Raytheon BBN Technologies has won an $81 million deal from the Army Research Laboratory to establish a collaborative alliance and what the company calls “the nation’s largest network science research center.”The company will create the Interdisciplinary Research Center at its headquarters in Cambridge, which will host network research, as well as Department of Defense technology developments.Called the ARL Network Science Collaborative Technology Alliance, the consortium will use the five-year contract to pull together more than 30 university and industrial labs to address the commone features of communication, information, social and cognitive networks.Raytheon BBN is a Cambridge-based subsidiary of Waltham-based Raytheon Co., which completed its $350 million purchase of BBN in October.Raytheon reported a net income of $490 million on revenue of $6.2 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 27.
Well now, very interesting given BBN was home of the ARPAnet years ago. This sounds like an awesome project. I will be sure to be on the look out for jobs at Raytheon BBN!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Comcast to Buy NBC Universal
CNBC is reporting that that the deal for GE to sell NBC Universal to Comcast is done.
While we’ve been anticipating a possible deal since rumors started circulating in late September, yesterday’s move by GE (the parent company of NBC) to buy Vivendi’s stake in NBC for $5.8 billion cleared the way for the Comcast deal...
What Will Comcast-NBC Mean for Hulu?
While we’ve been anticipating a possible deal since rumors started circulating in late September, yesterday’s move by GE (the parent company of NBC) to buy Vivendi’s stake in NBC for $5.8 billion cleared the way for the Comcast deal...
What Will Comcast-NBC Mean for Hulu?
Thursday, November 12, 2009
HP to buy Marlborough's 3Com for $2.7 billion
Interesting times for sure...
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff
Computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. will buy network equipment maker 3Com Corp. in Marlborough for $2.7 billion in a head-on challenge to Cisco Systems Inc., which dominates the network business. The deal will position HP to attack the heart of Cisco's market, and it comes only a week after Cisco teamed up with data storage titan EMC Corp. of Hopkinton to assault HP's stronghold in server computers and storage. "This is going to rock the networking world," said 3Com president Ronald Sege, adding that HP's global sales force could quickly expand 3Com's market share. 3Com is the second major Massachusetts tech company in the past month to be acquired by a Silicon Valley firm, as the tech sector reacts to decreased business spending with a wave of consolidation deals. In October, Cisco said it will pay $2.9 billion to acquire Tewksbury-based Starent Networks, a maker of network gear for cellular telephone systems. Just last week, Cisco teamed up with EMC in a joint venture to combine their computing, storage, and networking products in a play for HP's core business, enterprise computing equipment. Cisco just started making server computers this year.Tech giants are using mergers and alliances to quickly offer one-stop shopping to companies looking to save money by buying all their network products from a single vendor, instead of assembling corporate data centers one piece at a time. "It improves the efficiency, it improves the speed of deployment, and it drives costs down," said Abner Germanow, a networking analyst at IDC Corp. in Framingham. The purchase of 3Com lets HP fill holes in its product mix far more quickly than it could by developing its own product line from scratch. Although it's one of the world's leading makers of computer servers for big business, HP has so far offered only a limited range of networking hardware. Most of that has been at the "edge" of the network, like the switches that connect a roomful of PCs and printers to a corporate system. Cisco dominates the "core" market -- switches and routers that distribute the massive amounts of data streaming in to the network. With 3Com, HP gets a ready-made line of core network products to sell.
