6 posts and columns on networking gear

Cisco Ends Reseller Agreement with H-P

in News on February 19, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Cisco Systems on Thursday said it was dropping H-P from its reseller program, capping off a year in which the two tech giants have increasingly encroached on one another’s turf. The change, which will take effect April 30, means that H-P will no longer have access to information like Cisco’s product roadmaps, which help partners make long-term plans for how to position Cisco gear.

Tech Spending Bounces Back as Profits Rise

in News on February 4, 2010 at 1:00 am PT

Business spending on technology goods and services is returning as the economy mends, pumping new life into suppliers such as Cisco Systems Inc., though it has been slower to reach other sectors.

HP, Oracle in Alleged Brocade Bromance

in News on October 5, 2009 at 12:14 pm PT

Brocade investors are smiling into their coffee cups this morning after reports that the networking-gear maker has put itself up for sale sent the company’s shares soaring. People familiar with the matter tell The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg that Brocade is seeking a buyer and that both Hewlett-Packard and Oracle are among its potential suitors.
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Not All Is Gloom in Tech Hardware, Blade CEO Says

in News on September 9, 2009 at 4:55 am PT

Even before the recession took hold, many entrepreneurs were fleeing from high-tech hardware–particularly markets facing many competitors. Not Vikram Mehta. He is president and chief executive of Blade Network Technologies, a closely held Silicon Valley maker of networking gear that was formed from assets spun out of Nortel Networks in 2006.

Cisco Steps up Entertainment Efforts

in News on August 13, 2009 at 12:05 am PT

Cisco Systems on Wednesday held a news conference with Warner Music to promote software to create and manage Web sites, one of nearly 30 new businesses the tech-equipment maker is getting into that it says has the potential to someday reach $1 billion in revenue.

IBM Unveils Anti-Cisco Networking Hardware Strategy

in News on April 28, 2009 at 11:06 am PT

As I noted earlier this month, the recent Cisco Systems decision to to move into the server business came with the risk that it might irritate both IBM and Hewlett-Packard, both of whom control big pieces of the server business while also reselling Cisco networking gear.