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  • SaaS CRM Market Set to Triple by 2015: AMI Report

    Cloud-based business applications are garnering considerable attention from U.S. small to midsize businesses, according to AMI-Partners’ latest U.S. SMB Cloud Services Study. The software-as-a-service customer relationship management market—already representing 570,000 U.S. SMB firms—is set to undergo double-digit year-over-year growth in the next five years, the report projected. During this period, spending on SaaS CRM will…

  • Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet at $199 Challenges iPad

    NEW YORK CITY — Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) introduced its Kindle Fire tablet computer, a WiFi-only, 7-inch slate priced at $199.999 to drastically undercut the $499 base price of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad. The Kindle Fire, which is based on Google’s (NASDAQ:GOG) Android operating system, will go on sale Nov. 15. The device is equipped with an IPS,…

  • Mobility, Cloud Offer Opportunities for Businesses: Report

    The tech support market for small and midsize businesses will exceed $20 billion by 2015, according to Parks Associates, which notes that the 2008 launch of AT&T’s Tech Support 360 is a significant milestone in this market because this service was the first to integrate communications, data services and technical support on a nationwide level.…

  • Apple Announces iPhone Event on Oct. 4

    Apple seems ready to launch its next smartphone, sending to media an invite for an Oct. 4 event. “Let’s talk iPhone,” it reads, below a calendar icon for that date, a clock icon set to 10 a.m., a phone icon and a map icon indicating Apple’s Infinite Loop headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. Increasing chatter over…

  • Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab 8.9 With Smaller Body, Bigger Specs

    Samsung is doubling down on its Galaxy devices, with the announcement that its Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet will ship Oct. 2. Over the past year, the company has affixed the Galaxy brand to a growing number of smartphones and tablets, in a bid to offer an alternative ecosystem to Apple’s iOS. The newest Galaxy Tab,…

  • Avnet Launches Data Center Lifecycle Services Portfolio

    Avnet Technology Solutions is launching a new set of services focusing on data center technologies to help partners win business and provide more comprehensive solutions to their customers. The Avnet Data Center Lifecycle Services portfolio combines supplier-branded resold services and managed, cold and professional services that were formerly under Avnet’s SolutionsPath Services brand. The services…

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