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Sobel: Building the Right Team
Managing people and assembling effective teams remains one of the biggest challenges faced by IT solution providers.
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Cloud Danger: Quicken Online Users Cut Off
Intuit has shuttered its Quicken Online offering, telling account holders to go try Mint.com instead, but giving them no easy way to migrate their existing data. The incident points out a weakness of the cloud model. What do you do when your service provider takes away your service?
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    Acer`s iPad Challenge:
    Beating Apple`s Tablet

    Acer chairman JT Wang says Apple iPad's tablet market share will fall to 20 percent within the next few years. Apple will be small potatoes in the tablet space, he says. Those are strong words. Here's what Acer need to do to beat Apple iPad.
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    Cisco Smart Grid Plans include Arch Rock Acquisition

    Cisco is buying wireless smart grid start-up Arch Rock as part of an initiative to expand and develop technologies for the smart grid market.

    Positive Economic Indicators Help Quell Fears of Double-Dip Recession

    A rebound in previously-owned home sales, a drop in new claims for unemployment and strong retail sales last month helped quell fears this week that the economy might dip again into recession.

    Canon to Start Business Services Subsidiary in U.S.

    The office equipment supplier, Canon will create a subsidiary next spring that will provide services to businesses that use its equipment, following the lead of rivals Xerox and Ricoh.

    Small Business Web Conferencing Expected to Grow

    Small business is looking to free web conferencing technology on an ever increasing basis.

    Windows Phone 7 Released by Microsoft to Manufacturing

    Microsoft's answer to the iPhone and Google's Android mobile operating system, Windows Phone 7, was released to manufacturing on Sept. 1.

    Archos Debuts iPad Killers: Five New Android Tablet Computers

    Archos' new Android based tablet computers will range in price from $99 to $349, significantly lower than Apple's iPad.

    Intel`s Big Mobile Strategy: 10 Ways Intel Will Drastically Change the Tech World

    Intel finds itself in an interesting position. The company is one of the most important competitors in the processor market, and with the acquisition of McAfee and Infineon’s Wireless Solutions operation, it’s arguably now one of the more important companies in the mobile space. And as time goes on, the chances of Intel drastically changing the industry seem higher than ever. Realizing that, it might be a good time to start taking a look at how Intel plans to change the marketplace. There isn’t any guarantee that it will actually succeed and it’s worth noting that it hasn’t made all of its plans known, but it’s clear now that it has its sights set on the future. And it wants to make a major splash. Let’s take a look at how Intel could drastically change the tech landscape.

    HP Wins Bidding War for Data Storage Vendor 3PAR for $2.4B as Dell Bows Out

    The bidding war for data storage vendor 3PAR is over, with HP winning the company for $2.4 billion after Dell bowed out.

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