Buying 3Com "gives us critical mass in a very important market," said David Donatelli, a former top EMC executive who made a surprise move to HP in April. Donatelli will oversee 3Com in his new role as HP's executive vice president of enterprise servers and networking, and is slated to take over HP's storage operations next April, when his non-compete agreement with EMC expires. This will put him on the front line of HP's rivalry with the Cisco-EMC joint venture.The deal illustrates 3Com's return to prominence after a dramatic decline earlier in the decade. 3Com was co-founded in 1979 by Bob Metcalfe, one of the inventors of Ethernet, a networking technology that has since become a global standard. Originally based in Santa Clara, Calif., the company's line of Ethernet products made it one of the most successful technology firms of the 1990s, employing as many as 12,000 workers at its peak. Tough competition from Cisco and the 2001 collapse of the first Internet boom devastated 3Com. The company abandoned the enterprise networking market to Cisco and slashed thousands of jobs. 3Com now employs about 5,300 workers worldwide, including about 300 in Massachusetts. Sege said he did not know how the HP acquisition would affect local 3Com workers.In 2003, a much-diminished 3Com relocated to Marlborough. At about the same time, the company launched H3C, a joint venture with Chinese networking company Huawei Technologies. H3C's stable of Chinese engineers developed new high-end networking gear that was embraced by fast-growing Chinese companies, and has since attracted customers in Europe and Latin America. 3Com claims that 300 of China's 500 largest businesses use its products, along with US institutions like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.In 2006, 3Com bought out Huawei's stake in H3C. The following year, investment firm Bain Capital teamed up with Huawei on a $2.2 billion bid to acquire 3Com. But the bid was blocked by federal regulators because 3Com owns TippingPoint, a maker of network security gear used by the US Department of Defense. The regulators noted Huawei's close ties to the Chinese government, and worried that Huawei might help Chinese intelligence officials circumvent TippingPoint technology. After the Bain-Huawei deal fell apart in early 2008, 3Com focused on developing a new line of core switches and routers which it claims will outperform Cisco gear while using much less electricity. HP's Donatelli said that once the deal is consummated, his company's 300,000 workers will exclusively use 3Com gear for its networking needs.
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff
Computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. will buy network equipment maker 3Com Corp. in Marlborough for $2.7 billion in a head-on challenge to Cisco Systems Inc., which dominates the network business. The deal will position HP to attack the heart of Cisco's market, and it comes only a week after Cisco teamed up with data storage titan EMC Corp. of Hopkinton to assault HP's stronghold in server computers and storage. "This is going to rock the networking world," said 3Com president Ronald Sege, adding that HP's global sales force could quickly expand 3Com's market share. 3Com is the second major Massachusetts tech company in the past month to be acquired by a Silicon Valley firm, as the tech sector reacts to decreased business spending with a wave of consolidation deals. In October, Cisco said it will pay $2.9 billion to acquire Tewksbury-based Starent Networks, a maker of network gear for cellular telephone systems. Just last week, Cisco teamed up with EMC in a joint venture to combine their computing, storage, and networking products in a play for HP's core business, enterprise computing equipment. Cisco just started making server computers this year.Tech giants are using mergers and alliances to quickly offer one-stop shopping to companies looking to save money by buying all their network products from a single vendor, instead of assembling corporate data centers one piece at a time. "It improves the efficiency, it improves the speed of deployment, and it drives costs down," said Abner Germanow, a networking analyst at IDC Corp. in Framingham. The purchase of 3Com lets HP fill holes in its product mix far more quickly than it could by developing its own product line from scratch. Although it's one of the world's leading makers of computer servers for big business, HP has so far offered only a limited range of networking hardware. Most of that has been at the "edge" of the network, like the switches that connect a roomful of PCs and printers to a corporate system. Cisco dominates the "core" market -- switches and routers that distribute the massive amounts of data streaming in to the network. With 3Com, HP gets a ready-made line of core network products to sell.
