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Roberts Leaves McAfee in Good Shape
Security vendor McAfee’s popular channel chief, David Roberts, left the company on April 24 after 19 months on the job, but company officials say they are confident in the program he built and the talent he recruited. Roberts oversaw more than half of the vendor’s three-and-a-half-year shift toward a partner-led go-to-market strategy, and leaves behind…
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Xandros Debuts Linux-Based Replacement for Windows Small Business Server
Xandros, a leading Linux desktop distributor, took its time but after almost two years, the company finally launched its server operating system, Xandros Server, on April 25 at the LinuxWorld Toronto. Rather than try to take on the likes of Red Hat’s RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) or Novell’s SLES (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) head-on,…
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IBM Goes for the Server X Factor
IBM is updating its high-end Intel server line a greater emphasis on virtualization. The Armonk, N.Y., computer giant on April 21 unveiled System x, which will replace its eServer X Series. The new x86 line takes on a similar moniker to IBM’s other server models, such as the System z and the System I. New…
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Lenovo, It’s Time to Grow Up
On its first birthday, the PC company’s immediate challenge is getting its brand known. It’ll be business as usual at Lenovo Group’s headquarters on May 2. However, the day will hold special significance, marking the first anniversary of its acquisition of IBM’s Personal Computing Division. Since the closing of the $1.25 billion deal on May…
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Springfield Finds Itself a New Voice
Listen to Michael Flanter Sr. describe Todd Sharp, and you’ll think he’s talking about an old crony. “We had had business dealings with him, and we didn’t hate him too much,” said Flanter. Not hardly. In fact, Flanter, president and founder of 30-employee, Atlanta-based hospitality product distributor Springfield, and Sharp, director at systems integrator Engage,…
