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Intel to Announce Quad-Core Processors for Servers at CES
Amid all the consumer products that will be on display at the International CES expo, Intel is planning to offer something new for its enterprise customers as well. The Santa Clara, Calif. chip maker, in addition to rolling out its Core 2 Quad for consumer PCs, will also officially launch two additional quad-core Xeon processors…
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Study: Leading Retail Sites Slow to Adopt AJAX
According to a recent survey of more than 200 online retailers, less than 20 percent of them are using Asynchronous JavaScript and XML techniques to build out their sites, and only about 6 percent use advanced AJAX techniques. The survey, conducted by Brulant, an online systems solutions building and marketing company, during October and November…
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Multichannel E-Commerce Inefficiency Can No Longer Be Ignored
Few have argued that multichannel marketing isn’t attractive and most probably essential, and fewer still have questioned the maddening inefficiency of such a system. An upcoming report from the Retail Systems Alert Group predicts that those statements are about to collide as multichannel sales start to become quite significant. “Until now, consumers who shopped across…
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RIM Licenses Kodiak’s Push-to-Talk for BlackBerry
Kodiak Networks announced Jan. 4 that it has signed a global licensing agreement with Research In Motion to feature several mobile applications, including push-to-talk, on BlackBerry handsets. Under the agreement, RIM will integrate a Java version of the Kodiak handset client with BlackBerry devices. The companies will also work together on development and marketing efforts.…
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Cisco Buys E-mail Security Specialist IronPort
Cisco Systems announced on Jan. 4 that it has agreed to buy IronPort, a provider of messaging and Web security appliances, for approximately $830 million. The San Jose, Calif.-based networking giant reported that the deal will consist of a cash and stock transaction, and that it is planning to close the merger sometime during the…
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North America IT Supply Chain Growth Slower but Solid in Q4
The IT supply chain in North America showed slower growth in the fourth quarter, at 5.2 percent compared with 7.1 percent the previous year, as customers apparently put off purchases until they could buy systems with Microsoft Vista. That was the assessment of research firm Raymond James & Associates in its “IT Supply Chain Demand…
