IBM’s Software Catalog Now Runs on Google Compute Engine

Google Cloud Platform is now officially an IBM Eligible Public Cloud, enabling users to run a wide range of IBM software SKUs on Google Compute Engine with existing licenses. In a blog posting, Chuck Coulson, Global Technology Partnerships at Google, explains that the majority of IBM's vast catalog of software -- everything from middleware and DevOps products (Websphere, MQ Series, DataPower, Tivoli) to data and analytics offerings (DB2, Informix,...

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Emerson Network Power Becomes Vertriv

Emerson Network Power officially completed a spin-out from its parent firm and adopted the name Vertiv. The business was acquired from Emerson by Platinum Equity in a deal valued in excess of $4 billion. Emerson retained a minority interest in Vertiv. Vertiv is a global provider of mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments. The company,...

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Global LTE Subscriptions Roar Ahead

Global LTE connections rose 81 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, according to figures from Ovum that were reported by the 5G Americas trade organization. "LTE continues its tremendous uptake by customers in North America as subscribers reap the benefits of fast data speeds and 'everywhere connectivity' as wireless carriers deploy new LTE-Advanced features," stated Chris Pearson, President of 5G Americas. Some highlights: LTE's penetration...

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IDC: Huawei Makes Big Gains in Ethernet Switching

The worldwide Ethernet switch market (Layer 2/3) recorded $6.29 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2016 (3Q16), an increase of 2.0% year over year, and the worldwide total enterprise and service provider (SP) router market finished at $3.56 billion in revenue in 3Q16, increasing 2.6% on a year over year basis, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Ethernet Switch Tracker and Worldwide Quarterly Router Tracker. "Recent macroeconomic developments...

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Another Networking Idea from Stanford: HitchHike Ultra-Low-Energy Radios

A research team as Stanford University led by Sachin Katti, an associate professor of electrical engineering and of computer science, is developing a tiny, ultra-low-energy wireless radio. The HitchHike radio promises to be able to transmit at 300kbps at a range of 50m.  The innovation is that it is able to transmit using just micro-watts of energy by hitch hiking on radio signals, including existing WiFi. The low-power could enable the devices...

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Nokia and HPE Form IoT Alliance

Nokia and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced a strategic collaboration on Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for enterprise customers. The companies agreed to jointly market and sell solutions for two IoT vertical enterprise segments, including industrial/manufacturing and smart city applications. The joint offerings combine connectivity, core networking, data aggregation and compute technologies from Nokia and HPE. The companies are currently...

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