Year: 2012

  • Polycom Makes Video Platform Standard on Motorola Android Tablet

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Polycom, the video collaboration technology vendor that last year made a strategic shift toward a more software-centric approach, is taking what officials are calling the next key step by having its RealPresence Mobile application shipping preloaded on the new Motorola Droid Xyboard tablet. Polycom officials said the RealPresence Mobile software will be demonstrated this week… Read more

  • Microsoft CEO Talks Windows in CES Keynote

    Channel Insider Staff

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    LAS VEGAS–Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage here Jan. 9 for what could very well be his last keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). As predicted by many in the tech media, his talk focused primarily on Windows Phone, Microsoft’s designs on living-room entertainment and the upcoming Windows 8.   But most… Read more

  • OCZ Technology Buys Storage Software Provider SANRAD

    Channel Insider Staff

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    High-performance solid-state storage device maker OCZ Technology added a key ingredient to its software lineup Jan. 9 in announcing the acquisition of privately held flash caching and virtualization software/hardware provider SANRAD. Terms of the deal were not revealed by OCZ. Mountain View, Calif.-based SANRAD, founded in 2000, has its research and development center in Tel… Read more

  • Epic EHR Platform Tops KLAS Health Care IT Software Rankings

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    Health care IT research firm KLAS recently unveiled its list of the top software platforms in health care, with Epic Systems at the top of its Overall Software Vendors Rankings. For the survey, KLAS looked at such application categories as Acute Care Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Ambulatory EMR (over 75 physicians) and Practice Management. For… Read more

  • Providing the Perks to Retain Your Best Employees

    Alison Diana

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    Solution providers may not have the budgets for corporate laundry service, a diverse array of free meals from on-site restaurants, or annual trips to exotic locales, but that doesn’t mean channel businesses don’t spend a lot of time and resources ensuring they keep their top talent happy and engaged. In fact, retaining high-quality employees consistently… Read more

  • IBM Closes on Acquisition of Platform Computing, Snaps Up Green Hat

    Nathan Eddy

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    Technology giant IBM announced it has completed the acquisition of Platform Computing, a privately held company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. On Oct. 11, 2011, IBM announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the company, a provider of cluster, grid and cloud management… Read more