Hewlett-Packard announced Tuesday its next phase for Project Moonshot, opting to lead with server cartridges featuring the Intel Atom Processor code-named “Centerton” for its initial production. However, it will be a while before enterprises will be able to take advantage of the extreme low-energy servers, dubbed “Gemini.”

Launched last November, Project Moonshot is designed to help customers significantly reduce server complexity, energy use and cost by reinventing the traditional approach to hyperscale computing. [Full Story on Network Computing]

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With more than 1.1 billion mobile appliances in use worldwide, organizations of all sizes are challenged by the need to access, manage and secure mobile devices and the data generated by them. Hewlett-Packard today announced a suite of services aimed at helping small- and midsize enterprises (SMEs) prepare their technology infrastructures for a growing mobile workforce.[Full Story on Network Computing]

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Is it the server or the network? The latest version of Fluke Networks’ Network Time Machine (NTM) can tell you where the bottleneck is.

Fluke Networks introduced the latest edition of its Network Time Machine at Cisco Live this week in San Diego, boasting the first auto multisegment analysis capability for both portable and rack-mount 40-Gbps stream-to-disk products. [Full Story on Network Computing]

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Fusion-io has struck up an OEM relationship with Cisco that will see its ioMemory flash platform architected into the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) Server, which the companies say will reduce latency and ultimately improve productivity for enterprises. [Full Story on Network Computing]

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Face it. It’s time to deploy IPv6.

“No more excuses,” said Vint Cerf, Google’s chief Internet evangelist. “You have to be able to run IPv4 and IPv6 at the same time.”

Cerf was one of many high-ranking executives from leading technology companies including Google, Cisco, Yahoo and Akamai who participated in a live online event hosted by the Internet Society (ISOC) after last week’s World IPv6 Launch day. [Full Story on Network Computing]

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Enterprises looking for a business driver for IPv6 adoption should look no further than the security and compatibility issues raised by mobile devices. [Full Story on Network Computing]

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Last year, it was a dress rehearsal. Now it’s showtime for enterprises on World IPv6 Launch day. On June 6, 2011, many companies turned IPv6 on for 24 hours to monitor its impact on the Internet. Today, many World IPv6 Day participants (including Google, Akamai Technologies and AT&T) plan to turn IPv6 support on and leave it on. [Full Story on Network Computing]

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Xsigo Systems today unveiled improvements to its Open Fabric Architecture with the latest release of its Data Center Fabric product, which includes better software-defined networking management and support for five major hypervisors with 56 Gbps server-to-server connections. [Full Story on Network Computing]

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It’s time: Cisco Systems has issued end-of-life announcements for segments of its Catalyst 6503, 6506 and 6509 platforms. Customers will have until November to receive hardware support; that same month, the vendor will stop selling its Catalyst 6513. Hardware support for the 6513 will cease in August 2017. [Full Story on Network Computing]

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