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HP to Offer IT Software Management Service
Hewlett-Packard is offering its Business Technology Optimization portfolio as a service to help users better manage their software implementations—without actually having to implement a complicated management environment in house. The company announced Oct. 15 that it will offer its BTO portfolio in a SAAS (software as a service) model. BTO is essentially a compilation of…
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Breathing Life Back into Desktop Sales
System builders have slowly watched their bottom lines dwindle as the big box retailers and direct sales models have chewed into their profits. Today, the typical system builder has to compete with the likes of Dell to deliver a PC into both the home and business markets. What’s more, large enterprises are buying in bulk…
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UK Software Sector Remains Steady
Software companies in the UK have been warned to exercise caution if they have a high exposure to the United States and the dollar rate. The UK software sector has stabilized for the third quarter 2007, according to research from Ernst & Young. Profit warnings in the sector remained at the same level as the…
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Oracle Makes BEA Proposal
Oracle has announced its intention to acquire BEA Systems in a letter of proposal to the Board of Directors of BEA. The deal is a suggested $17 per share in cash, which is a 25 percent premium over Oct. 11’s closing price of $13.62. “We have made a serious proposal including a substantial premium for…
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Intel to Discontinue Verified by Intel Program
Intel will phase out its Verified by Intel initiative, designed to ensure standardization and interchangeability of notebook parts across suppliers, by the middle of 2008, the company said Oct. 11. The notebook market has matured to the point that the VBI program is no longer necessary for system builders, said Steve Dallman, manager of worldwide…
