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  • HP’s Apotheker Brings Over Communications Chief from SAP

    Jan 7 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) is naming a new executive to head up communications, bringing over a veteran from SAP AG (DE:SAPG). New HP Chief Executive Leo Apotheker, who was previously CEO at SAP, named Bill Wohl to the newly created position of chief communications officer, according to a memo sent to HP…

  • Lenovo Tempers Tablet Ferver, Says PCs Will Remain Strong

    LAS VEGAS, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Lenovo Group Ltd (HK:0992), which is making a concerted push into tablets, said it expects the devices to see good growth but still eventually only make up a fraction of the broader personal computer market. Rory Read, chief operating officer for Lenovo, predicted that tablets will settle in at…

  • Accelerating Software Sales to Spur IT Consulting, Systems Integration Demand

    While global IT purchases will rise 7.1 percent in 2011 to $1.7 trillion, don’t count on heavy hardware sales to fuel that growth, according to Forrester Research. That’s because the computer "restocking and replacement boom" that fueled market growth in 2010 is coming to an end. Hardware sales growth is slowing to 7.4 percent, the…

  • Microsoft Server Chief Muglia to Leave Company

    Jan 10 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) said on Monday the head of its third-largest business will leave the company in the summer and it is looking for a replacement. Bob Muglia, who runs Microsoft’s Server and Tools business, which makes money selling server software to companies, had been at the company for 23 years.…

  • 1. The Mobility Factor

    1. The Mobility Factor Tablets have helped business users become more mobile. Admittedly, the average employee was productive while on-the-go before tablets were so popular. But tablets tend to offer a smaller footprint than notebooks, they’re lighter, and they’re easier to break out and get work done on than their physical-keyboard-equipped counterparts. That has helped…

  • Oddly Innovative Products Released at CES 2011

    Oddly Innovative Products Released at CES 2011 Dry-All Wet Smartphone Emergency Kit For the clumsy among us, this kit’s contents provide a “hyperfast dry time and a patent pending absorption chamber” that the company claims can dry wet cell phones in as little as six hours. “A good idea to have on hand in case…

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