Year: 2008
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Cisco to Invest $100M to Boost Small Business Sales
NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will invest $100 million to bolster sales to small businesses, even as the U.S. network equipment maker struggles with a weaker global economy. Cisco said on Thursday it sees an opportunity to expand sales of routers, switches, and other equipment… Read more
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Iomega StorCenter ix2 Offers Ample Storage for Negligible Price
If Eddie Money penned a song about the Iomega StorCenter ix2, it would probably be titled, "I’ve Got Two Tickets to Terabytes." That’s because the latest network-attached storage unit from Iomega can be configured one of two ways, as a 2TB "just a bunch of disks" storage device or 1TB device that uses drive mirroring… Read more
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Perot Systems Sees Q4 Results Below Street
Nov 4 (Reuters) – Computer services company Perot Systems Corp (PER) posted quarterly profit in line with market estimates, but forecast fourth-quarter results below expectations as its sees a drop of $25 million in revenue due to certain changes in contracts with clients. For the fourth quarter, the company expects earnings of 23 cents to… Read more
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Dell Asks Workers to Take Unpaid Vacation
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Computer maker Dell Inc (DELL) has asked employees to consider taking up to five days of unpaid vacation as it struggles to cut costs in the face of weak global demand. The No. 2 computer maker, which is near the end of a program of 8,900 job cuts, is… Read more
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Intel`s Core i7 CPU Cranks Up Performance
Categories: Tech Companies“Nehalem and Smackover” may sound like the stars of the latest TV police drama, but this dynamic duo from Intel — the Intel Core i7 CPU and Intel X58 Chipset — is headed straight for the desktop. Intel is hoping that users looking for the highest performance possible will want the Nehalem CPU and Smackover… Read more