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IBM Rolls Out Cloud IT Certification Program, WebSphere Enhancements
LAS VEGAS—IBM used its Impact event for SOA (solutions-oriented architecture) and BPM (business process management) to roll out more than 30 new products and services to the 6,000 partners that attended the conference here. As more customers and partners look to cloud computing as a potential answer to their IT headaches, IBM has valued the…
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Intel Targets Lower Power Consumption with New Atom Chip for Smartphones
(Reuters) – Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor company, unveiled a new version of its Atom platform, promising lower power consumption, cheaper cost and smaller size to better target smartphones. "Intel has delivered its first product that is opening the door … in the smartphone market segment," Anand Chandrasekher, general manager of Intel’s Ultra Mobility Group,…
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Nokia, Microsoft Launch Mobile Software
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Nokia and Microsoft unveiled on Wednesday the first result of their new software collaboration aimed at breaking the dominance of Research in Motion’s BlackBerry in wireless services for corporations. Nokia and Microsoft, at one time fierce rivals in the mobile telecommunications business, announced the alliance in August 2009. They expect to offer…
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Finding Opportunity in Apple iPad Connectivity Problems
As anecdotal evidence of Apple iPad WiFi connectivity issues continues to mount, experts within the reseller channel believe that partners who make the effort to learn about workarounds stand to gain. The homework they do now will add to their iPad expertise which will lead to greater opportunities down the line when the iPad gains…
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Channel Insider’s Guide to Cisco’s and HP’s Dueling Channel Partner Events
HP Signals Call to Arms against Cisco, Dell HP’s channel leadership promised profitability, less complexity, better products and sales support in the increasingly tense battle for dominance against rivals in networking, data centers, PCs and services. Cisco Fires Back at HP, Talks Business Transformation Cisco Systems told channel partners at its partner summit in San…
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Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing Video conferencing technology, available from vendors such as Cisco, Polycom and LifeSize, offers the promise of revolutionizing how business is conducted. But to realize that promise, meeting participants must abide by certain etiquette rules. Here’s the list of “don’ts” Whispering Sweet Nothings It might be tempting to make quiet aside to…