Buying 3Com "gives us critical mass in a very important market," said David Donatelli, a former top EMC executive who made a surprise move to HP in April. Donatelli will oversee 3Com in his new role as HP's executive vice president of enterprise servers and networking, and is slated to take over HP's storage operations next April, when his non-compete agreement with EMC expires. This will put him on the front line of HP's rivalry with the Cisco-EMC joint venture.The deal illustrates 3Com's return to prominence after a dramatic decline earlier in the decade. 3Com was co-founded in 1979 by Bob Metcalfe, one of the inventors of Ethernet, a networking technology that has since become a global standard. Originally based in Santa Clara, Calif., the company's line of Ethernet products made it one of the most successful technology firms of the 1990s, employing as many as 12,000 workers at its peak. Tough competition from Cisco and the 2001 collapse of the first Internet boom devastated 3Com. The company abandoned the enterprise networking market to Cisco and slashed thousands of jobs. 3Com now employs about 5,300 workers worldwide, including about 300 in Massachusetts. Sege said he did not know how the HP acquisition would affect local 3Com workers.In 2003, a much-diminished 3Com relocated to Marlborough. At about the same time, the company launched H3C, a joint venture with Chinese networking company Huawei Technologies. H3C's stable of Chinese engineers developed new high-end networking gear that was embraced by fast-growing Chinese companies, and has since attracted customers in Europe and Latin America. 3Com claims that 300 of China's 500 largest businesses use its products, along with US institutions like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.In 2006, 3Com bought out Huawei's stake in H3C. The following year, investment firm Bain Capital teamed up with Huawei on a $2.2 billion bid to acquire 3Com. But the bid was blocked by federal regulators because 3Com owns TippingPoint, a maker of network security gear used by the US Department of Defense. The regulators noted Huawei's close ties to the Chinese government, and worried that Huawei might help Chinese intelligence officials circumvent TippingPoint technology. After the Bain-Huawei deal fell apart in early 2008, 3Com focused on developing a new line of core switches and routers which it claims will outperform Cisco gear while using much less electricity. HP's Donatelli said that once the deal is consummated, his company's 300,000 workers will exclusively use 3Com gear for its networking needs.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Free Conference: Facing the Holidays While Unemployed Thursday,11/19/09 Merrimack College
Conference: Facing the Holidays While Unemployed Thursday,11/19/09 Merrimack College No Andover, MA Preregistration is required: http://careerintransitionfall2009.eventbrite.com Limit: 100 people
On Thursday, November 19, 2009 - registration begins at 8 a.m.and conference lasts until 1:00 p.m., Pressed For Success - a job search networking group – is offering a conference at Merrimack College on how to deal with holiday stresses while unemployed. The event, which takes place in Cascia Hall, is sponsored by the Office of Career Services/Cooperative Education and the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations at Merrimack College. “Keeping It All Together Facing the Holidays” – a Career In Transition Workshop Though the holidays can cause stress for many, the coming season will be especially stressful for the unemployed. Unlike a job fair, the workshop aims to take some stress out the upcoming holidays with empowering presentations, and interactive networking. Speakers:
• Sharon Broussard, Counselor, Merrimack College – “Defining Stress, and How to deal with it”
• Arleen Bradley, Founder/Coordinator, Pressed For Success – “Volunteering as a way to handle stress”
• Al Getler, Publish, Eagle Tribune – “Knowing your self-worth”
• Cindy Loughran, Leadership Coach, CBL Associates – “How to feel as together on the inside as others look on the outside”
Online preregistration is required and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for the first 100 registrants at http://careerintransitionfall2009.eventbrite.com , where you can also learn more about the event. *Area businesses have donated goods for the conference.
CONTACT: For more information, email pressedforsuccess@comcast.net. About Pressed for Success Since December 2008, the group meets on Monday evenings at Merrimack College. Guest speakers, member presentations, and job skill workshops are some of the planned weekly objectives.
On Thursday, November 19, 2009 - registration begins at 8 a.m.and conference lasts until 1:00 p.m., Pressed For Success - a job search networking group – is offering a conference at Merrimack College on how to deal with holiday stresses while unemployed. The event, which takes place in Cascia Hall, is sponsored by the Office of Career Services/Cooperative Education and the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations at Merrimack College. “Keeping It All Together Facing the Holidays” – a Career In Transition Workshop Though the holidays can cause stress for many, the coming season will be especially stressful for the unemployed. Unlike a job fair, the workshop aims to take some stress out the upcoming holidays with empowering presentations, and interactive networking. Speakers:
• Sharon Broussard, Counselor, Merrimack College – “Defining Stress, and How to deal with it”
• Arleen Bradley, Founder/Coordinator, Pressed For Success – “Volunteering as a way to handle stress”
• Al Getler, Publish, Eagle Tribune – “Knowing your self-worth”
• Cindy Loughran, Leadership Coach, CBL Associates – “How to feel as together on the inside as others look on the outside”
Online preregistration is required and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for the first 100 registrants at http://careerintransitionfall2009.eventbrite.com , where you can also learn more about the event. *Area businesses have donated goods for the conference.
