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Intel Remains Profitable but Pressured
Intel is the last technology company to announce disappointing fourth quarter and full-year earnings; the chipmaker’s revenue dropped 19 percent from Q3 and 23 percent from the same time last year. Intel, the world’s top producer of microprocessors and memory components, reported fourth quarter revenues of $8.2 billion and a profit of $234 million, down…
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Google: We’re Committed Growing with the Channel
Google’s launch of a formal reseller channel partner program for Google Apps Premier Edition could be considered a pre-emptive strike against Microsoft, as the Microsoft Office Web Applications aren’t scheduled for release until 2010. Still, a channel partner of both companies says Google’s new program stacks up with the best of them. Google made its…
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Talk of Microsoft Layoffs Intensifying
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is considering significant layoffs across its various divisions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the company’s plans. But plans for the cutbacks have not yet been firmed up and Microsoft could end up finding alternative methods to control costs, the Journal reported on its…
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Economy Short Out Circuit City
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Bankrupt retailer Circuit City Stores said on Friday it will liquidate its assets after it failed to reach a deal with creditors and lenders regarding a potential sale of the company. Circuit City, the second-largest U.S. specialty electronics retailer, was due to present the results of an auction for its assets at…
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Will That Be Cash or Credit?
Cash may be king, but in a tight economy, more peoples are placing their loyalty in credit cards. The economic downturn is forcing more businesses – including solution providers – to accept credit card payments from their customers. “We’re a cash-strapped society right now, and anything we can do to extend the terms and get…
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IBM Counting on ISVs to Lead in 2009
IBM is doubling down on its independent software vendors (ISVs) channel in the hopes of capitalizing on pent-up demand for Software as a Service (SaaS), virtualization and other technology that helps customers optimize their infrastructure and save money. Mark Hanny, vice president of strategic partnerships, IBM says even in today’s weak economy, IBM ISV partners…
