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  • Cisco Adds to Networking, Storage Solutions for Small Business

    Cisco Systems is introducing networking, security and storage products to its portfolio of offerings for small and midsize companies as it continues to push for a larger share of that market. Cisco has always had a significant presence in the enterprise, but in recent years, company officials have talked about their desire to grow their…

  • Document Foundation Launches Open Source LibreOffice 3.3 Suite

    The Document Foundation launched LibreOffice 3.3 on Jan. 25, just a mere five days after announcing a release candidate. This is the first stable release of the open-source office suite since its breakaway from Oracle’s OpenOffice.org project in September. Concerned about Oracle’s plans for OpenOffice after the Sun acquisition, about a third of OpenOffice developers…

  • Amazon Gets Into Bulk E-Mail Cloud Service Market

    Amazon Web Services Jan. 25 launched a bulk e-mail service for businesses and developers, providing a messaging option for the cloud computing provider’s arsenal of Web-based services. AWS intends Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) as an alternative to the thorny work of building a custom messaging platform or licensing an e-mail service from a…

  • Level Platforms, ConnectWise Launch Upgrades for MSPs

    Managed services providers have two new tools in their arsenals from industry heavy-hitters LPI Level Platforms and ConnectWise. Level Platforms released its Managed Workplace 2011 integrated remote monitoring, management and automation software platform for IT service providers in the managed services business on Tuesday. And ConnectWise, a business management solution for IT service providers, VARs…

  • Business Leaders Looking for IT to Drive Revenue Growth: Survey

    CIOs must re-imagine IT to support growth and competitive advantage, based on results from the 2011 CIO Agenda survey by Gartner Executive Programs (EXP). CIOs reported that their organizations are emphasizing growth, in addition to continued vigilance on cost and operational efficiencies.The worldwide CIO survey was conducted by Gartner EXP from September to December 2010…

  • Motorola Xoom Tablet to Arrive in February

    Motorola Xoom, the first tablet based on Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system, is launching from Best Buy Feb. 17. Engadget, which said the device will ship with 32GB of onboard storage, scored the scoop via an internal Best Buy document posted here. The news comes after Android Central reported the minimum price for the…

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