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VARStreet Steers Resellers to E-Commerce
VARs doing business with the U.S. Department of Defense, Coca-Cola Co. or the state of Virginia already know that if they don’t connect directly to the buyers’ procurement systems, they will lose business. More and more federal and state agencies—and smaller numbers of corporations—are requiring IT suppliers to sell them products such as laptops, desktops,…
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IEEE Settles On 802.11n Standard, Easing Wireless Integration
The IEEE working group dedicated to the next-generation 802.11n standard has settled on a single proposal, TGn Sync, members said late Thursday night. The proposal, which is backed by Atheros, Intel, Sony, Matsushita, Toshiba, and others, must now garner a 75 percent “supermajority” vote at the next IEEE meeting in May. The TGn Sync won…
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Linspire Releases Latest Desktop Linux OS
Linspire Inc. announced Wednesday that it has released the latest version of its desktop Linux operating system, Linspire “Five-0.” The San Diego-based company, which was known as Lindows until reaching a settlement last year with Microsoft Corp. over trademark issues, has incorporated nearly 1,200 improvements and enhancements into the new version. Included with the new…
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Dell Shuts Down White-Box Channel Effort
Dell has pulled the plug on a program to sell unbranded desktop PCs through channel partners. The company said customers prefer to buy the Dell brand. But channel sources interviewed by The Channel Insider said Dell Inc. had trouble signing up VARs for the program, which kicked off in August 2002, because they don’t trust…
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Akamai to Buy Speedera in Stock Deal
Akamai Technologies Inc. Wednesday announced plans to acquire distributed content delivery service provider Speedera Networks Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger transaction. Under the terms of the deal, valued at $130 million, Akamai will acquire all of the outstanding common stock, preferred stock, and vested and unvested stock options of Speedera and its India-based, wholly-owned subsidiary,…
