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IBM Announces New SmartCloud Services, Java PaaS
IBM announced a host of new cloud offerings as part of its IBM SmartCloud initiative, including a new Java platform as a service. Big Blue announced new cloud services and software to provide choice, security and portability for enterprises as they shift workloads to the cloud and use it as a platform for business. IBM…
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Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Skype
Microsoft has formally completed its $8.5 billion Skype acquisition, making the communications company a division within its already-sprawling corporate structure. “This represents a huge leap forward in Skype’s mission to be the communication choice for a billion people every day,” Tony Bates, formerly Skype s CEO and now president of Microsoft’s Skype unit, wrote in…
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Acer’s TravelMate Timeline 8481T Notebook Designed With Enterprise in Mind
When it comes to enterprise computing, most IT decision-makers will choose between computers from Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo. Over the years, those firms have delivered the best products and value to companies, and IT staffs simply see them as their best bets when it comes to providing PCs to employees. But as of late, Acer…
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Imation Launches Scalable Storage Platform
Storage solutions specialist Imation has unveiled a scalable storage portfolio of data protection and data archive products designed to help data-intensive, compliance-driven small to medium-size businesses retain, retrieve and recover data. Imation’s scalable storage platform features InfiniVault and DataGuard multitiered data archive and data protection appliances, as well as the company’s existing RDX removable hard…
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Midmarket Businesses Investing More in Technology: Deloitte
Executives at three out of four midmarket companies are maintaining or boosting their long-term investments despite the U.S. economy s less than 1 percent growth rate during the first half of the year, according to a Deloitte survey. The report, "Mid-Market Perspectives: America’s Economic Engine — Competing in Uncertain Times," also indicates that a majority…
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Windows
Windows Earlier this year, Google launched Chrome OS, a cloud-based operating system that the company says could be a fine solution for consumers, enterprise users, and even educational institutions. But most companies are ignoring it. Windows, on the other hand, still dominates the OS space— and likely will for years to come, no matter what…
