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(Reuters) – Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc plans to buy privately-held, digital video technology firm Inlet Technologies for $95 million, continuing to expand beyond its traditional routing and switching business. Cisco said on Friday that it expects the deal to complete in the first half of 2011. Its offer includes cash and retention-based incentives, […]

NEW YORK, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Verizon Wireless ended online sales of Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone on Thursday evening, after beating its previous launch-day phone sales record in just two hours. But Verizon shares fell almost 1 percent as analysts cautioned that the new phone would hurt profits at the No. 1 U.S. mobile operator, […]

(Reuters) – Google Inc has fixed some shortcomings in its tablet computer strategy, as the Internet search giant steps up efforts to break into a nascent market dominated by Apple. Google showcased on Wednesday the first version of its Android software designed to run on tablets with larger screens and greater computing horsepower, allowing for […]

The No. 1 U.S. mobile service started taking online orders for its Apple Inc iPhone at 3 a.m. EST on Thursday, a week before it is due to hit its store shelves. Verizon Wireless had said it was preparing for heavy demand. Spokeswoman Brenda Raney said the company was pleased with how the online system […]

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) – Spotted at Rupert Murdoch’s splashy digital newspaper launch on Wednesday: a prototype of Apple’s newest iPad. A Reuters eyewitness saw what appeared to be a working model of the next iPad with a front-facing camera at the top edge of the glass screen at a press conference […]

As a business coach for MSPs, I have the opportunity to meet and work with hundreds of IT providers. One of the most fascinating things to observe is the great disparity in results achieved by MSPs. A small segment has learned to grow predictably and produce profit margins that are three to four times the […]

NEW YORK, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) said on Wednesday that it would kick off online sales of the Verizon Wireless iPhone on Feb. 9, a day before the device hits its store shelves. Apple’s web sales launch of the highly-anticipated phone will follow Verizon’s online sales of a limited number of iPhones […]

(Reuters) – U.S. private employers added more jobs than expected in January, the 12th consecutive month that companies took on staff, adding to hopes that the weak American labor market is slowly improving. The private sector added 187,000 jobs in January, compared with a downwardly revised 247,000 jobs in December, a report by payrolls processor […]

(Reuters) – Google Inc launched a special service to allow people in Egypt to send Twitter messages by dialing a phone number and leaving a voicemail, as Internet access remains cut off in the country amid anti-government protests. "Like many people we’ve been glued to the news unfolding in Egypt and thinking of what we […]

NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Lexmark International Inc’s (NYSE:LXK) fourth-quarter profit trounced Wall Street expectations helped by strong sales of laser printers, sending shares up more than 6.5 percent in premarket trading on Tuesday. The company’s laser printer sales rose 11 percent in a sector that’s been steadily declining in the last few years […]

The 7-inch Dell Streak will be available on the T-Mobile network starting Feb. 2, according to a report from Electronista. It’ll reportedly be priced at $200 with a two-year contract (and after a $50 rebate) or $450 without a contract and for use with a prepaid data plan. “As tablets change the way we consume […]

Automated IT systems management software specialist Kaseya announced a set of software tools that helps small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) secure, manage and protect their networks. The tools are designed to integrate with the Kaseya framework and provide IT department and service provider customers with tighter security, better network management and additional data backup options. […]