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  • Dell’s Sales Flat, but Profits Up for Third Quarter

    Michael Dell told eWEEK last August that his company is steering more aspects of the business toward the higher-margin enterprise markets. That strategy apparently is starting to make a difference on the bottom line. Dell on Nov. 15 posted profits that were up 9 percent over the same period a year ago, despite banking only…

  • CA Puts Focus on Cloud to Enable Business Services

    Looking to help IT decision makers with the tools to get the most out of the leading edge infrastructure today, CA put the focus on CA Cloud 360 this week at CA World. At the center of its cloud plans, CA’s Cloud 360  lets IT analyze service-level performance and manage SLAs, survey and analyze their…

  • Quick Look Motorola’s ET1 Tablet is Built for Business

    Quick Look Motorola’s ET1 Tablet is Built for Business This tablet, designed for work, will run vertical industry applications under development by Motorola ISVs. No Title The Motorola ET1 features a customizable bezel, enabling a retailer or healthcare facility to put its own brand on the tablet No Title While this tablet is extraordinarily well-balanced…

  • Small Businesses Lack Adequate Internet Security: Symantec

    Although awareness is high, small to midsize businesses don’t consider themselves targets of cyber-attacks, according to findings of Symantec’s 2011 SMB Threat Awareness Poll. As a result, they are not implementing the proper safeguards to protect their information. The SMB Threat Awareness Poll examined the awareness levels of SMBs regarding the dangers of security threats,…

  • Salesforce.com Buys Model Metrics Cloud Consultancy

    Per its CEO Marc Benioff’s plan for the company, Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) made another acquisition aligned with its goals for padding its mobile, social and cloud-computing portfolio. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider agreed to purchase consulting services concern and partner Model Metrics for an undisclosed sum Nov. 14. Model Metrics advises over 500 clients on the deployment…

  • Gartner: Android Hits 52% Smartphone Share Worldwide

    Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system continued its steady march up the worldwide smartphone charts in the third quarter, reaching 52.5 percent, according to Gartner. Android, which more than doubled its smartphone pie from Q3 2010, took share from all of its rivals. The platform bested Nokia’s (NYSE:NOK) Symbian platform at 17 percent, down from 36…

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