Year: 2010

  • Intel SSD Prices Drop for Holiday Shopping Season

    Jessica Davis

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    Intel has dropped the price of its Solid-State Drive (SSD) product line and introduced a new model, a move the company says comes just in time for holiday shopping season. While it may not be as glamorous as a brand new iPad or Samsung Galaxy Tab or new color eNook, Intel points out that SSDs… Read more

  • Customers Want Energy Efficient Data Center Solutions

    Customers Want Energy Efficient Data Center Solutions

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Customers Want Energy Efficient Data Center Solutions 79 percent of organizations have or are developing a strategy to consolidate servers, storage devices, power management tools and other equipment within their data centers. No Title Among those, 60 percent say reducing energy consumption is a top driver for this consolidation. No Title About three-fourths of all… Read more

  • iPhone, BlackBerry Most Reliable Smartphones

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Apple’s iPhones are the most reliable smartphones in terms of failure rates, according to a new study from SquareTrade, a company that sells electronics warranties. SquareTrade reportedly conducted the study, which compared the iPhone, Android devices from Motorola and HTC, RIM BlackBerry handsets and “an aggregated pool of all other smartphones” by analyzing data from… Read more

  • Amazon Consulting Acquires PartnerAlliance

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    Amazon Consulting, which specializes in matching up IT companies and alleviating frictions to build strategic partnerships, on Nov. 11 announced that it has acquired PartnerAlliances, a San Carlos, Calif.-based strategic alliance development company. Terms of the deal were not made available. Amazon Consulting, based in Mountain View, Calif., will now be able to expand its… Read more

  • Xerox and Close the Loop Partner on Recycling Program

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    Document solutions specialist Xerox, in partnership with Close the Loop, has launched a return and recycling program that simplifies the way customers return toner and supplies. Close the Loop, a recycler of imaging supplies that specializes in cartridge returns, will collect customers’ returns and manage the recycling on behalf of Xerox using a material separation… Read more

  • IBM Touts Customer Wins From Oracle/Sun and HP

    Jessica Davis

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    IBM says that nearly 400 IT customers have moved their critical business workloads to IBM servers and storage systems, off of Oracle/Sun and HP during the third quarter alone in what IBM says is a record high since the company began tracking such migrations four years ago. IBM has been offering premiums to channel partners… Read more