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Ingram Micro Appoints New CEO as Spierkel Retires
Technology distribution giant Ingram Micro (NYSE:IM) has named Alain Monie as CEO, effective January 20, replacing Greg Spierkel who is leaving the role to spend more time with his family after helping with the management transition until April 15. Monie, 61, joined Ingram Micro as executive vice president in January 2003 and was named to…
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Apple, BlackBerry Most Common Devices Connecting to Corporate Networks: Report
The number of personal mobile devices connecting to the corporate network has more than doubled in the past two years—with nearly half of devices storing sensitive data, according to a report from security specialist Check Point Software Technologies. The report, "The Impact of Mobile Devices on Information Security," shows 71 percent of businesses believe mobile…
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Cloud, Big Data, Virtualization Driving Enterprise Linux Growth
Linux is poised for continued growth among new and existing users thanks to lower total cost of ownership, technical features and security, among other reasons, according a recent Linux Foundation survey. The January 2012 report from the Linux Foundation and Yeoman Technology Group titled "Linux Adoption Trends 2012: A Survey of Enterprise End Users" claims…
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Polycom Releases Product Updates, Partners With IBM
ORLANDO, Fla.–At Lotusphere, videoconferencing and unified communications developer Polycom unveiled product updates and a partnership with IBM designed to bolster its social business strategy and simplify enterprises integration of video, as well as a new video-as-a-service cloud offering. “We’re observing that video is becoming more pervasive. It’s really gone far beyond what you may expect…
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Motorola Xoom Getting Ice Cream Sandwich Upgrade
One week after attendees of the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show searched high and low for tablets based on Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, Motorola Mobility (NYSE:MMI) said its Xoom WiFi model would begin getting the ICS upgrade. The ICS upgrade will begin rolling out in phases over the air in the…
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IT Priorities Multiply as Budgets Stagnate: Gartner
IT organizations will have to deliver on multiple priorities without an increase in their IT budget, as CIO IT budgets are expected to be flat, increasing just 0.5 percent, with declining IT budgets in North America and Europe, according to a global survey of CIOs by tech industry research firm Gartner’s Executive Programs. Forty-six percent…
