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HP Restructuring Looks Ahead to Compete
Hewlett-Packard says that by making cuts now, it’s investing in its future. But some analysts are still waiting for the other shoe to drop. The Palo Alto, Calif., computer giant, as expected on Tuesday, enacted a major restructuring plan it says will get its finances in order and ultimately make it more competitive in the…
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SMB Data Replication Box Aims to Replace Tape
Lasso Logic plans to ship a gadget Monday it says will help small and midsize businesses free themselves from the snarl of cumbersome tape systems they use to back up data. The gadget works in tandem with Lasso Logic’s storage facilities to give customers managed off-site storage and backup of all their data. Out in…
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Intel Doubles Down on Linux
Intel is asking itself what’s next for Linux. The chip giant recently pulled its disparate efforts to work with the operating system. Those efforts span programs aimed at notebooks, desktops, servers, storage and vertical markets such as telecommunications, together under one roof, creating a Linux Program Office, run by its Software and Solutions Group. Intel…
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Customers Turn Up Heat on Outsourcing Providers
Customers are demanding a lot more of their outsourcing providers. At least that’s what newly released data from market-watcher TPI suggests. The company on Friday reported that 20 percent of the value of outsourcing deals inked in the first six months of 2005 represented restructured contracts as opposed to entirely new awards. That figure compares…
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N-Able Adds Security Patches to Managed Services
N-Able is partnering with Shavlik to give IT-services providers the ability to remotely secure and update their customers’ systems. N-Able Technologies Inc., of Ottawa, Ontario, Monday added remote security patch management and software updates to its OnDemand managed-services platform. The company is powering its PatchIt Online service with technology from Roseville, Minn,-based Shavlik Technologies LLC’s…
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Apple Earnings Show Rising Mac Sales
Industry analysts examining Apple’s Wednesday earnings statement concurred that the most interesting information revealed was the strong growth of Macintosh computer sales. As discussed in Apple Computer Inc.’s fiscal third quarter conference call, sales of Macintosh computers have risen 35 percent over the year-ago quarter, which gave the Apple products triple the sales rate of…
