Recent Articles
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Actuate Vies for Leadership in Green Technology
Environmental awareness is growing in the corporate office, and that means end-user organizations are starting to look to IT services and product suppliers to help them go green. This puts the onus on solution providers to come up with technology and processes with as little an impact on the environment as possible. The problem is…
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Apple Unveils New, Updated Laptops Oct. 14
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc will unveil its updated laptops on October 14 and they may cost less, but analysts say the company’s drooping stock has already taken any change into account. "I think it’s already factored into the stock. People have been expecting this announcement for well over a month," said Andy Hargreaves…
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One in Five Small Businesses At Risk of Collapse
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly one in five small U.S. businesses say they risk going out of business because of the worsening financial crisis, according to a survey from American Express Open. The credit card issuer’s small business branch conducted the poll in October, reflecting the latest downturn in financial markets. It found…
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NetGear Cuts Earnings Outlook
Home and business networking products maker NetGear cut its third-quarter revenue outlook primarily due to shipment delays in September, sending its shares down as much as 24 percent. The Santa Clara, California-based company said it experienced weakness in demand for consumer products across all channels and in all geographies, particularly in the service provider channel. The…
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Microsoft Needs a Coalition of the Willing
In the battle between Microsoft and Google for supremacy over the next generation of computing, Microsoft does not appear to be making much use of its traditional channel allies. Just about everything that Microsoft does and says about cloud computing comes across as fairly reactionary. Essentially, Microsoft has let Google set the tone for…
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Has Symantec Lost Its Way?
This week, security and storage solution providers will gather in Washington, D.C., for Symantec’s Partner Engage conference. Absent from the proceedings will be Julie Parrish, the iconic channel chief that has been the face of the Symantec channel for nearly six years. Parrish oversaw a litany of problems in her tenure as vice president…