Replacing Dirk Meyer at AMD Will Be No Easy Task

The sudden departure of AMD’s third CEO leaves a big problem in its wake that says more about the state of the company than it does about him.

EMC to Buy Isilon Systems

Another acquisition for EMC. The data storage technology supplier, which over the past five years has spent some $7 billion buying other companies, is reaching for its wallet once again. This morning, EMC announced plans to purchase Isilon Systems. Price: $33.85 a share in cash, or roughly $2.25 billion.
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EMC Poaches Top Intel Exec

Thirty years at Intel was evidently more than enough for Pat Gelsinger. He’s giving up his job as senior VP of the company’s Digital Enterprise Group to run EMC’s storage-products operations, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Palm Pre Gets the Thumbs Up

So Much for NetApp's Data Domain Acquisition

Data Domain shareholders are celebrating today. After market close Monday, EMC made a $1.8 billion bid for the backup and disaster data recovery systems company, trumping the $1.5 billion NetApp offered for it in late May.
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So Much for NetApp’s Data Domain Acquisition

Data Domain shareholders are celebrating today. After market close Monday, EMC made a $1.8 billion bid for the backup and disaster data recovery systems company, trumping the $1.5 billion NetApp offered for it in late May.
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