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Telepresence, which works well as a replacement for physical meetings, is emerging as a silver bullet for some top business concerns – saving on travel, improving productivity and enhancing collaboration. NWME’s contributing editor George Bevir takes the veneer off technical wizardry.

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TOP STORIESNWME RSS feed Updated: Friday  10 September, 2010
 
Hurd joins Oracle   
Hurd appointed co-president of Oracle as Charles Phillips steps down

Staying afloat in the riptide of convergence   
The CIO MENA Summit 2010 will serve as an arena for senior level executives to engage in clear and focused dialogue with their peers and examine their management objectives in a relaxed and vibrant environment.

Trend Micro bolsters VMware security   
Trend Micro has released the latest version of its advanced security software that protects operating systems, applications and data on physical, virtual and cloud servers, and virtual desktops.

Suse Linux for VMware ships   
Virtualisation and cloud capabilities are touted in the joint Novell-VMware announcement

Cisco buys wireless smart grid company   
Cisco this week said it will acquire Arch Rock Corporation, a privately held developer of IP-based wireless network technology for smart grids.

 
Mark Hurd may take job at Oracle, report says   
The former HP boss is said to be in talks over a top executive position

Dell loses 3Par bidding war to HP   
Dell says it took 'a measured approach' through the bidding process, but has given up

Blue Coat brings in new CEO   
Blue Coat Systems has brought in a new CEO, spinning the change as a way to free up outgoing boss Brian Nesmith from the daily grind of managing the company to instead work on product strategy.

Virtually there   
Telepresence, which works well as a replacement for physical meetings, is emerging as a silver bullet for some top business concerns – saving on travel, improving productivity and enhancing collaboration. NWME’s contributing editor George Bevir takes the veneer off technical wizardry.

Dell hawks its new modular data centre   
The computer maker has started selling a new design to large Internet service providers

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Jeevan Thankappan Data Centre NWME RSS feed
The quest for the data centre crown  
by Jeevan Thankappan
Who is going to win the race for the next-gen data centre? Don't place your bets yet.
Mashood Ahmad Virtualisation NWME RSS feed
Virtualising the Wide Area Network  
by Mashood Ahmad
Financial firms have been steadily expanding their use of networking solutions as increased demands for higher speeds and lower latencies necessitate the adoption of new technologies. A wide range of networking and service options offers a variety of advantages for different classes of applications
Hidayath Ullah Khan Security NWME RSS feed
Reviewing security policies  
by Hidayath Ullah Khan
Are your security policies really managing your organisation's risks?
Jeevan Thankappan LANs & WANs NWME RSS feed
Our hall of fame  
by Jeevan Thankappan
Putting together an awards programme, as I have learned in the past couple of months, can be both an exciting and excruciating effort


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