Australian Techworld - May 20, 2009IBM (Microelectronics)
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IDCThat could help reduce downtime and maintenance costs, Friedman said. Each Smart Cube also includes
IBM's Tivoli Storage Manager software to back up and restore data. Though purpose built around specific software, each appliance has containers to load additional software. The company has partnered with about 45 software vendors to build applications for the appliances.
The combination of software, hardware and remote services will appeal to SMBs concerned about integrating the pieces themselves, said Ray Boggs, an analyst at IDC.
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That could help reduce downtime and maintenance costs, Friedman said. Each Smart Cube also includes <span class="company">IBM</span>'s Tivoli Storage Manager software to back up and restore data. Though purpose built around specific software, each appliance has containers to load additional software. The company has partnered with about 45 software vendors to build applications for the appliances. <span class="sent"> The combination of software, hardware and remote services will appeal to SMBs concerned about integrating the pieces themselves, said <span class="analyst">Ray Boggs</span>, an analyst at IDC. </span>
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