CONTACT: For more information, email pressedforsuccess@comcast.net. About Pressed for Success Since December 2008, the group meets on Monday evenings at Merrimack College. Guest speakers, member presentations, and job skill workshops are some of the planned weekly objectives.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
“Stand Down for our Veterans”
I had the privilege to work The New England Job Show booth at the job fair, “Stand Down for our Veterans” on Wednesday at Harbor Homes Inc., in Nashua, NH. The event was dedicated to Veterans. This was a great event that offered a wide variety offered to the attendees, a nice selection of coffee and pastries for the morning crowd, live entertainment complete with country western music, a terrific lunch for the afternoon crowd consisting of a Turkey dinner complete with all the fixings, and finally free backpacks, toiletries, clothes and shoes.
The job show was present to explain how we work to help job seekers and meet with local area service organizations.
Harbor Homes serves more than 1,000 clients annually, about half are residential. We serve homeless men, women and families, people living with mental illness and veterans (male, female and family members), HIV/AIDS patients and family members, people overcoming substance abuse, low-income individuals and families, and housebound/disabled senior citizens. http://www.harborhomes.org/
The New England Job Show is an innovative grassroots project engaged in supporting and helping job seekers succeed in their job search. We produce and disseminate quality educational information and services to help unemployed individuals in the New England Region. Visit us on the web at http://www.nejs.org/.
The job show was present to explain how we work to help job seekers and meet with local area service organizations.
Harbor Homes serves more than 1,000 clients annually, about half are residential. We serve homeless men, women and families, people living with mental illness and veterans (male, female and family members), HIV/AIDS patients and family members, people overcoming substance abuse, low-income individuals and families, and housebound/disabled senior citizens. http://www.harborhomes.org/
The New England Job Show is an innovative grassroots project engaged in supporting and helping job seekers succeed in their job search. We produce and disseminate quality educational information and services to help unemployed individuals in the New England Region. Visit us on the web at http://www.nejs.org/.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Cisco pays $2.9 billion for Starent Networks
Most iPhone applications cost a couple of bucks. But Cisco Systems has agreed to pay $2.9 billion for a kind of mega-app of its own as the famously acquisitive San Jose networking colossus expands its stake in the smart-phone phenomenon.
Looks like Verizon will be probably moving to other Cisco networking gear as well.
Looks like Verizon will be probably moving to other Cisco networking gear as well.
Friday, October 9, 2009
Detroit firm buys Gomez
DETROIT - Compuware Corp., whose software improves the performance of computer programs used by companies to run their operations, said yesterday that it is acquiring Gomez Inc., of Lexington, Mass., for $295 million in cash...
Privately held Gomez employs 272 people worldwide. Gomez executives and the rest of the employees are expected to stay with Compuware. In 2008, Gomez recorded revenue of $47 million. Its clients include Google Inc. and Facebook.
Privately held Gomez employs 272 people worldwide. Gomez executives and the rest of the employees are expected to stay with Compuware. In 2008, Gomez recorded revenue of $47 million. Its clients include Google Inc. and Facebook.
LifeSize to Release Passport amid Cisco-Tandberg Deal
As Cisco looks to extend the reach of its high-definition video conferencing capabilities by buying Tandberg, rival LifeSize Communications is unveiling Passport, a device designed to bring HD video conferencing to small and midsize businesses, teleworkers and mobile employees. The Passport device is sized to fit into a small work environment, and the $2,499 price is designed to attract SMBs. LifeSize is also working with Skype to enable HD audio communications for Skype's 480 million registered users.
It will be interesting to see what HP & Polycomm do.
