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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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • HP Launches Cisco Trade-in Promotion

    Technology giant Hewlett-Packard, estimating that nearly $9 billion in Cisco networking equipment is approaching end of life or service in 2011, announced the HP Networking “A Catalyst for Change” Cisco trade-in promotion for qualifying U.S. customers. The program enables clients to upgrade from existing Cisco network gear to open standards-based HP solutions. To help facilitate…

  • Technology Merger and Acquisition Activity Heating Up for 2011

    LONDON (Reuters) – Big-name technology firms will compete to acquire niche software groups in 2011 as part of a growth plan they hope will cater to recession-hit clients clamoring for a wider range of services. Having learned the lessons of the dot-com bubble collapse in 2000, technology companies were quick to cut headcount — their…

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