Dell increases revenue and profit

U.S. Computer maker Dell has completed all hands to do. The company’s customers, the company continues to build with their orders. In the third quarter, revenue increased over the same period last year by 19 percent to $ 15.4 million. Thinking aloud earnings release compared to the same period up to 51 percent below the $ 822,000,000 in line. Dell has never been more deserved.

“We give the customer what they want,” said CEO and founder Michael Dell, performance on Thursday night. The company ordered 33 percent more than last year, detainees again, however. For investors to know the preliminary results of real enthusiasm. The post-trade price increased by 8 percent. The figures were also very good, since Dell has disappointed in the past, expectations and again.

The company is the leading manufacturer of equipment has gone to number three – behind Hewlett-Packard and Acer. HP industry leader said on Monday (November 22) in his room. In the industry deals with the concern that the boom in PC sales flatten out considerably. Finally, the network equipment provider Cisco this fear with a cautious outlook was very happy. Dell said that now his optimistic view of the world: the demand was still strong, said the company would still have to replace their outdated equipment. For the full year, sales should increase by 16 to 17 percent.

Google extends Google Apps for Voice and about 50 other services

Google has online applications extends its productivity suite of applications. This includes Voice VoIP service. According to the company to provide users of Google Apps as well as text and spreadsheets, Google Mail, Calendar, Google Sites, and now total more than 60 services. However, subject to existing service agreements, which contain, among other commitments to availability, not the new services added. In addition, all customers to transfer their accounts to a new system to gain access to new applications can.
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D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-635

With Wireless N by D-Link to start right now full speed ahead. The Wireless N Router DIR-635 offers data transfer speeds up to 300Mbit / s (gross). Compared with older wireless standards Wireless N allows up to three times the speed of data transfer (network) and a much greater range. The DIR-635 is fully compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g standards, regardless of the manufacturer. No more dead spots, and finally, that all they can about the house and garden, surf the Internet and data access especially fast. Based on Wireless N technology reaches the DIR-635 very long range and better coverage of the environment. QoS enables reliable data transmission without interruption. Applications such as multimedia, streaming, VoIP and online games can be transferred smoothly.

The DIR-635 supports wireless encryption standards WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption to protect data against unauthorized access. With the help of WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) button you can configure a secure wireless connection. The SPI and NAT firewall functionality to ensure that only approved data packets transmitted over the Internet on your network and hide the real IP address of your computer with the outside. Through sharing on the port (of the revision B1) can be placed in the DIR-635 multi-function printers and storage devices (USB memory sticks, USB hard drives) on your network.

Form Factor: External
Dimensions: (width x depth x height): Cm 19.3 x 11.7 cm x 3.1 cm,
Weight: 300 g
Data transfer rate: 300 Mbps
Frequency band: 2.4 GHz
Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
Network / Transport Protocol : PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, PPPoE
Remote Management Protocol: HTTP

What is the AXP?

The Cisco Application eXtension Platform (AXP) is made up of a hardware card (three different models), modified Linux software that runs on the card, and a program for software developers. You could also say that the AXP represents “network virtualization.”

In 2007, I wrote the article, “Server Virtualization, Network Virtualization, and Storage Virtualization Explained.” I explained the difference between these three concepts. Server virtualization is what we all think of when we talk about “virtualization.” However, what Cisco’s AXP offers is network virtualization (NV). With NV, you are moving applications that typically run on a server into the network.
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What is Cisco Data Center 3.0?

Just as Web 2.0 has become a buzzword for the next generation of the Internet, Data Center 3.0 is certainly a smartly coined marketing term. To learn more, you can check out this three-minute video from Cisco.

But in my opinion, you’re better off reading this article. If you’re anything like me, your head will be spinning by the end of the video from all the big marketing words, and you won’t know much more than when you started.

So, what is Data Center 3.0 (DC 3.0) really? Here’s a snapshot:
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