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HP Channel Chief DiFranco Moves to PSG
HP’s channel chief Stephen DiFranco has been appointed to senior vice president and general manager for the Americas region of HP’s Personal Systems Group (PSG). DiFranco will continue to lead the solution provider program until a replacement is named, HP said. HP has commenced a search for a new channel chief. DiFranco’s move to PSG…
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Microsoft Teases Windows 8 Features, Pushes Win 7
Even as it teased the features of Windows 8 to a stadium full of its channel partners assembled in Los Angeles’ Staples Center, Microsoft was still hawking Windows 7, pointing out that more than 200 million PCs are still running Windows XP, an operating system launched in 2001. Microsoft’s Tami Reller, corporate vice president and…
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Google+ to Target Business Customers
Google may have found a way to challenge not only Facebook, but also LinkedIn: Its new Google+ social network will apparently evolve in a way that allows businesses to build profiles and interact with the public. We have a great team of engineers actively building an amazing Google+ experience for businesses, and we will have…
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Gateway, MSI Laptops Offer New Intel, AMD Chips
Computer makers MSI and Gateway are rolling out laptops sporting new chip technologies from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. MSI on July 8 unveiled the latest additions to its X-Slim Series of notebooks, including one the X460 that company officials are calling the lightest to offer Intel’s high-end quad-core Core i7 chip. The 14-inch ultraportable…
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Can Microsoft Regain Its Technology Goliath Status?
Anyone who has been around for more than a few years in the technology industry can remember when Microsoft was a Goliath that couldn’t be taken down. The company dominated the technology industry and toppled those companies who dared to threaten its market share. And that’s not because Microsoft was ever first to market with…