The CRN.com News Quiz -- February 2011
Who unleashed Thunderbolt -- a new optical cable technology in the latest Apple Mac Books, and many devices to come? (Hint: it wasn't Thor)
AMD
Intel
MSI
Nvidia
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Hail to who? Which big shot barred reporters from his keynote at the RSA Conference 2011?
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Al Gore
Bill Clinton
George Bush Sr.
George W Bush
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Who launched the QFabric architecture, promising a "quantum leap forward in data center capabilities?"
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Brocade
Cisco
EMC
Juniper
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It's a tablet! No, it's a smartphone! Whose 4.8 inch, Android-powered Iconia device was introduced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona?
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Acer
Dell
Lenovo
Samsung
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The CEO of which company is looking for a "wow factor" for his company's consumer products, aiming to be "as cool as Apple?"
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Dell
HP
Lenovo
Viewsonic
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Who is championing a "Collective Defense" security strategy, which uses a public health model to ensure devices are free of malware?
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Kaspersky
Microsoft
Symantec
Trend Micro
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Which data center vendor promised that their expanded relationship with Accenture wouldn't hurt other solution provider partnerships?
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EMC
Netapp
Oracle
VMware
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Which CEO described his own company as standing on a "burning platform" and needing drastic changes to survive?
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CA CEO Bill McCracken
Lexmark CEO Paul Rooke
Nokia CEO Steve Elop
Xerox CEO Ursula Burns
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Whose launch of SaaS e-mail solution Zimbra 7 signals an attempt to get a bigger hold of the enterprise market?
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Oracle
Salesforce
SAS
VMware
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Some PC vendors were offering refunds, while others held up product releases, in the wake of Intel's recall of which processor?
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Fusion
Nehalem
Oak Trail
Sandy Bridge
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For more on the stories in this quiz, see the following articles:
Intel To Launch Light Peak As Apple Updates Macbooks With Thunderbolt
Bill Clinton Prohibits Press From RSA Conference 2011 Keynote
Juniper's QFabric, Next-Gen Data Center Architecture, Arrives
Acer Unveils Iconia Smart Handheld Device At MWC 2011
HP's Apotheker Wants To Beat Apple At Its Own Game
RSA 2011: Microsoft's How-To For Healthy PCs
NetApp, Accenture Expand Relationship
Nokia 'Burning Platform' Memo Signals Big Changes Ahead
VMware Seeks Bigger Piece Of Enterprise With Zimbra 7 Launch
Sandy Bridge PCs Take A Hit With Intel Cougar Point Design Flaw