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Coming Soon: Managed Services for iPhones
In just 18 months since its debut, the Apple iPhone commands the third largest market share for smartphones in the North American market. In 2008, the number of iPhone users soared more than 325 percent, and an increasing number of people are turning in their BlackBerry and Symbian-based devices in favor of Steve Jobs’ handheld…
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DataCore Delivers High-Availability SANs for SMBs
DataCore Software is going back to basics to help make high-availability SAN technology available to partners and their cash-strapped SMB customers. As storage technology standardizes across the industry and storage virtualization moves downmarket, SAN technology has become widely available for even SMBs, says James Price, vice president of channel and product marketing. But one of…
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Tata Buys Citigroup’s Tech Services Group for $512 Million
TATA Consultancy Services (NYSE: TCL), India’s largest software services firm, acquired Citigroup Global Services, the India-based business process outsourcing unit and subsidiary of U.S.-based financial services giant Citigroup. Citigroup will receive $512 million in cash. The two sides first announced the deal in October, when they also inked a $2.5 billion contract for Tata to…
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Solution Providers: Professionals or Tradesmen
The SMB channel is drifting perilously close to forces that, if not tackled decisively, will change the nature of our industry. As any industry matures, initial sources of profit erode, yet those who adapt, thrive. When product resale profits started declining, solution providers added services. When SMBs adopted DSL, becoming more IT-dependent, and MSP (managed…
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Shattered Glass: What`s the Deal with Vista and Windows 7?
When the throng of techies descent of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, many will be looking for any news Microsoft has on Windows 7, the much anticipated replacement to the maligned Windows Vista operating system. Microsoft isn’t writing off Vista just yet, but it has extended the life of Windows XP…
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Dell Shuffles Out Two Top Execs
BOSTON (Reuters) – Two top Dell executives recruited to help turn around the No. 2 PC maker are leaving as part of the second major staff shake-up in the two years since founder Michael Dell returned as CEO. The company, once the top PC maker, has slashed jobs and struggled to regain market share it…
