Cisco pumping $1 billion more into Intercloud

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9 things to look for in Windows 9 Marines put Microsoft Kinect to work, but not for gaming Network World Daily News PM September 29, 2014 Cisco pumping $1 billion more into Intercloud Cisco on Monday said it is expanding on its Intercloud multi-cloud service provider initiative with another $1 billion investment, designed to lead to more products, data centers and partners. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 9 things to look for in Windows 9 2. Marines put Microsoft Kinect to work, but not for gaming 3. Intel Encourages Women to Pursue Cloud Training 4. Tibco goes to private equity firm for $4.3 billion 5. Malvertising campaign delivers digitally signed CryptoWall ransomware 6. The Mike Brown Era – and the Associated Pressure – Begins at Symantec 7. How your heartbeat could kill the password 8. Red Hat CEO Whitehurst on DevOps, apps, and infrastructure 9. Dear Google: It's not you, it's me 10. IDG Contributor Network: Coca-Cola piloting free Wi-Fi at vending machines 11. 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And yet, Skillern says, while women are consuming these services more than men, it is largely men that are programming the Web: Women comprise only 20 percent of programmers and 25 percent of IT managers in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE Tibco goes to private equity firm for $4.3 billion Just weeks after Tibco said it was looking at its long-term business options, the business intelligence software and middleware vendor disclosed Monday that it will be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners.Visa Equity Partners will pay Tibco stockholders US$24 per share, making the deal worth about $4.3 billion. Tibco's board has unanimously approved the deal.A week ago, Tibco stock was trading at less than $20 per share, but the price rose to more than $23 per share following news of the sale. 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