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Jump in M&A spending in 2014 pushes Internet of Things deal-making past $14bn

$14bn spent acquiring more than 60 Internet of Things-related companies in 2014.

New Linux Foundation members span diverse market segments

he Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux and collaborative development, has announced that IIX Inc., Micron Technology, Inc., and Planisys are joining the organization.

Published in Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers

Avere Systems has announced that its FXT Edge Filers are now officially compliant with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2. FIPS is a U.S. federal government computer security standard, used by many agencies that deal with sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information. Many highly regulated industries also leverage FIPS encryption standards, including healthcare and financial services.

Published in BC/DR Flash Management Server Technology Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Azlan, the Enterprise division of Tech Data, is predicting a positive response and uptake for the new HP ConvergedSystem 200-HC StoreVirtual, throughout 2015.

Published in DC Facilities + Colo Infrastructure + Hardware Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Smartoptics, a global supplier of optical networking solutions, has announced that its 16Gb optical transceivers have been approved by Brocade in all of their latest Fibre Channel switches. This allows the lowest cost and highest capacity connectivity options for SAN extensions in business continuity and disaster recovery applications.