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Cisco: The Game Changer
Last week, I wrote about the lessons U.S. automakers could learn from Cisco (read: What Cisco Could Teach Carmakers), a company that rebounded from its dot-com bust pain by diversifying into new and emerging technologies such as telepresence and physical security. Now Cisco is taking on the new role: game-changer by announcing its intentions to…
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Solution Providers Applaud HP’s ProCurve, TSG Integration
Hewlett-Packard’s integration of the ProCurve networking solutions line into its Technology Solutions Group is moving ProCurve upstream into the large enterprise space, thrusting the former benchwarmer into the lineup and making it a true player in the HP game. Such a move also opens the playing field for HP solution providers to sell ProCurve as…
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Amid Recession, Avnet Replaces Technology Solutions President
Longtime Avnet electronics division insider Phillip Gallagher will switch to the Avnet’s (NYSE:AVT) other division and assume the role of global president for Avnet Technology Solutions in March, amid a global recession that dogged the group’s earnings last quarter. Poised to announce its most recent quarter’s earnings on Thursday, Avnet made the appointment of Gallagher…
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LG Reports First Loss in Seven Quarters
LG Display Company (NYSE: LPL) reported Friday its most significant quarterly loss to date and the first loss in seven quarters. Executives at the second largest LCD maker cautioned that tough economic conditions may continue through the first quarter as demand remains weak. "I personally think demand for LCD panels from the television makers will…
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Cisco Enters Data Center Server Market
Cisco Systems is planning a big move into the server space, threatening to chip away at the market-leading status enjoyed by Hewlett-Packard, Dell and IBM in the $50 billion server market, The New York Times reports. Cisco’s first server, expected in the next few months, will cater only to virtualized applications, and will feature sophisticated…
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Perils of Switching MSP Platforms
Andy Harper can’t fathom the idea of switching from his current managed services platform. As the chief information officer of MSP Gaeltek, he knows all too well the pain and effort it takes to implement and learn the software. Gaeltek, based in Manassas Park, Va., has used vendor Level Platform’s technology for more than four…
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