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Exorcize PC Demons for Free on Halloween
Two vendors want to know: “Is your computer possessed? Does it seem like your hard drive’s haunted?” If so, they’re offering a day of free technical support to cleanse PCs from evil and help users rid themselves of zombies, botnets, viruses and other malware on Halloween. CyberDefender, an Internet security company that uses a client-to-client…
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AMD Posts $400M Q3 Loss
Advanced Micro Devices posted a net loss of $396 million, down from a $136 million gain a year ago, and the chip maker’s fourth straight fiscal quarter loss. AMD posted $1.6 billion total revenue for the third quarter—an improvement of 18 percent compared to the second quarter of 2007 and nearly 23 percent better than…
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CompUSA Hires Former VAR to Oversee SMB Biz
CompUSA has hired the president of a Dallas area solution provider to oversee its SMB efforts. The retailer said it has hired Bob Sayewitz to operate its business sales and services and oversee the implementation of the company’s SMB strategy. Sayewitz most recently served as president and founder of IT solutions provider Command Solutions which…
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McAfee and Covad Become Comrades in SMB Security
McAfee is extending its program to target small and midsize businesses with a partnership with Covad Communications Group, an integrated voice and data communications provider. Covad can now bundle McAfee Total Protection for Small Business services with its broadband products. The goal, officials at both companies said, is to provide small-business customers with an affordable…
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Fujitsu Joins the SMB Storage Parade
Fujitsu Computer Systems is the latest top-tier vendor to enter the low-end storage wars by introducing a new storage area network for that mass market. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company’s dual-controller-based Eternus 2000 SAN, launched Oct. 17 at Storage Networking World in Dallas, is targeted at small and midsize data centers that struggle with cost and…
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ConnectWise Partnership Adds Web Browsing Controls
ConnectWise partners looking to add greater control over Web browsing and Internet application activity to their MSP services will now be able to get those services from the Tampa, Fla.-based software provider. The professional service automation software company announced Oct. 17 that it will offer Cymphonix’s Network Composer technology to its 16,000 users worldwide as…
