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Seagate to Acquire EVault for $185 Million
Disk drive sales leader Seagate Technology continued its expansion-by-acquisition strategy Dec. 21 with the announcement that it will acquire privately held EVault, a provider of online backup services, in an all-cash transaction for about $185 million. With the deal, Seagate significantly augments its service business, which includes data recovery, online backup/recovery and archiving for SMBs…
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D&H: Multicore, Mobile to Be Major 2007 Drivers
With a handful of blockbuster new products recently making their premiere, plus several other market drivers on their way down from the enterprise into the small and midsize business space, 2007 looks to be a strong year for SMBs. That’s the forecast from D&H Distributing, a Harrisburg, Pa.-based distributor catering to the SMB VAR market.…
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Bah Humbug: Jobless Claims Jump Again
For the week ending Dec. 16, first-time jobless claims grew by 9,000 compared to the week before, according to a Labor Department report released on Dec. 21. The number of newly laid off workers signing up for unemployment benefits was 315,000, up from 306,000 the week prior. Despite the high numbers, many feel that the…
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Microsoft Gets Positive Feedback for Vista APIs
Initial feedback for Microsoft’s new Vista software development interfaces appears to be largely positive, which could signal an end to lingering doubts over the company’s willingness to grant sufficient access to the kernel of its latest operating system. Microsoft shared an initial set of drafts for its new Vista APIs with security software developers Dec.…
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The 8 Characteristics Of Great Leaders
The business community is awash in books, manuals and courses on what it takes to be a great leader. So why do you need another one? Consider the source: Ram Charan, coauthor of Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done and author of What the CEO Wants You to Know. One of the world’s most…
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Dell Issues Recall Reminder to Users
Just a few days before the Christmas holidays, Dell has issued a reminder to its customers to check their notebooks and return any lithium-ion battery packs that were listed under the voluntary Aug. 14 recall. On Dec. 21, a spokesperson confirmed that the Round Rock, Texas, PC maker had issued the reminder to its customers…
