Year: 2012
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IBM Sees Profits Rise on Strength of Software, Services
IBM continued on its course of steady growth, reporting fourth-quarter 2011 net income of $5.3 billion for a 4 percent increase over the same period a year ago. Mark Loughridge, IBM’s chief financial officer, said software and services led the way in the fourth quarter, with software revenue up 9 percent and both Global Technology… Read more
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Intel Sees Record 2011, Looks to Mobile Push in 2012
Categories: Tech CompaniesIntel just completed a year in which it hit record financial numbers, including exceeding $50 billion in revenue for the first time, despite lingering softness in the core PC market. However, it will be the giant chip maker s performance in 2012 that will determine how it goes forward over the next few years. This… Read more
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Ingram Micro Appoints New CEO as Spierkel Retires
Categories: News and TrendsTechnology distribution giant Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM) has named Alain Monie as CEO, effective January 20, replacing Greg Spierkel who is leaving the role to spend more time with his family after helping with the management transition until April 15. Monie, 61, joined Ingram Micro as executive vice president in January 2003 and was named to… Read more
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Apple, BlackBerry Most Common Devices Connecting to Corporate Networks: Report
The number of personal mobile devices connecting to the corporate network has more than doubled in the past two years—with nearly half of devices storing sensitive data, according to a report from security specialist Check Point Software Technologies. The report, "The Impact of Mobile Devices on Information Security," shows 71 percent of businesses believe mobile… Read more
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Cloud, Big Data, Virtualization Driving Enterprise Linux Growth
Linux is poised for continued growth among new and existing users thanks to lower total cost of ownership, technical features and security, among other reasons, according a recent Linux Foundation survey. The January 2012 report from the Linux Foundation and Yeoman Technology Group titled "Linux Adoption Trends 2012: A Survey of Enterprise End Users" claims… Read more
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Polycom Releases Product Updates, Partners With IBM
ORLANDO, Fla.–At Lotusphere, videoconferencing and unified communications developer Polycom unveiled product updates and a partnership with IBM designed to bolster its social business strategy and simplify enterprises integration of video, as well as a new video-as-a-service cloud offering. “We’re observing that video is becoming more pervasive. It’s really gone far beyond what you may expect… Read more