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The Wide World of Pre-installed Ubuntu
Thanks to Canonical’s System Builder Program, pre-installed Ubuntu Linux PCs are available throughout the world and not just from Dell. Everyone in the Linux desktop world knows that Dell now offers Ubuntu Linux 7.04 on some of its laptops and desktops. Some also know that Dell will soon be offering the latest Ubuntu, 7.10, on…
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HP, Oracle Team Up to Sell Midmarket Software Bundles
In its quest to organize its own business based on customers’ technology goals, Hewlett-Packard has teamed up with Oracle to develop bundles of hardware, software and services for midmarket customers. The offer is also geared to partners who want to beef up the HP-Oracle bundles with their own industry expertise and then resell those to…
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3Com Resellers to Offer Polycom
3Com will resell Polycom technologies through its network of resellers and distributors, in a deal announced this week by the two companies. Described as a strategic co-branding agreement, the deal calls for 3Com to OEM and jointly market Polycom’s wired IP desktop and conference phones. The companies also intend to include future integration in areas…
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SMB Technology Hunger Grows
The SMB market rules, plain and simple. Gone are the days of technology hand-me-downs from the enterprise. That is not to say that every last vendor gets it yet, but the signals are strong that for the most part IT vendors are catching on to the importance of serving the needs of small and midsize…
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Microsoft Hungry for Acquisitions: Ballmer
SAN FRANCISCO—Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer refused to say whether the software company was looking to buy either Yahoo or Facebook, despite much prodding from John Batelle, the co-host of the Web 2.0 Summit here Oct. 18. But Redmond does expect to acquire about 20 companies—from $50 million to $1 billion—every year for the next five…
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Demand for High-End Chips Drives Up Intel Profits
Increased demand for high-end, quad-core processors for servers and desktops enabled Intel to post solid financial results for the third quarter. The numbers, released Oct. 16, show the Santa Clara, Calif., company’s net income at about $1.9 billion for the quarter, an increase of 43 percent over the same period last year. Gross margins, a…
