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November 13, 2009   archive | about | sign-up | forward | advertise      The Game Changer    HP and Cisco: Goliath vs. Goliath Hewlett-Packard's announcement that it will buy 3Com indicates the company plans to challenge Cisco for dominance of the network-management and security-gear enterprise markets, Jon Fortt writes. Cisco has been steadily edging into additional markets, including servers -- an HP specialty -- and now HP is fighting back, he argues. CNNMoney.com/Fortune Brainstorm Tech/Big Tech blog (11/12) Editor's Take:  Rivalries are welcome in a consolidating industry When the market for enterprise computing gear and services was crowded with suppliers, partnerships seemed like a good idea. As the big companies have gotten bigger, however, it is heartening to see them start to encroach on one another's turf. The combination of 3Com's equipment and Hewlett-Packard's deep roots in the enterprise market could produce a healthy rival for Cisco. --Caron Carlson, SmartBrief on ExecTech contributing editor File Integrity Monitoring: Compliance and Security for Virtual and Physical Environments Find a solution to detect and reconcile improper change to avoid the negative consequences (stolen data and information, and lost revenue and productivity). Click here to download the FREE Tripwire white paper to learn more.    Today's Bytes  Intel settles with AMD for $1.25 billion Intel has agreed to pay rival chip maker Advanced Micro Devices $1.25 billion to settle patent and antitrust disputes. The New York Times (11/12) Qualcomm prepares chips for transition to 4G Qualcomm has developed wireless chips that will enable cell phones to hop back and forth between existing 3G networks and the 4G networks that carriers are planning to launch. CNET/Signal Strength blog (11/12) Google is at work on a speedier Web Google says it is developing an Internet Protocol augmentation that allowed Web pages to download 64% faster in lab tests. ReadWriteWeb (11/12)    Managing IT  Marriott deploys unified customer-management system Marriott has more than 3,200 properties in 67 countries, making a unified system for managing customer relations essential. The company developed a data warehouse with integrated customer data, allowing it to reach out with more targeted marketing campaigns. CIO.com (11/11) Colleges embrace 802.11n College campuses are adopting the 802.11n wireless LAN standard much more quickly than other enterprises, according to this article. Morrisville State College in New York deployed the technology two years ago, long before the standard was certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. InformationWeek (11/12)    Geeking Out  Appetizers with Bill Gates: Priceless, if you can afford it A Microsoft employee paid $35,000 to take a guided tour of Bill Gates' house on Lake Washington, complete with appetizers. The tour was auctioned off as part of a charity event the company holds each year. TechFlash/Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog (11/11)    Featured Content    Forget the Phonebook: 3 Local Marketing Initiatives with Higher ROIs Gregory Go 5 Tips for Getting More Exposure from Bloggers, Tweeters and Fans John Jantsch An Interview with Henry Blodget Marcy Shinder from OPEN Book: Social Media    SmartQuote  This creates the largest competitor to Cisco in quite some time." --Alan Weckel, director of Ethernet switch research at Dell'Oro Group, as quoted by Fortune Brainstorm Tech's Big Tech blog on CNNMoney.com SmartBrief publishes need-to-know news in over 20 industries. All our industry briefings are FREE and open to everyone—sign up today! Accounting Advertising Automotive Aviation & Aerospace Biotechnology Business Chemicals Construction & Real Estate Consumer Packaged Goods Distribution Education Energy Finance Food Service Health Care Insurance Legal Manufacturing Media & Entertainment Nonprofit Retail Technology Telecommunications Travel & Hospitality     Subscriber Tools       Print friendly format | Web version | Search past news | Archive | Privacy policy Advertise Sales Account Director:  Matt Kavney 202-737-5500 x 244   Read more at SmartBrief.com A powerful Web site for SmartBrief readers including: Readers' Choice Search Archive Today's Brief - Permalink Grab our News Widget Get this RSS Feed       Most Emailed SmartBrief on ExecTech Stories: Cell phone doubles as microscope NASA: 2012 doomsday talk has no basis Madoff's IT systems enabled his fraud How IT contributes to a brand Open-source software that businesses should know about     Lead Editor:  Jesse Stanchak Contributing Editor:  Caron Carlson     Mailing Address: SmartBrief, Inc.®, 1100 H ST NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005     © 1999-2009 SmartBrief, Inc.® Legal Information