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Intel Makes Enterprise Pitch at CES
Intel does not plan on leaving its enterprise customers out in the cold at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show Jan. 7 to 10 in Las Vegas. When the shows kicks off, the chip maker plans on rolling out 16 new, 45-nanometer microprocessors, including new Xeon models for servers as well as new laptop and…
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CompTIA Unveils Vendor-Independent Printer Certification
Printer manufacturers have set aside their differences to support a vendor-independent certification for technology professionals, announced Jan. 7 by CompTIA. The accreditation, called the CompTIA PDI+ (Printing and Document Imaging), certifies that an individual has the right technical skills to service and support printers and multifunction devices. It also includes an element of customer services,…
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Gates Bids Farewell to CES
LAS VEGAS—In what might have been his final keynote address at an International CES event, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates opened the 2008 expo with talk about entering a new “digital decade,” where his company plans to play a major role. Gates delivered his final keynote as the full-time leader of Microsoft to a standing-room-only crowd…
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The Channel Will Miss Rauline Ochs
Watching channel chiefs play musical chairs is a full time job. It’s not unusual to watch senior channel executives—especially at the big vendors—trade jobs and move around within their corporate ranks. What is unusual is what Rauline Ochs is doing: taking her channel experience and taking it to an entirely different industry. Ochs, Oracle’s channel…
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Intel to Respond to EU Antitrust Charges
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chipmaker Intel has been granted a further short extension to respond to antitrust charges leveled by the European Commission, an Intel spokesman said on Friday. The response had been due on Friday but Intel will file instead on Monday, January 7, the spokesman told Reuters. The Commission in July, 2007, charged Intel…
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Embedded Database Vendors Face Challenges
For software developers, choosing the right embedded database can make all the difference when it comes to performance and reliability. As the embedded database market continues to grow, vendors are planning to leverage a combination of technology and partnerships to expand their offerings. Key users of embedded databases—database systems that are part of an application—are…
