many others. Who would blink first and shift between the competitor vs vendor categories.
Verizon Business Needs A Different Model to Compete
June 16, 2009
Verizon Business battles 'network' perception | telephonyonline.com
Verizon purchased MCI, a little over three years ago, to gain access to an enterprise customer base, a global IP network and the Federal government's Networx contract. MCI, as the article points out, was not really a vertical market player. Renaming MCI to Verizon Business did not miraculously create the solution offerings needed to become a viable competitor in the data center, service integration, and business process markets. With little investment in new solution product offerings, staff and distinguishing intellectual property, Verizon Business is left trying to play the 'global IP network' card with little success.
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