As sharks circle, IBM prepares its x86 exit

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	As sharks circle, IBM prepares its x86 exit Once IBM completes its x86 server line sale to Lenovo, the latter will immediately take a solid third place ranking in worldwide revenues in the market. Read More WEBCAST: BMC Software Boost Productivity with Self Service for Middleware Middleware continues to play a significant role in the interconnectivity of applications across the enterprise. Find out how BMC Middleware Administration is used to increase productivity and meet ser requests. This session will provide insight into how to provide stakeholders with role-based self-service access to WebSphere MQ. Learn More In this Issue Barbara Krasnoff: One phone, two flavors: Android or Windows Phone. The start of a new trend? SanDisk's Ultra II SSD offers prices as low as 44 cents per gigabyte Review: VMware VSAN turns storage inside-out Acer releases its own Chromebox, bringing the Google OS to desktops Sharky: Alternate workaround: Turn up the heat Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft's board Ballmer's exit from Microsoft's board expected, boosts Nadella's standing, analysts say AMD announces Radeon R7 SSD product line, made by enthusiast manufacturer OCZ Microsoft offers custom Windows OS to all first-gen Intel Galileo owners Preston Gralla: Will Microsoft's Satya Nadella dump Windows Phone and the Xbox? WHITE PAPER: CDW Securing BYOD Mobile computing is becoming so ubiquitous that people no longer bat an eye seeing someone working two devices simultaneously. Individuals and organizations are responding to the capabilities and flexibility that mobile devices provide. Read Now Barbara Krasnoff: One phone, two flavors: Android or Windows Phone. The start of a new trend? The HTC One (M8) for Windows is the first time that a phone is available for two completely different operating systems.  Read More SanDisk's Ultra II SSD offers prices as low as 44 cents per gigabyte The Ultra II SSD is a follow-up to the consumer-grade Ultra Plus SSD released last year that increases performance while slashing the price point. Read More Review: VMware VSAN turns storage inside-out VMware's Virtual SAN 1.0 combines easy setup and management with high availability and high performance -- and freedom from traditional storage systems Read More Acer releases its own Chromebox, bringing the Google OS to desktops Taiwanese PC maker Acer is bringing Google's Chrome operating system to desktops with a new unit that will arrive in the U.S. next month. Read More Sharky: Alternate workaround: Turn up the heat It's the depths of a particularly frigid midwestern winter when this executive approaches an IT support tech complaining that there's something wrong with her smartphone -- the screen won't respond. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Architects lead the next generation of data-driven apps Read this whitepaper to find out how application architects can quickly and confidently deliver long-lasting applications that minimize cost, complexity, and risk while increasing architectural flexibility with Red Hat Storage Server, an open, software-defined storage platform. Read Now Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft's board About six months after retiring as CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer has relinquished his seat on the company's board of directors effective immediately, citing a busy schedule and confidence in the company's current and future financial performance. Read More Ballmer's exit from Microsoft's board expected, boosts Nadella's standing, analysts say It's not surprising that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer abruptly gave up his board seat some six months after leaving the top job, and the move should help cement the regime and strategy of his successor Satya Nadella, according to several industry observers. Read More AMD announces Radeon R7 SSD product line, made by enthusiast manufacturer OCZ AMD said Tuesday that it will sell three 2.5-inch SSDs manufactured by enthusiast house OCZ, allowing AMD to offer high-speed storage alongside microprocessors and graphics chips. Read More Microsoft offers custom Windows OS to all first-gen Intel Galileo owners Microsoft is encouraging more hardware hackers to develop Windows-based smart devices and appliances with expanded availability of a preview OS to all owners of Intel's Galileo board. Read More Preston Gralla: Will Microsoft's Satya Nadella dump Windows Phone and the Xbox? If Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is true to his logic, one day he'll dump both Windows Phone and the Xbox -- and of course, the Suface. But is he willing to follow that logic, or instead keep Microsoft's worst-performing divisions? Read More
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