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Futurist and Channel Star McBain Leaving Lenovo
Futurist, Innovator and Lenovo SMB Channel Chief Jay McBain has left his role at the PC maker after a period where he’s increased SMB sales by focusing on managed service providers. McBain announced his departure in his personal blog and hinted at his future direction. The smart money is that McBain is heading for some…
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Google Launches Improved Migration Tools for Microsoft Exchange, Outlook
Search engine giant Google added updated versions of their data migration tools for Microsoft Exchange and Outlook, which are available to Google Apps for Business and Education customers. The company noted this year alone, customers have migrated over 3.5 billion emails to Google Apps, along with over 100 million calendar events and 25 million contacts.…
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OS33 Introduces Quick Start Hosted IT Program
OS33, a cloud-based IT delivery automation platform for managed service providers (MSPs), announced its Quick Start Program, which provides new partners with a branded demo environment within 24 hours, giving them access to a hosted IT automation platform. Quick Start is available on a month-to-month basis for $500 per month. Partners can then transition to…
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Dot Hill buys Cloverleaf
Dot Hill buys Cloverleaf Date: JanuaryPrice Tag: $11.5 millionSpecialty Gained: Storage virtualization Dell buys Exanet assets Date: FebruaryPrice Tag: $12 millionSpecialty Gained: Clustered NAS EMC buys Greenplum Date: JunePrice Tag: UndisclosedSpecialty Gained: Data warehousing Dell buys Ocarina Date: JulyPrice Tag: Undisclosed Specialty Gained: Deduplication hardware and software IBM buys Netezza Date: SeptemberPrice Tag: $1.78 billionSpecialty…
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Samsung Fascinate (Verizon)
Samsung Fascinate (Verizon) This lightweight device is fast. With a 4-inch WVGA screen running Android 2.1, users also get 3G, Wi-Fi, GPSD, HD video playback and a 5MP camera.Retail: $579. Less with a contract and/or rebates. Apple iPhone 4 (AT&T) New features in the latest iteration of the iPhone include a higher resolution display and…
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iPhone, Android Use Growing at Work
(Reuters) – Smartphones such as Google Inc’s Android-based devices and Apple Inc’s iPhone are poised to become popular business tools, said an executive at the world’s biggest technology distributor. Increased use of Androids and iPhones for business, as consumers look to simplify their lives with one device for work and play, could hurt Research in…
