Stories by Stephen Lawson

HP releases storage array for mid-sized firms

As more medium-sized companies consolidate their storage, Hewlett-Packard has seized an opportunity with a disk array it says is easier to work with than large-enterprise gear, but delivers more capabilities than entry-level storage.

Outage gives BlackBerry a black eye

The second lengthy BlackBerry outage in less than a year has one consulting company advising clients not to rely solely on the popular smart phones for critical e-mail messages.

Fast mobile on track but faces curves

An emerging mobile technology that would give on-the-go users several megabits per second is working as planned so far, but that doesn't guarantee you'll get that kind of speed at its planned launch date of 2010.

EMC buys yet again

EMC has acquired Voyence, which makes software called VoyenceControl that manages network changes and configurations on multiple vendors' equipment. The 78-person company will be integrated into EMC's Resource Management Software business unit.

Facebook teams up with RIM

College parties met business e-mail on Wednesday as Facebook Inc. said it is adding its social-networking platform to Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry devices.

Sprint chief Forsee resigns

Gary Forsee has resigned as Chairman, President and CEO of Sprint Nextel, effective immediately, the company announced this week.

T-shirt shows off Wi-Fi muscle

With at least one municipal Wi-Fi project being proposed or abandoned seemingly every day, and big carriers such as BT Group PLC turning to their subscribers' Wi-Fi routers to make Wi-Fi available, it's hard to know exactly where you can get online these days. But a T-shirt going on sale late this month could solve that problem for you and everyone around you.

Cisco consumer moves afoot, leaders suggest

Cisco Systems executives hinted at major changes in the company’s consumer strategy this month even as they voiced optimism about networking and the world economy.

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