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• HP poised to cut up to 30,000 jobs

  Hewlett-Packard is reportedly poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs to help offset dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets.

• Juniper to license Radware tech for data center?

  Juniper Networks is negotiating a deal with Radware to license application delivery controller technology from the company, according to investment firm Oppenheimer & Co.

• From packet inspectors to WAN optimizers, network add-ons are all the rage

  These days, it seems like a dozen new network "extras" - including traffic monitors, packet inspection technologies and management products, to name just a few - are launched every week, all advertising large-scale gains in performance, security and ease of use.

• C keeps its lead over Java, but index's accuracy is questioned

  The C language, which displaced Java as the most popular language in the Tiobe Programming Community monthly assessment in April, has maintained its number 1 spot in the May report released this week. But a high-profile member of the PHP community is questioning the accuracy of the index itself.

• HP has all the ingredients for software defined networking, almost

  LAS VEGAS -- HP says it has all of the necessary orchestration tools for its software defined networking strategy - the big question is, will it build its own controller?

• VMware: Virtualise the rest of the datacentre

  The server has been virtualised, now it's time for the rest of the datacentre - including the network - to catch up. That's the message form VMware at this year's Interop, as the company seeks to ensure it remains a major enterprise IT player while the software-defined networking trend continues to gain momentum.

• HP unveils Ethernet-powered thin client

  HP has unveiled an all-in-one thin client capable of being powered by an Ethernet cable. HP claims the t410 AiO is the first all-in-one thin client that supports the 802.3at Type 1 Power over Ethernet (PoE) standard, which means it is capable of drawing its power from a network connection.

• HP: SDNs are key to Cloud deployment

  LAS VEGAS: Software-defined networks (SDN) have the capability to provision applications in minutes instead of months, and speed deployment into the cloud, according to the head of HP Networking.

• Apple's e-store satisfaction score jumps, thumps Microsoft's

  Apple's online store scored the highest satisfaction rating of any computer-related company, and handily beat rival Microsoft, a consumer pollster said today.

• Avaya joins crowded BYOD, MDM field

  At Interop this week, Avaya will toss its hat into the rapidly expanding BYOD ring with new software for its policy manager that helps IT get a handle on mobile device management (MDM).

• HP, F5 partner to speed delivery of cloud apps

  HP this week unveiled several initiatives at Interop 2012 in Las Vegas to enhance the provisioning and performance of virtual applications over a network, including an alliance with application delivery controller leader F5.

• IBM on oath to cut internal apps by 85 per cent

  IBM has reduced the number of applications it uses internally by 70%, but that's not enough for CIO Jeanette Horan.

• Alcatel-Lucent brings 40G to the core

  Alcatel-Lucent this week at Interop will flesh out its data center fabric vision with 40G Ethernet and higher-density 10G Ethernet capabilities on its core switches, as well as enhanced software for its top-of-rack and core switches.

• IBM on path to cut internal apps by 85%

  NEW YORK -- IBM has reduced its number of internal applications by 70%, but that's not enough for CIO Jeanette Horan.

• WampServer delivers a smart, Windows-friendly platform for Apache, MySQL and PHP-based apps

  While many popular website applications (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc.) are open source and therefore freely available, running these PHP-based apps on a Windows IIS web server requires a bit of retrofitting.