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AMD Gained Market Share in ’06, New Research Shows
Despite a recent financial setback, Advanced Micro Devices gained on Intel in the x86 space in the fourth quarter, according to a new analysis by Mercury Research released Jan 31. By the end of the fourth quarter of 2006, AMD held 25.5 percent of the x86 market, an increase of more than 8 percent compared…
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Genuitec Makes Java Development a SNAP
The new version of Genuitec’s MyEclipse integrated development environment makes building Eclipse Rich Client Platform, Java and Java Enterprise Edition applications a snap, the company said. Genuitec, based in Flower Mound, Texas, on Jan. 31 announced the availability of MyEclipse Enterprise Workbench 5.5, which introduces the company’s new Fusion Technology, including a new suite of…
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Astaro Woos MSPs
Security vendor Astaro is launching a partner program for managed services providers with the intent of taking on established brands Sonic Wall and Check Point Software Technologies. Astaro, based in Burlington, Mass., sells unified threat management software, which combines functions such as spyware protection, intrusion detection, virus protection for the Web and content filtering in…
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Gen X May Struggle to Fill Baby Boomers’ Shoes
Generation X managers may struggle to fill Baby Boomers’ shoes as they retire over the next 10 years and company leadership transitions to the younger group, according to new research. PDI (Personnel Decisions Internal), a Minneapolis-based global human resources consulting firm, on Jan. 30 released a report saying that 22.5 million Baby Boomers are on…
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Seven Places to Clean the Clutter in IT
Can an IT department cut its annual spending by 30 percent and still remain effective? Hewlett-Packard is on track to do that under a five-year business transformation plan that calls for cutting IT costs from $3.04 billion in 2003 to $2.11 billion in 2008. HP offers a case study for tech managers on how to…
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Report: National Health Information Network Needs More Coordination
A report by a leading health IT group concludes that the federal government should have more oversight over health IT. It comes just as four consortia unveiled prototype versions of a National Health Information Network. The report was written under a federal contract by the American Health Information Management Association. The four consortia are also…
