Year: 2011
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Dell Kills Streak 7 Tablet
Dell is discontinuing its Streak 7 tablet, a few months after killing the smaller Streak 5. Together, that means the end of the manufacturer s first foray into Android-based tablets. Streak 7 is no longer available online, read a new note on Dell’s Website, but you can browse our other mobile devices for similar products.… Read more
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HP Buys Web-to-Print Specialist Hiflex
Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced the acquisition of Hiflex Software, a privately held software solutions provider specializing in Web-to-print and management information systems solutions for printing services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1991, Hiflex is headquartered in Aachen, Germany. Following the acquisition, Hiflex will continue to service its current customers, HP said… Read more
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Cloud Computing Grows, Interest in Data Centers Remains: Survey
Despite increases in cloud computing, 50 percent of companies are investing and planning over the long term to build or expand data centers that they manage as a corporate entity, according to a survey conducted by CoreNet Global and Newmark Knight Frank. The survey indicated companies are most concerned with risk management and business continuity… Read more
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Top Paying Business Skills for IT Pros
Categories: CareersTop Paying Business Skills for IT Pros Business Process Management/Modeling/ImprovementTechnology plays a driving role in the automation necessary for impactful business process changes, but if those who deploy it don’t know how the business works in the first place they won’t be nearly as effective at their jobs. No Title Predictive Analytics and ModelingThe more… Read more
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Gartner: Technology Providers Should Specialize, Consider Tech-as-a-Service
IT managers are beginning to view the data center more holistically and are taking a more strategic approach to technology procurement and deployment, and technology and service providers that sell into the data center will want to broaden their marketing approach, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The company identified six ways… Read more
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SAP Takes Aim at Salesforce.com, Oracle With SuccessFactors Buy
Should SAP AG (NYSE:SAP) consummate its $3.4 billion offer to acquire Web-based human resources software maker SuccessFactors (NASDAQ:SFSF), it will give the enterprise application giant some much needed credibility in cloud computing versus rivals Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) and Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL). SAP certainly showed that it needs the clout, paying $40 per share, or roughly a 52… Read more