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Siemens Targets Cisco, Nortel with Channel Plan
Siemens Enterprise Communications may not be a household name, but the vendor is hoping its burgeoning channel program and its partner-driven move into the North American market will help it become one as it seeks to steal market share from vendors like Cisco and Nortel. In the four years since Siemens launched its North American…
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Java, Software Developers in Demand in 2012: Dice
The latest IT jobs report from online job site Dice suggested tech hiring managers are resolute in their staffing priorities for 2012 they need innovative professionals who design, code, build and operate. The report found that developers dominate the New Year’s most pressing hiring needs for a second straight year, although ops professionals made their…
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Businesses Overlook Power Management Savings Opportunities
PC power management (PCPM) is overlooked by business organizations, despite the cost savings it can deliver, according to a report by Ovum. According to the independent technology analyst firm, average power consumption savings of 40 percent are being ignored, due in part to fear from IT departments that PCPM solutions may disrupt core IT operations.…
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HP’s TouchPad Could Have Benefited From Tweaked webOS, Apps
The blame for the demise of Hewlett-Packard s TouchPad tablet can be placed with several parties, according to an article in The New York Times Jan. 1. The article assigns blame to several parties for the demise of Hewlett-Packard s TouchPad tablet. After that product crashed and burned in the marketplace, HP abandoned its plans…
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Apache Releases Hadoop 1.0
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has announced Apache Hadoop 1.0, the open-source software framework for reliable, scalable, distributed computing. The Jan. 4 release marks a major milestone six years in the making, and has achieved the level of stability and enterprise-readiness to earn the 1.0 designation, Apache officials said. "In addition to the major security…
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IBM’s New CEO Makes Key Management Changes
As IBM enters 2012, the systems giant has announced a series of management changes focused on strengthening its sales, enhancing its presence in growth markets and bolstering its services business. In her first acts as CEO of IBM, Virginia Rometty announced the changes on Jan. 3 in a letter to employees. Rometty became IBM’s first…
