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Dell Beats Wall Street Estimates in Q3
Despite a delay of almost a week, Dell released its fiscal third-quarter results on Nov. 21 and beat Wall Street estimates with a net income of $667 million. For the fiscal quarter that ended Nov. 3, the Round Rock, Texas PC maker posted revenue of $14.38 billion, a 3.5 percent increase from last year, and…
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IBM’s International Intrigue
IBM likes to talk about the fact that it is not in the application software business and therefore is a better partner for ISVs because it doesn’t compete with them directly. Of course, the problem that IBM faces is that behemoths like SAP and Oracle have taken up so much of the market that they…
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IBM Sees Novell-Microsoft Deal Benefiting Linux
Just about everyone has expressed an opinion on the Novell-Microsoft patent agreement—except, that is, for the 800-pound gorilla of Linux: IBM. Today, Scott Handy, IBM’s VP of Worldwide Linux and Open Source, decided that enough was enough and it was time to state IBM’s position. In an interview with Linux-Watch.com, Handy opened by saying that,…
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CompTIA Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
Robert G. Parsons first realized he needed some guidance on where his business was headed when he began hiring young sales representatives a few months ago to push the products and services of his company, Automated Office Solutions, a VAR in Evansville, Ohio. The firm had seen a dip in profitability proportional to the dip…
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Microsoft’s Indemnification Card
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Carrying the Load for Network Security
Overwhelmed by an onslaught of external threats that aim to take down or infiltrate their networks, enterprises are increasingly turning to their telecommunications carriers, ISPs and managed services providers to help stop attacks before they arrive. Companies are demanding that their providers offer a range of security protections as part of their licensing agreements. Alongside…
