Lenovo to acquire IBM’s x86 server business

Lenovo and IBM have entered into a definitive agreement in which Lenovo plans to acquire IBM’s x86 server business. This includes System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches, x86-based Flex integrated systems, NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers and associated software, blade networking and maintenance operations. The purchase price is approximately US$2.3 billion, approximately two billion of which will be paid in cash and the balance in Lenovo stock.

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Liverpool leads the way on intelligent transport projects

Data centre operator and cloud computing specialist, AIMES Grid Services, is helping to put Liverpool at the forefront of digital innovation within the transport sector with a trio of collaborative R&D projects which have won the backing of the Technology Strategy Board – the UK’s innovation agency – and several high profile partners.

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OptiComm deploys Brocade Network Core

Faced with the prospect of increased competition with the rollout of the country's National Broadband Network (NBN), Australian fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) and wholesale service provider, OptiComm Co Pty Ltd, has future-proofed its core network with the deployment of advanced Brocade® NetIron® MLX®, CER and CES routers.

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One of Britain's largest primary schools upgrades with Xirrus Wireless

Sudbury Primary School has deployed Xirrus Access Points (APs) and Arrays to deliver a Wi-Fi network for its 930+ pupils and 100+ staff.

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Technical Discussion: Encryption and Security at High Speed over Distance for IP Storage

Why do so many IP replication solutions lack encryption capabilities, and why is performance an issue when you need to encrypt data inflight? Check out Brocade subject matter experts discussing the challenges of maintaining security while replicating data between data centers at high throughput, including how Brocade addresses this architecturally with IP Extension.

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