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VMware Buys Business Management Software Maker Digital Fuel
VMware made a move into the business-management software as a service sector June 13 by acquiring Israel-based Digital Fuel. Terms of the transaction were not released by either company, but Globes, an Israeli business Website that has covered the burgeoning IT scene in that country for a long while, reported that the deal cost VMware…
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American Airlines to Offer Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Flights
Samsung has found and interesting way to gain traction for its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computers: get them on airplanes as media entertainment devices. Samsung said June 13 it partnered with American Airlines to offer 6,000 Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets for premium class, in-flight entertainment on select flights later this year. The tablets will replace…
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HP Launches Compaq 100B Desktop PC for Small, Midsize Businesses
Featuring Advanced Micro Devices E-350 Dual-Core processors, integrated AMD Radeon HD 6310 Discrete-Class Graphics and AMD Vision Technology, the Compaq 100B from Hewlett-Packard is less than half the size of a traditional PC tower, the company said, and offers an array of productivity, security and servicing tools. It can handle up to 4GB of DDR3…
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HP Shakes Up Management Ranks
HP (NYSE:HPQ) is shaking up its executive ranks again just a month after a disappointing quarter report when CEO Leo Apotheker promised a greater focus on services and appointed HP veteran Ann Livermore to head up that effort in the interim. Now HP will send Livermore to its board of directors and relieve her of…
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McAfee Launches SMB Specialization in SecurityAlliance Program
Security specialist McAfee announced it is making “significant investments” to enable partners to sell McAfee security solutions to small and midsize businesses. In response to a worldwide opportunity of more than $7 billion for SMB security solutions, McAfee is launching the SMB Specialization within the McAfee SecurityAlliance program to enable partners to improve profitability while…
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Canadian MSP Cracks da Vinci Simplicity Code
Before his name became synonymous with cheap literary thrills, Leonardo da Vinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” He most likely was referring to art or perhaps engineering, but the statement could apply to a whole host of endeavors, including IT services delivery. Now, I don’t know if the folks who run the company formerly…