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Xandros Hopes to See More Store-Bought Linux
Xandros Added Office Depot to its list of retailers that includes CompUSA and Fry’s, in an effort to reach more small and midsize businesses. In reaching out to small businesses through retail, the Linux distribution company is after a very specific part of the market: customers trying to keep older machines up and running, said…
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ITs Top R&D Spenders
The biggest technology companies have been pouring resources into product development, but don’t look for a burst of innovative new business applications anytime soon. A lot of the industry’s recent R&D spending has been on consumer products—things such as games and Internet services. To the extent that companies are developing business applications, their focus is…
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Wireless Problems Played Part in Chaos at Virginia Tech
The inability of students and others at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., to make cell phone calls during the April 16 shooting tragedy added to the chaos surrounding the events of the day, students and others have reported in media interviews. Many students reported being unable to gain access to the wireless phone system either…
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Intel, Sun Hint at Future Plans
Three months after announcing that it would form a new partnership with Intel, Sun Microsystems will offer a window into what the collaboration could hold for the future. At Intel’s Developer Forum in Beijing, China on April 17, Sun executives will be on hand to demonstrate its Solaris operating system working a system powered by…
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Webroot Offers Bulk Licenses to System Builders
Spyware and security vendor Webroot Software plans to make it easier for system builders to include its software. The Boulder, Colo., company announced April 17 its Webroot System Builder Program that will allow system builders to buy licenses in bulk from distributor Ingram Micro for desktop and notebook systems rather than one-by-one. Let Your Voice…
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Channel in the Fortune 500
Distributor Synnex made its first appearance in the Fortune 500, Fortune Magazine’s venerable list of the largest companies in the world, holding the spot as the 360th biggest company. Synnex had $6.34 billion in revenue in 2006, a 12.5 percent rise from 2005. The list proved good news for channel companies, with all but Tech…
