Recent Articles
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Intel vPro Promises IT Managers Less Needy Desktops
Intel aims to change the corporate desktop landscape with its vPro platform. The business desktop chip platform, which incorporates Intel’s recently introduced Core 2 Duo processor and a new supporting chip set that includes its Advanced Management Technology, will be unveiled on Sept. 7 and is expected to be used in PCs from some brand-name…
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Tandberg Data to Acquire Exabyte for $28M
Digital tape storage manufacturer Tandberg Data announced Aug. 30 that it is acquiring a competitor, U.S. data storage company Exabyte, for $28 million in cash and stock. In the transaction, Oslo-based Tandberg Data will pay $22 million in cash at the closing of the deal, which is expected to take place in Q4. The merged…
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MSP Myopia
It’s not too uncommon these days to hear a tale of woe from a solution provider that recently moved into the managed services space concerning profitability. What usually happens is that they have taken their first baby steps into providing managed services by offering remote monitoring services only to discover that customers typically aren’t willing…
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Avnet Offers IBM Training Portal
Avnet Technology Solutions is launching Ignition Online, a Web-based training portal for its IBM solution providers. The portal’s goal is to provide solution providers with training and updates on new IBM products. The new portal will also help deliver certification training and provide product information and news about the channel. “The portal delivers a structured…
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Building a Path for Linux Applications
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HP, Cisco Extend Partnership
Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems are announcing an expanded partnership in which HP’s Technical Services group will implement enterprise-class wireless installations based on Cisco’s new 3750G wireless controllers and Unified Wireless Network Software 4.0. Applications supported by the new partnership include IT asset tracking, presence-based applications, voice, and intrusion detection and prevention. “We’re extending the relationship…
