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Zyxel Launches Dual-Band Wireless-N Router
Zyxel Communications, a provider of secure broadband networking, Internet connectivity, home entertainment and routing products, announced the availability of the NBG5715, a simultaneous dual-band, 450M-bps wireless-N router. Marketed as a premium model in Zyxel’s wireless-N series, the NBG5715 creates two separate, concurrent networks to double performance compared with a traditional router. The NBG5715 is currently…
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IBM, HP in Tie for Worldwide Server Lead: IDC
IBM, fueled by a 24.5 percent jump in revenues, moved into a statistical tie with Hewlett-Packard as the world’s top server vendor, according to second-quarter market numbers from market research firm IDC. IBM saw growth in all segments, including a 61.1 percent jump in revenue — to $1.2 billion — from its System z mainframe…
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RIM Remains Committed to PlayBook in Wake of HP TouchPad Fire Sale
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) last week waved the white flag for tablets and smartphones based on its HP webOS operating system. Anyone thinking Research In Motion (NYSE:RIMM) or other OEMs are doing the same against the rising tide of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPads, which command over 80 percent of tablet market sales worldwide, would be mistaken. Motorola and…
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs Resigns
An east coast earthquake, a hurricane and now Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple’s CEO. In a note addressed to the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community, Jobs wrote: “I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I…
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Channel Case Study: The Value of Cold Calls
It was the cold call that turned into a half-a-million dollar business deal. When an inside sales associate at Carousel Industries called Dean College, not only did the solution provider fortuitously reach out at exactly the right time, it managed to put together a compelling deal, kicking off a relationship that has brought in hundreds…