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Middle Class Workers Feeling the Valley’s Squeeze
Not only did the middle class of Silicon Valley weather the toughest times during the dot-com bust, they’ve also had the hardest time recovering, finds a report issued Mar. 29 by Working Partnerships USA, an economic research and public policy group. “The report is a reality check—analyzing the real and urgent problems facing Santa Clara…
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Cisco Goes After SMBs with VOIP Plug and Play
LAS VEGAS—Cisco Systems, with the help of channel partners, on April 3 sought to extend its voice over IP reach to the smallest businesses with a new integrated IP telephony and networking offering. At its Cisco Partner Summit, the San Jose, Calif., company launched the new Cisco Smart Business Communication System. To help its partners…
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IBM Fixes Flaw in Tivoli Provisioning Manager
IBM has patched multiple flaws in its Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment that allowed attackers to crash the service or execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM priviledges. Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment is a network boot server that facilitates central management of networked workstations, implements PXE (Pre-boot Execution Environment) as well as a Web-based…
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New Apps Bolster Cisco VOIP System for SMBs
LAS VEGAS—IPcelerate will bolster Cisco Systems’ new UC 500 small-business IP telephony system when it launches four VOIP application packages aimed at specific small vertical businesses. The new IPsmartSuite packages are designed to streamline business processes for small retail shops, physician offices, law firms and small manufacturing offices with between five and 50 users. The…
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Cisco Launches SMB Partner Designation
Cisco Systems on April 3 introduced a new layer to its channel program with a designation for partners focused on the small and midsize market. Calling the SMB market a huge opportunity worth about $10 billion, Cisco executives acknowledged the networking and security vendor traditionally has focused primarily on enterprise and midmarket companies while getting…
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Xerox Buys Solution Provider Global Imaging Systems
Xerox will acquire Global Imaging Systems for a total of $1.5 billion, the two companies announced April 2. In the deal, which is expected to close in mid-May, Xerox will pay $29 a share for Global Imaging, and Xerox executives said they will keep all of the Tampa, Fla., company’s employees after completing the purchase,…
