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Size Matters for VMware
Virtualization vendor VMware is hoping to shake off its enterprise image and push its technology into the small and midsize enterprise market in Europe, mirroring a move it made in the U.S. recently. The Palo Alto, Calif., vendor will use the entry-level version of its software suite to entice smaller businesses in Europe and is…
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Can’t Get No Satisfaction?
“Techies love their work”, the headlines screamed last week. Apparently it’s true. According to a report out yesterday from staffing and resource firm Hudson, 80 percent of “techies” are happy with their jobs—the highest it has been for two years. This is great news for everyone in our sector. Except that it may be a…
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ASCII Group Helps Google Find Place in the Channel
There’s an event coming up in one of those out of the way places not many people get to that just might be too good to miss. On Oct. 16, the ASCII Group will host a TechBoot Camp in Foster City, Calif., which is just outside of San Francisco. What makes this particular event compelling…
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AT&T Inks $1B-a-Year Deal to Deliver IBM Services
AT&T will provide all of IBM’s network management and maintenance, in a deal AT&T is calling a bellwether for other enterprise customers. AT&T will provide all of IBM’s network management services and infrastructure as part of five-year deal estimated at $5 billion, it announced in a filing Oct. 3 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
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Avnet Goes Shopping in Europe
Avnet will look to use its European shopping spree to extend its vendor portfolio in the U.S. market. The distribution giant recently ploughed more cash into its European acquisition strategy with its third major purchase in the region in just over a year. Dick Borsboom, president of Avnet Technology Solutions EMEA, said buying the IT…
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T-Mobile Launches Channel Program
Mobile provider T-Mobile has unveiled its first European channel program and is looking to double its number of solution providers in the region by next year. The firm said the move is based on a two-pronged strategy: first, to partner with laptop vendors that are embedding 3G into the hardware, and second, to partner with…
