When eBay forked out US$2.6B for Skype in 2005, the industry consensus was that while it may have overpaid, it had indeed bought itself a gem of a business. The only curiosity, was how exactly Skype fitted with eBay’s core business.
Cisco has announced a new focus on small to medium sized businesses in the form of a range of new systems, software and services designed specifically for SMBs.
As the market shifts towards more greener pastures, Sun has unveiled the latest in a line of energy-efficient data centres, and the largest data centre consolidation project undertaken in its history.
Symantec has launched the beta of its new GoEverywhere service, an online cloud-based workspace that it claims enables users to access their web applications from any web-enabled mobile device.
While the economic crisis is making its presence felt in many parts of the IT industry, it appears that the Software as a Service (SaaS) market may escape unscathed, as IDC has found that it will expand rather than contract over the coming year.
CommVault has unveiled the latest edition of its enterprise data management software, Simpana 8, with advances in recovery management, data reduction, virtual server protection, and content organisation.
Similar to virtualisation, the enthusiasm behind cloud services is gaining steam by the day, particularly when it comes to storage-as-a-service. After all, why sink all that money into hardware and associated costs when you can just pay so...
Enterprise messaging infrastructure developer ColdSpark has announced the availability of its latest Compliance Catalyst solution for enterprise message archiving.
