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  • Perot Systems Sees Q4 Results Below Street

    Nov 4 (Reuters) – Computer services company Perot Systems Corp (PER) posted quarterly profit in line with market estimates, but forecast fourth-quarter results below expectations as its sees a drop of $25 million in revenue due to certain changes in contracts with clients. For the fourth quarter, the company expects earnings of 23 cents to…

  • Cognizant Q3 Revenue Surges 31 Percent Stands by 2008 View

    Information technology service provider Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (CTSH) reported strong revenue growth for the third quarter, allaying fears that economic slowdown was beginning to affect the offshoring sector. Profit for third quarter beat market estimates by a penny, helped by better operating margin. The company also stood by its outlook for 2008. For the…

  • Dell Asks Workers to Take Unpaid Vacation

    SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Computer maker Dell Inc (DELL) has asked employees to consider taking up to five days of unpaid vacation as it struggles to cut costs in the face of weak global demand. The No. 2 computer maker, which is near the end of a program of 8,900 job cuts, is…

  • Tough Times Drive Managed Services

    Right about now a lot of vendors that declined to create specific channel programs around managed service offerings should be kicking themselves.     As the economy continues to lose steam it is becoming pretty clear that managed services have a lot of counter cyclical economic potential. What creates that potential is the simple fact that…

  • Channel Success Lessons from Obama`s Victory

    Barrack Obama is the 44th president of the United States. This is truly an historic moment in American history and marks a turning point in our political and social culture. Over the next few days, political analysts and media commentators will reflect upon the wave of success Obama and his campaign achieved in capturing previous…

  • Microsoft Exchange Hosting Giant Intermedia Says Azure Will Benefit MSPs, ISVs

    Sales executives at Microsoft Exchange Server hosting giant Intermedia say Microsoft’s release of its Azure Services Platform will likely open new doors for solution providers, particularly those that are managed service providers or are dabbling in software development as ISVs. It is those types of solution providers that will most benefit from the momentum behind…

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