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(Reuters) – New Google Inc software will start up a computer as fast as a television can be turned on, the search company said on Thursday as it showed off its Chrome operating system designed for PCs that do their work on the Web Google gave the first public look at its Chrome OS four […]

(Reuters) – Top cellphone maker Nokia has seen growing interest among companies for its first netbook or mini-laptop, a company executive said on Thursday. "When we launched the Booklet 3G … we thought it to be primarily a consumer device, but after the launch a big, growing interest is coming from companies," Heikki Norta, head […]

(Reuters) – Intel Corp Chief Executive Paul Otellini said on Tuesday the semiconductor industry may experience possible "pinch points" in the PC production chain as manufacturers ramp up to meet higher demand next year. Otellini told Intel Capital’s CEO Summit that the industry may face a component shortage in the face of a forecasted rise […]

Channel Insider has received dozens of nominations for the Bull’s Eye Awards, which will recognize excellence among vendors, solution providers, MSPs, distributors and channel services companies. Nominations are still open, but time is running out. Nominations must be received by Friday, Nov. 20, for consideration. The Bull’s Eye Awards will recognize individuals and companies in […]

Microsoft will turn on its Windows Azure cloud platform as of January 1, 2010, said Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie in a keynote speech at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2009 here. In his speech on November 17, Ozzie said Microsoft would continue to offer Windows Azure as a Community Technology Preview (CTP) […]

(Reuters) – IBM launched a new cloud computing service on Monday, aiming to take on companies such as Amazon.com Inc, Google Inc, Microsoft Corp and Salesforce.com Inc. Cloud computing allows companies to run software and store information in remote, large-scale data centers that can be accessed over the Internet. That means users can cut back […]

Channel Insider literally receives dozens of press releases each week, most of them not worth reporting on. Mundane press releases are about customer wins, executive speaking engagements, commentary on news trends and routine business. Press releases are really perfunctory so vendors can say they’re doing everything they can to stay in the press. Last week, […]

(Reuters) – Intel Corp will pay rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc $1.25 billion to settle all outstanding legal disputes, in a move that can hasten the resolution of Intel’s antitrust troubles. AMD, whose shares jumped 22 percent, agreed to withdraw essentially all its regulatory complaints and litigation against Intel, ending a global campaign that […]

(Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.N) said it expects to report profits next year from its chip design business, the backbone of a company trying rebuild market share and better compete with rival Intel Corp. (INTC.O). AMD executives spent much of a meeting with analysts and investors on Wednesday emphasizing the company’s efforts to remake […]

Oracle says it will “vigorously oppose” a European Commission ruling that its $7 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems would dampen competition and technology development by putting the MySQL database in the hands of its primary rival. The strong language aside, some solution providers and vendors around Silicon Valley are speculating that this is precisely the […]

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Commission has objected to Oracle Corp’s acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc, throwing the $7 billion deal into question. The commission said in a preliminary assessment that combining Sun’s MySQL database product and Oracle’s products could hurt competition in the database market, Sun said in a filing with […]

By Joergen Frich and Richard Solem OSLO (Reuters) – Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) said investors holding 9.37 percent of Tandberg’s (TAA.OL) shares had accepted the tender offer by the largest U.S. network equipment maker for the Norwegian videoconferencing company. Cisco said on November 9 it would extend its 17.2 billion Norwegian crown ($3.1 billion) offer to […]