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Computer maker Acer launched two all-in-one (AIO) desktops that combine the audio/visual capability of high definition (HD) with a touch-screen display. The models include the AZ5 Series with a 23-inch HD monitor and the AZ3 Series, which features a more compact 21-inch HD screen to fit within tight areas. The AZ5 and AZ3 come with […]

Cisco Systems has introduced the TelePresence VX-Clinical Assistant, a mobile telemedicine cart for high-definition video collaboration between doctors and patients. Physicians will use the VX Clinical Assistant to examine patients remotely from other facilities. It will also play a role in medical education, Cisco reports. "We believe telepresence can be extremely valuable for use-case applications, […]

Data use is increasing at a rapid pace as tablets, smartphones and applications saturate wireless space, according to the results of Oracle s  "Opportunity Calling: The Future of Mobile Communications – Take Two" report, which surveyed more than 3,000 mobile phone consumers worldwide to examine their mobile phone use habits, interest in new mobile technologies […]

Bank of America and Intuit announced the availability of Intuit Full Service Payroll for Bank of America small business customers, which provides guaranteed error-free paychecks and payroll taxes, as well as a team of experts to address any number of payroll issues. One key feature is the guaranteed 100 percent accuracy of federal, state and […]

Network operator AT&T announced the launch of its Messaging Toolkit, designed to allow small to medium-size businesses to distribute special offers, product updates and promotions in front of their customers in real time with a do-it-yourself portfolio of mobile marketing solutions that can be accessed from a cloud-based Web portal. The Messaging Toolkit is a […]

Hitachi Data Systems unveiled its plans for helping customers transform their data and announced cloud services to provide a fully managed, pay-per-use, private cloud environment on a customer s premises. HDS has aligned its product and solutions portfolio around a three-tiered strategy of infrastructure cloud, content cloud and information cloud that builds on existing IT […]

Polycom is adding another capability to its room-based video conferencing solution, enabling participants to better leverage the whiteboards that are common in conference rooms. Polycom s UC Board, announced Oct. 27, is integrated with the company s RealPresence Room HDX offerings, enabling users to write on a whiteboard in one room and have participants in […]

Hewlett-Packard will keep its Personal Systems Group, reversing a decision that would have potentially spun off HP’s profitable PC-manufacturing division. “HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off PSG,” Meg Whitman, HP’s CEO and president, wrote in an Oct. 27 statement. “It’s clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP […]

Dell has unveiled details about its Latitude ST ultraportable enterprise tablet, a unit suitable for workers in fields such as health care and education. The Latitude ST slate features an Intel Atom CPU, Windows 7, a 10.1-inch multitouch display and six hours of battery life. Kirk Schell, executive director and general manager of Dell’s business […]

Data backup, business continuity and disaster recovery service provider Axcient announced the launch of Cloud Continuity, a service aimed at small to medium-size businesses that enables companies to launch all of their servers in Axcient’s cloud. When local servers fail, users can run a virtual office on Axcient’s cloud platform, enabling employees to continue working […]

Hewlett-Packard reportedly will partner with chip-maker Calxeda to develop data center servers powered by low-power processors designed by ARM Holdings. Quoting unnamed people close to the situation, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal are reporting that HP will become the first major OEM to adopt ARM-based processors for some of its servers, a move that […]

Research In Motion’s long-awaited software update to the PlayBook isn’t due to arrive until February 2012, according to the company. “We expect to deliver the new BlackBerry PlayBook OS to customers in February 2012,” David Smith, RIM’s senior vice president of BlackBerry PlayBook, wrote in a post published on RIM’s official BlackBerry blog Oct. 25, […]