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MaintenanceNet Helps Match Services to Products
Maintenance contract and warranty management services provider MaintenanceNet has introduced a new software as a service tool to help technology manufacturers, channel partners and customers match up the right services to buy with particular products. Called Service Finder, the new offering allows searching by product name or SKU number to find the right services. An…
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Tech Data Gets LifeSize Videoconferencing
HD video communications vendor LifeSize has inked an agreement with Tech Data to distribute its complete product portfolio. The deal brings LifeSize’s high-definition videoconferencing platform to a new set of resellers that cater to the IT space. The company has traditionally worked with resellers specializing in audio/visual and through strategic partnerships with OEMs that resell…
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The Planet Creates Right Atmosphere for VARs
Dedicated hosting company The Planet is introducing a revamped Web hosting reseller program following its merger with Dallas-based EV1servers 18 months ago. The Houston-based hosting company’s new three-tier program will offer members a free month of service for each new server purchased during the three-month introductory launch. Servers cost from $69 to $1,100 a month.…
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Oracle Free VM Offering Raises Eyebrows
Oracle is the latest player to jump into the virtualization market, and the news helped cut the price of VMware shares. But VMware did not hesitate to respond to the announcement Oracle made Nov. 12 at its OpenWorld conference in San Francisco regarding its plans to offer free server virtualization software. “Oracle’s introduction of yet…
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HP Snaps Up Data Center Consulting Firm
In a move that will expand its services division, Hewlett-Packard will acquire EYP Mission Critical Facilities, a New York company that offers data center consulting services. Financial details of the acquisition, announced Nov. 12, were not disclosed. HP announced that the deal would close during its first financial quarter. EYP Mission, which has 350 employees…
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After Penryn, Industry Looks Down Intel’s Roadmap
Now that Intel’s Penryn family has arrived, it’s time to ask: What’s next? With all the hype that Intel created around its Penryn line of processors and its switch to 45-nanometer chip manufacturing, the more compelling technology will come in 2008 with a new microarchitecture and an emphasis on mobility, according to several industry analysts.…