Video over IP is really helping cut costs by keeping travel expenses down. It will never replace the in person face to face networking that needs to cultivated at the start of a new relationship but is a nice plus over a typical PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) call.
It will be interesting to see what HP & Polycomm do.
Video over IP is really helping cut costs by keeping travel expenses down. It will never replace the in person face to face networking that needs to cultivated at the start of a new relationship but is a nice plus over a typical PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) call.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
New products that help you to store data, videoconference and even find true love
What's cookin' at DEMOfall '09
In this slideshow we'll give you a handy preview of the hottest products making their debut at this year's DEMOfall show in San Diego.
In this slideshow we'll give you a handy preview of the hottest products making their debut at this year's DEMOfall show in San Diego.
Get ready for metered broadband.
FYI - FTTH (Fiber To The Home) aka Fios, aka fiber-optic Internet service.
Speaking at the FTTH Conference and Expo in Houston Tuesday, Verizon Communications CTO Richard Lynch said the broadband industry is headed toward a pricing paradigm shift that will see it embrace the usage-based pricing common to the wireless broadband industry.
nternet service providers “cannot continue to grow the Internet without passing the cost on to someone,” Lynch said. “At the end of the day the concept of a flat-rate infinitely expandable service is unachievable. We are going to reach a point where we will sell packages of bites. Now I’m not announcing a new pricing plan. But we have already gone this way in wireless because that is where the resource is most constrained.”
So while Lynch may not have announced a new pricing plan, he’s clearly got one in mind. And these, the first public comments from Verizon (VZ) on a transition to metered bandwidth, likely mean the all-you-can-eat days are soon to end and the “will this streaming video put me over my monthly usage cap” days about to begin.
Which, as consumer advocates will tell you, is bad news because charging Internet customers based on how much Web data they consume is likely to stifle innovation by undermining demand for high-bandwidth services such as online video and whatnot.
Speaking at the FTTH Conference and Expo in Houston Tuesday, Verizon Communications CTO Richard Lynch said the broadband industry is headed toward a pricing paradigm shift that will see it embrace the usage-based pricing common to the wireless broadband industry.
nternet service providers “cannot continue to grow the Internet without passing the cost on to someone,” Lynch said. “At the end of the day the concept of a flat-rate infinitely expandable service is unachievable. We are going to reach a point where we will sell packages of bites. Now I’m not announcing a new pricing plan. But we have already gone this way in wireless because that is where the resource is most constrained.”
So while Lynch may not have announced a new pricing plan, he’s clearly got one in mind. And these, the first public comments from Verizon (VZ) on a transition to metered bandwidth, likely mean the all-you-can-eat days are soon to end and the “will this streaming video put me over my monthly usage cap” days about to begin.
Which, as consumer advocates will tell you, is bad news because charging Internet customers based on how much Web data they consume is likely to stifle innovation by undermining demand for high-bandwidth services such as online video and whatnot.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Twitter Goes for Broke, if Broke Means “A Lot of Money”: New Funding Round at $1 Billion Valuation
Is Twitter a billion-dollar company? It is now, according to its investors. People familiar with the company tell me it has raised around $50 million in a funding round that values the start-up, which has no real revenue to speak of, at about $1 billion.
There are many businesses that "get" the inbound marketing idea and how it can help build a brand by building a community of loyal followers. They "get" that it's not all about, screaming, here's our product, buy it because we say it's great! It's about, we are a leader in this space and here are our thoughts, and oh by the way, yes, we do pay attention to our customers and their needs.
There are many businesses that "get" the inbound marketing idea and how it can help build a brand by building a community of loyal followers. They "get" that it's not all about, screaming, here's our product, buy it because we say it's great! It's about, we are a leader in this space and here are our thoughts, and oh by the way, yes, we do pay attention to our customers and their needs.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Looking for a hit device that can revive its struggling cellphone business, Motorola Inc. unveiled its first handset powered by Google Inc.'s Android
Friday, September 11, 2009
Free Tuition for Best Science and Tech Skills
Just as students are scrambling more than ever to pay for a college education, a four-year full-tuition scholarship (estimated $120,000) to Merrimack College is awaiting the student who can best demonstrate their quantitative, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Why Gmail went down
"We had slightly underestimated the load which some recent changes (ironically, some designed to improve service availability) placed on the request routers -- servers which direct web queries to the appropriate Gmail server for response. At about 12:30 pm Pacific a few of the request routers became overloaded and in effect told the rest of the system "stop sending us traffic, we're too slow!".
