February 13, 2009
McAfee sales strong despite recession
The Register
John Leyden writes about McAfee’s strong sales from last year’s Q4, despite competing in a down economy.
“The security software firm’s Q4 revenues came in at $424 million, an increase of 19 per cent compared to the $356 million recorded in Q42007. Q42008 profits hit $45.4 million, up from $12.2 million in the same period last year. For the year as a whole, McAfee reported revenues of $1.6 billion, up 22 per cent compared on 2007, and a net income of $172 million.”
Dell Studio XPS 13 – First look
ZD Net
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes offers his first-hand experience in using Dell’s new Studio XPS 13 notebook.
“The Studio XPS 13 is flawlessly assembled and the overall structure feels robust enough to put up with daily usage. Dell have made extensive use of LED lighting on this model, adding a back-lit keyboard, back-lit touchstrip, and several back-lit indicators for WiFi, Bluetooth and so on. There’s even a handy glowing collar on the end of the charging cable coming from the power brick … useful when you’re trying to find it in the dark.”
Rumour mill: Cisco to buy VMware?
Cisco Subnet
Cisco Subnet writes based on recent rumours, Cisco may be considering buying VMware from EMC.
“ We do admit that a union between VMware and Cisco makes sense giving Cisco’s desire to push its way into the application server market with its Application eXtension Platform (AXP) and other initiatives. It makes at least as much sense as EMC owning VMware.”