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The Dos and Don'ts of Enterprise Virtualization

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

April 16, 2008 By Alan Radding Virtualization has played a part in the enterprise for decades, but only recently has it taken on new urgency as organizations wrestle with information technology (IT) infrastructure sprawl, skyrocketing energy bills, cooling challenges, and data center space ...

Leading Petroleum Company Improves Real-time Information Sharing with Oil Rigs via Cisco Technology

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:00:00 PST

CAIRO, Egypt, April 16, 2008 - Cisco announced today that Petrobel (The Belayim Petroleum Company), has implemented a Cisco ® Unified Communications solution to link its headquarters and the oil rigs, facilitating video and other communications channels between the drilling crews and the headquarters' team. This collaborative technology has resulted in cost savings by increasing productivity, decreasing travel and improving teamwork. In the first phase of Petrobel's i-Rig ...

Cisco and EMC to Collaborate to Help Customers Strengthen Data Security

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:00:00 PST

SAN FRANCISCO - RSA® Conference - April 7, 2008 - Cisco and EMC (NYSE: EMC) today announced the intention to expand their strategic alliance to offer holistic data security solutions that span different layers of the information technology (IT) infrastructure, including storage, servers, networks and data center security. The companies plan to build on their existing collaboration to develop integrated products, services and best practices by taking advantage of resources and technology ...

Microsoft and Cisco Enhance Branch Offices through Integration of Windows Server 2008 and Cisco WAAS

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

REDMOND, Wash. and SAN JOSE, Calif. - February 26, 2008 - Microsoft Corp. and Cisco® today announced that they intend to work together to offer Windows Server 2008 with Cisco WAN optimization in a solution for branch office environments. Cisco will embed a virtualization component within its Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) appliance family that will help customers to host Windows Server 2008 services within their existing network infrastructure for branch offices. The ...

Cisco Helps World's Leading Maritime Services Company to Cut IT Footprint by 85% Across 200 Port Locations

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:00:00 PST

LONDON, February 21, 2008 - The world's leading maritime services company, Inchcape Shipping Services, estimates it will cut 85 per cent of its IT hardware from more than 200 offices in ports around the world by using Cisco® technology. A typical small remote office is expected to see two or more computer servers reduced to a single Cisco router, reducing the company's energy consumption costs and its carbon footprint. Inchcape Shipping Services will achieve the consolidation ...