• Business

    HP Paying $2.7 Billion for 3Com?

    HP is gung-ho to go after Cisco. It’s going to take too long to R&D better switches for the price than Cisco sells. 3Com has those switches for cheaper. Core routers for data centers are pretty complicated as well, so throw in a few extra bucks to get those from 3Com while you’re at it. There is overlap in the entry-level switches and already a lot of competition out there, so I would expect whichever product HP considers inferior to fall to the wayside. There’s also overlap with a number of other products, such as wireless and then a number of synergistic (how 90’s of me) aspects, such as what…

  • Business,  Network Infrastructure

    WiMax Enabled Laptops

    Lenovo has released the ThinkPad W700, a WiMax enabled laptop.  Sprint is pushing Xohm, their WiMax unit heavily as the next big thing: a mobile broadband network.  Not nationwide yet, but Lenovo is hoping it will be, with HP, Dell and Acer quickly following.  The network is currently running in Baltimore with plans to expand into Washington and Chicago.  Speeds are fast enough for VoIP and the cost is about the same as the cellular broadband service, at $30 per month.  Is Xohm the next big thing?  We’ll see…