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Apple iPhone 5 Anticipation Growing: Survey
Anticipation in the consumer electronics world is soaring for the launch of Apple’s iPhone 5, which is rumored to be hitting store shelves this fall. PriceGrabber, a part of Experian, released the results of its iPhone 5 survey, revealing that 35 percent of consumers plan to purchase the latest iPhone upon its release. Of these…
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First Church of Christ Scientist Goes Google
When The First Church of Christ, Scientist – a global church and international news organization – wanted to revamp its email systems to contain management costs for its global email network accessed by different types of end-user devices, cloud-based Google Apps seemed like a perfect fit. But the transition from the organization’s legacy on-premise Microsoft…
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Unified Communications: The Untapped Channel Opportunity
When you think of unified communications, it’s hard to imagine anyone not wanting to take advantage of the technology. I mean, unless you’re a Luddite, why would you resist integrating cell and landline phone service with email, video and instant messaging? Think about it: You’re on the road and you want to check on your…
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Cost, Security Fears Hampering Cloud Computing Growth
A survey of cloud decision makers at large enterprises in North America found that 52 percent of those polled said that internal change and learning was the leading roadblock to cloud project success, pointing to possible pent-up demand for advisory services, as users struggle with the change brought on by the cloud. According to the…
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Acer Acquires Cloud Specialist iGware for $320 Million
Acer is taking to the cloud as it looks to expand beyond its core PC business, buying cloud specialist iGware July 21 for $320 million. Acer, which regularly competes with Dell for the No. 2 spot on the list of the world s top PC makers, will call the new business the Acer Cloud Technology…
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Google Voice Gets Multiple Call Functionality
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) July 20 rolled out a service to augment its phone calling capability in Gmail by letting users make multiple calls at the same time. The search giant surprised users last August when it launched calling capability in Gmail, which leverages the company’s Google Voice phone management application and voice and video plug-in. Google…