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Polycom Makes Video Platform Standard on Motorola Android Tablet
Polycom, the video collaboration technology vendor that last year made a strategic shift toward a more software-centric approach, is taking what officials are calling the next key step by having its RealPresence Mobile application shipping preloaded on the new Motorola Droid Xyboard tablet. Polycom officials said the RealPresence Mobile software will be demonstrated this week…
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OCZ Technology Buys Storage Software Provider SANRAD
High-performance solid-state storage device maker OCZ Technology added a key ingredient to its software lineup Jan. 9 in announcing the acquisition of privately held flash caching and virtualization software/hardware provider SANRAD. Terms of the deal were not revealed by OCZ. Mountain View, Calif.-based SANRAD, founded in 2000, has its research and development center in Tel…
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Epic EHR Platform Tops KLAS Health Care IT Software Rankings
Health care IT research firm KLAS recently unveiled its list of the top software platforms in health care, with Epic Systems at the top of its Overall Software Vendors Rankings. For the survey, KLAS looked at such application categories as Acute Care Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Ambulatory EMR (over 75 physicians) and Practice Management. For…
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IBM Closes on Acquisition of Platform Computing, Snaps Up Green Hat
Technology giant IBM announced it has completed the acquisition of Platform Computing, a privately held company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. On Oct. 11, 2011, IBM announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the company, a provider of cluster, grid and cloud management…
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Creating IT Futures: Looking for a Few Good VARs
Are you looking to hire in 2012 but want to give something back to the industry as well? CompTIA’s Creating IT Futures Foundation is looking for a few good VARs to volunteer for its IT-Ready Apprentice Program. The program, announced in fall 2011, provides employers with IT-Ready Apprentices who have been trained by CompTIA and…