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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Does Microsoft Have a Chance with Windows 7?

    It’s a sure sign that Microsoft has unofficially given up on Windows Vista when a beta version of Vista’s replacement, Windows 7, is flooding the Internet. The real question here becomes, "Was Windows 7 Beta 1 leaked intentionally?" Perhaps the backdoor release was a way to subdue the feverish backlash against Vista? Or perhaps it…

  • Windows Vista’s Prematurely Reported Death

    Mark Twain said it best, following the premature publication of his obituary: "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." Microsoft can say the very same thing about Windows Vista. With rabid press and user misunderstandings, Vista has been given an undeservedly bad rap. Everywhere you turn, you’ll see articles about how bad Vista,…

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