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IT Startups Offer Freedom, Speed: Dice Report
According to more than 750 tech professionals surveyed by Dice, startups appeal not for their much-discussed perks, but for their workplace environment. Those who choose life in a startup do so because they believe that’s where they’ll find bosses and colleagues who value entrepreneurship (42 percent), speed (22 percent) and freedom (19 percent). For all…
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Verizon Tablets, Mobile Phones Get American Express Serve
Financial services company American Express and network operator Verizon Wireless announced they will integrate Serve, a next-generation digital payment and commerce platform, on many Verizon mobile phones and tablets. Over the coming months, Verizon Wireless customers will be able to establish Serve accounts that will enable them to make payments and redeem offers for goods…
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More Advanced Persistent Threats Hitting the Enterprise: Cisco
Malware is increasingly being used as advanced persistent threats against enterprises, according to the latest quarterly report from Cisco. There were 287,298 "unique malware encounters" in June 2011, double what was found in March, according to a Global Threat Report from Cisco Security Intelligence Operations released Aug. 1. Since the beginning of 2011, unique malware…
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IDC Lowers Chip Sales Forecast as Consumer PC Demand Slows
IDC analysts are reducing their projections for processor growth this year, due in large part to slowing consumer demand for PCs fueled by problematic economic issues in mature markets like the United States and Europe. In a report Aug. 2, IDC analysts said they now expect shipments of PC microprocessors — which include chips for…
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Lenovo LS Monitor Series Complements ThinkCentre Edge Desktops
Computer maker Lenovo announced a series of monitors – the LS Series – to give small to medium-size businesses a line of monitors crafted to their needs with large screens, enhanced image presentation and touch-enabled navigational control. The 21.5-inch LS2221 wide and 23.6-inch LS2421p wide monitors are designed to be deskside companions for Lenovo’s series…
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AMD, HP Join Project to Run Data Centers on Wind, Solar Power
Advanced Micro Devices and Hewlett-Packard are teaming with the state of New York and Clarkson University on a research project to figure how best to use renewable energy to power containerized data centers. Specifically, the researchers want to determine not only whether the data centers such as HP’s PODS (Performance-Optimized Data Centers) can be run…