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Apple, Oracle and EMC are involved with CPTN Holdings LLC, the Microsoft-led consortium that is purchasing 882 patents from Novell for $450 million, according to a Dec. 9 posting on the Web site of German antitrust authority Bundeskartellamt, or Federa… Continue reading →

EMC is buying network-attached storage vendor Isilon Systems for roughly $2.25 billion. Both companies’ boards have approved the deal, which is expected to be finalized later this year. Continue reading →

EMC said it is buying network-attached storage vendor Isilon Systems for roughly $2.25 billion. Both companies’ boards have approved the deal, which is expected to be finalized later this year. Continue reading →

EMC has wasted no time packaging its Greenplum acquisition into a data warehouse appliance. Continue reading →

The U.S. government can save more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years by consolidating its IT infrastructure, reducing its energy use and moving to more Web-based citizen services, a group of tech CEOs said in a report released Wednesday. Continue reading →

HP has completed its $2.35 billion merger with 3Par, just weeks after thwarting rival Dell in a bidding war for the storage vendor Continue reading →

Orange Business Services has formed an alliance with Cisco, EMC and VMware to help enterprises adopt private clouds, the company said on Monday. Continue reading →

InfoWorld’s guide to driving a hard, smart IT bargain in a tough economy Continue reading →

Orange Business Services appears poised to become a cloud service provider using pre-integrated “VBlocks” from Cisco Systems, EMC and VMware. Continue reading →

The Stuxnet worm, and its possible target, captured headlines this week and left us feeling queasy about the future of cyberwar. Fortunately, Oracle OpenWorld was also this week, providing the anticipated stream of stories to our IT news diet. Continue reading →