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  • RIM Opens Enterprise Servers to iPhone, Android

    ORLANDO, Florida, May 5 (Reuters) – Research In Motion’s (TSE:RIM) decision to open its highly secure Enterprise servers to Apple and Android smartphones is a once-unthinkable concession that could save the BlackBerry maker’s skin. RIM, once the dominant force in out-of-office communications for business professionals, had little choice but to offer to manage communications sent…

  • The Marketing Isn’t Effective

    The Marketing Isn’t Effective So far, RIM’s marketing efforts related to the BlackBerry PlayBook have not been all that effective at outlining what its product is all about and which customers it’s designed for. That’s an issue. RIM needs to communicate to enterprise customers especially, why its product is better than the iPad 2 and…

  • Cisco Systems Cuts Again in Effort to Find Its Way

    BOSTON/NEW YORK, May 5 (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) plans to eliminate its emerging markets business unit in an effort to fix a slow moving sales organization. The technology bellwether, which recently said it lost its way after posting a string of disappointing results, on Thursday promised that the move would be part of…

  • CA Technologies, VCE Team Up on Vblock Technology

    CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) and VCE (a Cisco, EMC joint venture with investments from VMware and Intel), are teaming up to deliver integrated private cloud solutions for VCE’s Vblock Infrastructure Platforms, the companies have announced. CA and VCE said that the new platforms will help customers increase agility, reduce risks and lower costs. The partnership will…

  • Microsoft Launches Windows Thin PC RC

    Microsoft has issued a Release Candidate for Windows Thin PC, a platform that allows users to “repurpose” their PCs into thin clients running a locked-down version of Windows 7. “Customers like the reduced footprint of WinTPC. The machines they will likely use it on often have less disk space than brand-new machines, and WinTPC helps…

  • ConnectWise Capital Invests in Quosal

    ConnectWise Capital has made its third investment, adding Quosal, developer of an all-in-one software platform for quote and proposal preparation, delivery and management. The investment arm of ConnectWise, created to incubate emerging IT channel technologies and solutions for IT solution providers has made previous investments in remote monitoring management solution LabTech and hardware-as-a-service provider CharTec.…

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