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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) launched a $599 home videoconference system, a high-quality rival to Skype and other low-cost providers, as the network equipment maker seeks to expand in the consumer market. The high price, and a $24.99 monthly fee, may make it tough for Cisco to win much of […]

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Top U.S. technology bosses met with White House officials on Wednesday to recommend how to use technology to cut U.S. deficits by $1 trillion over 10 years and offer advice on boosting the country’s sluggish economy. The Technology CEO Council said six chief executives led by IBM Corp’s (NYSE:IBM) Samuel […]

Add another player to the increasingly crowded HD video conferencing field.  Citrix is adding HD video conferencing to its GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar and GoToTraining web conferencing products, the company announced today at its Citrix Synergy event in Berlin. The new functionality which will be included at no additional cost and will run on any hardware and […]

NEW YORK Oct 5 (Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) said on Tuesday it will be part of Cisco Systems Inc’s (NASDAQ:CSCO) announcement of a home version of its TelePresence videoconference system. Cisco is widely expected on Wednesday to unveil a cheaper and consumer-friendly version of its popular TelePresence system, currently used by businesses. Cisco […]

BARCELONA, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) (NYSE:AMD) is not for sale, however the chip maker will listen to interesting proposals, its chief executive said when asked about Oracle’s (NASDAQ:ORCL) recent interest in the sector. "AMD is not for sale, but we are happy to listen to any proposal which is in the […]

Jack Welch, former GE CEO, called HP’s board “dysfunctional” and criticized it for its handling of Mark Hurd’s resignation and Leo Apotheker’s appointment as CEO. Former General Electric CEO Jack Welch is the latest executive to take shots at Hewlett-Packard’s board for its handling of the issue involving former CEO Mark Hurd and the subsequent […]

(Reuters) – Motorola Inc said on Tuesday Verizon Wireless would sell the Droid Pro, the mobile phone maker’s first device for business customers based on Google Inc’s popular Android operating system. Boasting push email with corporate-level security among the phone’s features, Motorola is aiming squarely at the market dominated by Research In Motion’s Blackberry, which […]

Oct 4 (Reuters) – Internet telephony provider Skype said on Monday that Tony Bates, a senior executive of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) would become the top executive at Skype, which is planning an initial public offering. Skype, which is partly owned by eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), said that the company’s Chief Financial Officer Adrian Dillon would […]

Oct 4 (Reuters) – Oracle Corp (NASDAQ: ORCL) chief executive Larry Ellison chided Hewlett-Packard’s board for hiring Leo Apotheker, who was at the helm of SAP AG when the German software company "confessed" to stealing Oracle’s intellectual property. Apotheker was picked to replace Mark Hurd as chief executive of HP after the latter was forced […]

(Reuters) – Hard drive makers like Seagate Technology and Western Digital Corp could experience slower growth as more and more consumers swap PCs for tablets, but they shouldn’t be counted out. With Apple’s iPad and tablets from a host of others — from Hewlett-Packard to Research in Motion — poised to take market share from […]

(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said it plans to sell its Galaxy Tab tablet computer in the United States, Japan, South Korea and Italy this year, taking aim at frontrunner Apple in the new but already congested segment. Although it will also compete with a bevy of devices from the likes of Dell and HP, the […]

(Reuters) – A Microsoft slate to counter Apple’s popular iPad tablet computer will be seen by the Christmas holiday, Microsoft’s Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday. Ballmer did not say whether the palm-sized slates would actually be on sale in time for Christmas, nor did he say who would make them. Microsoft has been […]