Today at Enterprise Search Summit West in San Jose, Calif., Microsoft Corp. unveiled Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express, a new addition to its enterprise search lineup.

In an expanding initiative to help enable end-to-end high-performance mobile collaboration, Cisco® today announced the latest developments around certifying leading dual-mode mobile devices for its Cisco Unified Wireless Network and Cisco Unified Communications solutions.

Continuing its commitment to the small and medium-sized business (SMB) marketplace, Cisco® today announced a suite of new additions and updates to the Cisco Smart Business Communications System (SBCS). Extensions to the portfolio include technical services, the tripling of unified communications capabilities up to 48 users, and the addition of four new Ethernet switches.

New IP Powered Business solutions from Nortel [NYSE/TSX: NT] are making it easy for service providers around the world to sell and host pre-tested VoIP services to small and medium sized businesses (SMB)

Oracle and HP (NYSE:HPQ) today announced that they have teamed to deliver complete software, hardware and service solutions tailored to midsize companies. These new offerings are comprised of unique combinations of Oracle® Accelerate solutions and HP reference configurations and are designed to offer midsize companies a proven, easy-to-own solution that enables them to achieve faster time-to-value.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the next step in the growth of its Express Advantage strategy for mid-sized businesses with the introduction of new solutions for the industrial manufacturing, automotive, fashion and apparel, chemicals, and food and beverage industries. IBM also announced a range of new Express Advantage technology offerings from across its Software, Systems and Technology Services groups.

HP today announced new solutions and services to its Business Technology portfolio that help customers better manage and optimize business information as well as their technology infrastructures.

HP today announced a portfolio of solutions to help communications, media and entertainment companies unlock the value that exists within their vast stores of customer and operational data.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Red Hat (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced a new algorithmic trading platform to help financial services firms take advantage of accelerated streaming data, real-time analytics and complex multi-path calculations in real-time trading and risk environments.