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Cray Brings Docker Technology to Its Supercomputers

Cray will bring a Docker solution optimized for high-performance computing environments to its line of XC supercomputers starting in December and expanding into next...

Ericsson: There Was Never Talk of a Cisco Takeover

Cisco Systems and Ericsson may want to be partners in the rapidly shifting networking space, but neither is interested in Cisco buying Ericsson.A story...

Blue Jeans Boosts Chrome, Mobile Support in Video Meeting Service

Blue Jeans Network this week rolled out the latest version of its cloud-based video conferencing service that includes an improved unified user interface for...

Fujitsu Adds More Virtualization, Scalability to PrimeFlex vShape

Fujitsu is expanding the reach of its PrimeFlex vShape reference architecture, adding new virtualization and backup capabilities and offering a version that is aimed...

Avago, Broadcom Deal Reportedly to Get European OK

Avago Technologies' $37 billion acquisition of chip maker Broadcom reportedly is about to clear a significant regulatory hurdle.Antitrust regulators with the European Union are...

HPE’s Whitman: Fiorina’s Business Experience Not Enough

Ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina isn't going to find much support for her presidential campaign from the person who now occupies that seat.Fiorina throughout the...

Facebook Wants Its Developers to Feel the Slowness of 2G Speeds

Facebook knows there are millions of new users getting mobile devices every day in emerging nations, many of whom would love to use Facebook...

Semiconductor Company Flex Logix Raises $7.4 Million in Funding

Flex Logix Technologies, a semiconductor startup whose technology enables chip makers to put programmable capabilities directly onto the processor, is getting $7.4 million in...

Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent Deal Gets Blessing From China

Nokia cleared the last regulatory hurdle to its $16.6 billion acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent when Chinese antitrust regulators gave their approval to the deal.Nokia officials...

AMD Fellow Phil Rogers Latest to Leave Chip Maker

Advanced Micro Devices is continuing to see employees heading for the door, either of their own volition or not.In September, Jim Keller, the chief...