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  • AGL makes new Vocus buyout offer

    An acquisition of Vocus by Australian energy company AGL is back on the table. Vocus revealed this morning that it had agreed to due diligence terms with AGL.

  • Oracle focuses on prepping databases as a service

    As it preps Oracle Enterprise Manager to run private clouds, Oracle has released an update to the management software that offers the ability for organizations to offer production-ready databases as a service.

  • LucidWorks preps Solr stack as Splunk killer

    Enterprise search software provider LucidWorks has introduced a package based on its open-source Apache Solr search engine that will allow administrators and business analysts to extract more information from IT system logs.

  • HP expands OneView into VMware environs

    Hewlett-Packard is expanding the scope of its OneView infrastructure management console, releasing a OneView plug-in that should help system administrators more efficiently manage their VMware vCenter operations with OneView functionality.

  • Splunk dives deeper into business analytics

    Splunk continues to enhance its flagship machine data search engine so it can be used by business analysts and managers, in addition to its typical audience of system and network administrators.

  • Disk or tape? How about both

    Enterprises today have many more backup choices than they used to have, and they’re taking advantage by pairing legacy technologies such as tape with newer disk-based data protection options. Depending on budget, performance and availability requirements, enterprises can mix and match different techniques to meet their <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/disaster-recovery.html">disaster recovery</a> objectives.

  • Night Dragon brings security vulnerabilities into boardroom

    A hacking operation dubbed 'Night Dragon' has targeted energy organisations, using tried-and-tested intrusion methods to steal intellectual property related to oil field exploration and bidding plans, according to security company, McAfee.

  • The rise of smart metering is imminent: study

    The energy grid as we know it is set to get smarter, according a study released recently by London-based market analyst Datamonitor. The firm predicts that smart metering will reach 89% penetration in North America and 41% penetration in Europe by 2012.

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