Wonder why the Google Network Operation Center (NOC) did not catch on that the routers were becoming overloaded. Could be the performance threshold levels were not set properly, or somehow the alerts did not get reported or were just disregarded (someone on the west coast was on coffee break, and ignored their PDA alert?). It could be said that more proactive monitoring is in order. I noticed they didn't mention "who's" routers were at the center of the issue...? I have a feeling Google will be working with their vendor on this. Wonder if my friends from the East Coast Interoperability lab at UNH are in deep discussion over this one.
Wonder why the Google Network Operation Center (NOC) did not catch on that the routers were becoming overloaded. Could be the performance threshold levels were not set properly, or somehow the alerts did not get reported or were just disregarded (someone on the west coast was on coffee break, and ignored their PDA alert?). It could be said that more proactive monitoring is in order. I noticed they didn't mention "who's" routers were at the center of the issue...? I have a feeling Google will be working with their vendor on this. Wonder if my friends from the East Coast Interoperability lab at UNH are in deep discussion over this one.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth
As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth...
A variety of factors are to blame. Spam and hacking attacks force network operators to erect security firewalls. Authoritarian regimes block access to many sites and services within their borders.
I believe deep packet inspection (DPI) and better network monitoring can help cut down the spamming, hacking and malware. Also helpful that many Internet Service Providers (ISP's) get it, and offer free virus protection/firewall/etc.
A variety of factors are to blame. Spam and hacking attacks force network operators to erect security firewalls. Authoritarian regimes block access to many sites and services within their borders.
I believe deep packet inspection (DPI) and better network monitoring can help cut down the spamming, hacking and malware. Also helpful that many Internet Service Providers (ISP's) get it, and offer free virus protection/firewall/etc.
Raytheon to buy BBN, a firm that helped create Net
Raytheon to buy BBN, a firm that helped create Net - wow!
The company became famous for its research in computer networking. In the 1960s, it developed the first modem for transmitting digital data over telephone lines and invented a router to accurately relay vast amounts of data to multiple locations.
BBN also played a major role in the invention of electronic mail, including the first use of the “at’’ symbol as a vital part of all e-mail addresses.
BBN was also chosen by the Department of Defense to build a computer network called Arpanet, the forerunner of the modern Internet.
Then Cisco came along and the rest is history.
The company became famous for its research in computer networking. In the 1960s, it developed the first modem for transmitting digital data over telephone lines and invented a router to accurately relay vast amounts of data to multiple locations.
BBN also played a major role in the invention of electronic mail, including the first use of the “at’’ symbol as a vital part of all e-mail addresses.
BBN was also chosen by the Department of Defense to build a computer network called Arpanet, the forerunner of the modern Internet.
Then Cisco came along and the rest is history.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Nokia to sell smart phones based on Linux-based sw.
Linux, Linux, everywhere...
Nokia's move away from Symbian, which some analysts have described as "aged," to the Linux-based Maemo operating system will give the new phone a more "PC-like experience," allowing users to run dozens of application windows at the same time.
Nokia's move away from Symbian, which some analysts have described as "aged," to the Linux-based Maemo operating system will give the new phone a more "PC-like experience," allowing users to run dozens of application windows at the same time.
Friday, August 28, 2009
I love this!
"It doesn't interest me what you do for a living I want to know what you ache for, and If you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing. It doesn't interest me how old you are I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool For love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive..." - The Invitation, Oriah Mountain Dreamer
WMUR Job Fair and Career Expo
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I had a great day with my friends from The New England Job Show. Had some great laughs.
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