Year: 2008

  • More IT Services Contracts to Come under Review

    Michael Vizard

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    Now that Hewlett-Packard is moving to cut over 24,000 jobs in the wake of its merger with Electronic Data Systems, there is a lot of speculation about what all this ultimately means for the IT services industry. The more negative-minded folks typically see this as a move to reduce HP’s cost structure around EDS by… Read more

  • McAfee Claims No. 1 Pure-Play Security Spot with Secure Computing Acquisition

    Lawrence Walsh

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    With the acquisition of Secure Computing, McAfee is solidifying its spot as the world’s largest pure-play security technology vendor, positioning itself better against key competitors and opening a mother lode of new technologies to its channel resellers.  McAfee will pay $465 million for Secure Computing, one of the oldest security companies in the marketplace. With… Read more

  • Most Profitable (Recession-Proof) Products

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Solution providers, integrators and IT services companies are beginning to feel the pinch of the down economy. Only one out of two solution providers believes they will make their revenue and profit targets this year and only one-quarter says they’re making their sales targets. Despite economic challenges, solution providers participating in the Channel Insider 2008… Read more

  • The Eee PC from Asus offers Atom Power.

    The Eee PC from Asus offers Atom Power.

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    Selecting a portable device is becoming like something out of The Three Bears: this one is too small, this one is too big and this one is just right! Asus is hoping that the “just right” selection takes the form of their latest netbook, the$599 Eee PC 901. The Eee PC 901 is a little… Read more

  • T-Mobile Introduces Google-Powered Phone

    Channel Insider Staff

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    NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) – T-Mobile USA will sell the first phone powered by Google Inc’s (GOOG) Android operating system for $179, slightly cheaper than its rival, Apple Inc’s (AAPL) popular iPhone, the wireless service said on Tuesday. That price competes with the entry-level price of $199 for the iPhone, with a two-year contract.… Read more

  • McAfee to Pay $465 Million for Secure Computing

    Channel Insider Staff

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    BOSTON (Reuters) – McAfee Inc (MFE.N), the world’s No. 2 security software maker, said on Monday it plans to buy Internet security company Secure Computing Corp (SCUR.O) for $465 million in cash. The move gives McAfee a suite of software, services and hardware products to protect hackers from getting past the perimeters of computer networks.… Read more