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Shell Strikes Massive IT Outsourcing Deal
More than 3,000 Royal Dutch Shell IT workers are waiting to find out their fates as the European oil giant is expected to announce next week that it will outsource much of its IT operations. According to published reports, Shell executives decided to slash thousands of IT positions in favor of outsourcing as part of…
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Marathon Offers High Availability with Low Hassles
Complexity and costs have long been the stumbling blocks preventing smaller businesses from deploying high availability or fail-over solutions. After all, building those solutions is still a challenge for even the most tech-savvy solution providers, especially when constrained by budgets and schedules. Some think the answer to this dilemma lies with clustering technology, but many…
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IBM Goes on Storage Stampede
IBM is shaking up its storage distribution lineup by appointing Tech Data for its N series NAS products, and speculation is rife that it may also appoint Ingram Micro for the same range. The N series consists of high-end, enterprise-class network-attached storage hardware and software that IBM self-brands and resells from Network Appliance. The products…
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Distributors Move Quickly Out the Gate in 2008
The distribution sector began 2008 with a bang, after both Ingram Micro and Avnet made acquisition announcements around the globe. Ingram Micro in Europe has agreed to purchase the assets of UK-based distributor Paradigm Distribution Ltd. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, will add AIDC/POS (automatic identification and data capture/point-of-sale technology) to Ingram’s European portfolio.…
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Channel Optimism Rooted in Ongoing Transformation
Poring over the results of Ziff Davis Enterprise’s Outlook 2008 survey of channel companies, I was surprised at the level of confidence we found among solution providers. Some 64 percent of survey participants said they expect increased profitability in the coming year of at least 10 percent—this at a time when oil prices and the…
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IBM Acquires Israeli Storage Vendor XIV
TEL AVIV—IBM said on Jan. 2 it had acquired XIV, a privately held storage technology company based in Tel Aviv. Financial terms were not disclosed. “This is about IBM further strengthening its infrastructure portfolio,” Daniel Powers, vice president of mergers and acquisitions at IBM System Storage, told a news conference. IBM said the deal would…
