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Hitachi Data Systems has released an open systems storage array clustering product that the company promises offers 100 per cent accessibility to business-critical data assets. According to Claus Mikkelsen, CTO of storage architectures at Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), the market is at a crossroads in terms of rational growth of storage. Storage systems are becoming […]

(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc CEO Carol Bartz said any deal to spin off or combine its Internet search assets will require a partner with "boatloads of money," and her company is talking "a little bit" with Microsoft Corp. about a potential partnership. Speaking at the All Things Digital conference on Wednesday, Bartz said the company’s […]

Microsoft channel executives have their hands full trying to craft the company’s partner program to cater to a broad spectrum of constituents, from small ISVs to name-brand OEMs. It’s no small feat, given the sheer volume of partners in the Redmond, Wash., software giant’s system: 122,000 in the U.S. and 394,000 worldwide. This year, the […]

(Reuters) – Cannibalization of laptop computer sales by lower-priced netbooks is currently about 20 percent, "less than speculation", Intel’s European sales chief told Reuters on the fringes of a company event. Christian Morales said netbook sales were about 16 percent of all notebook sales globally, and a little higher in western Europe. In Britain and […]

Intel plans to release the next Xeon server processor in 2010, and it will be able to support up to eight cores inside a single chip. According to Boyd Davis, general manager of server platforms group marketing at Intel, the Nehalem-EX (EX for expandable server market) is being designed for high-end server platforms. Previewing the […]

AMD has announced three bundles with discounts on its top-selling server, desktop and gaming products. According to AMD, with the economy the way it is and sales slumping, partners need simple programs, and the bundles enable them to sell a complete solution with a good return on investment (ROI). The "Unlock the Power of Black" […]

The poor economy has pushed Seagate Technology to "right size" its expense levels, which has resulted in a reduced workforce and changes to its distribution relationships. According to Forrest W. Monroy, a Seagate spokesperson, Seagate reduced its workforce by approximately 1,100 people across various job functions. "This included some individuals in sales and marketing, and […]

Companies delivering technology solutions through a managed services model have weathered the current economic recession better than companies focused on more traditional product and support sales, new research from CompTIA reveals. Though profits from both groups have been negatively affected by the economy in the past year, managed services providers have been better able to […]

Cisco’s Collaboration in Motion initiative ties together a variety of existing and new products, as well as a new program for third-party vendors, to help shift partners from selling 802.11n access points to selling combined solutions that can go into very specific horizontals and verticals with a professional services wrapper. "The general concept that we’re trying […]

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Cheap valuations and glimmers of economic recovery are tempting cash-rich technology companies to seek acquisitions, and the second half of 2009 could see some steady dealmaking.   Having assessed the damage to their balance sheets — at least for now — from the recession, tech companies from behemoths like IBM to […]

With an eye on small to midsized business (SMB) customers, DataPreserve unveiled its DataPreserve Pro software suite; enterprise-level, cloud-based data protection software and storage geared for SMBs. In announcing the software, DataPreserve noted that it is designed to be utilized by Managed Service Providers (MSPs), who offer data protection services to their clients without incurring […]

Cisco Systems has launched a new initiative to bring collaboration applications to the mobile world. The Collaboration in Motion initiative ties together a variety of existing and new products, as well as a new program for third-party vendors, to help shift partners from selling 802.11n access points to selling combined solutions that can go into […]