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Working at Home Has Its Benefits
A recent study by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) confirms what I have known for years–working at home makes you more productive. I know because I accomplish more in my home office during the average workday than I was able to when I worked in a corporate environment. The study concludes that people who…
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IBMs Earnings Strength Calms Tech Jitters
By Tiffany Wu NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) – IBM (IBM) posted a higher-than-expected preliminary quarterly profit and affirmed its full-year outlook, calming some fears that the financial crisis is sparking a meltdown in technology demand. Shares of IBM, the world’s largest computer services company, rose 6 percent on the news, which also bolstered other…
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Symantec to Buy MessageLabs for $695M
By Jim Finkle BOSTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Symantec Corp (SYMC), the No. 1 security software maker, plans to expand its Internet services business by acquiring online messaging and Web security services provider MessageLabs for $695 million. The move, announced on Wednesday, will add the privately held company’s instant-messaging, e-mail and Internet-security products to Symantec’s…
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Don`t Jump for the Quantum Leap in Cryptography
Several years ago, I was editing a primer on something that sounded radically new and exciting: quantum cryptography. Imagine, an encryption system that’s based entirely on the subatomic nature of the universe and entirely unbreakable. It’s the kind of stuff you’d see on Star Trek where even the best efforts of Data and Spock couldn’t…
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Dell’s PartnerDirect Program Gains Momentum with Solution Providers
As IT spending contracts, supply chain checks indicate lower PC shipments into next year, and the rest of the economy seems to be falling apart, Dell’s nascent PartnerDirect program has become a bright spot for the PC maker. While Dell’s Americas channel chief Greg Davis has never provided details about the company’s mix of sales…
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Nimsoft Investment Validates Managed Services Model
In the midst of the ongoing global financial troubles, you might not expect to see a software vendor, or any company for that matter, get a multimillion-dollar capital infusion from investment bankers. But that is precisely what Nimsoft did this week. The systems management software company completed a $12 million round of funding led by…