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Level Platforms Debuts Managed Workplace 2011
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corp. is collaborating with Level Platforms, a specialist in remote monitoring and management software, to bring real-time remote monitoring and management of Eaton’s uninterruptible power supplies to resellers, solution providers and managed service providers. The new Level Platforms offerings include three comprehensive policy modules that monitor the Eaton UPS units for…
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Strong Demand for Apple Products Mean Happy Holiday for iPad Maker
(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s iPad and bustling retail business have encouraged investors to shrug off the shaky economy and snap up the company’s shares as 2010 comes to a close. Checks by analysts over the past few weeks indicate strong demand for a number of Apple products, which has pushed its shares up as much…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Includes Windows, Internet Explorer Fixes
Dec 14 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) issued one of its biggest-ever security fixes on Tuesday, including repairs to its ubiquitous Windows operating system and Internet Explorer browser for flaws that could let hackers take control of a PC. Microsoft said on Tuesday that two of the new patches — software updates that write over…
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Symantec Board Facing Activist Shareholders
BOSTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Symantec Corp’s (NASDAQ:SYMC) lead independent director said that the world’s biggest maker of anti-virus software is "under attack" by activist shareholders critical of a big acquisition the company made in 2005. The comment suggests that there is tension between the company’s board of directors and a group of activist shareholders…
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Toshiba Laptop Sales Enjoying a Merry Holiday in U.S.
Dec 13 (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp (T:6502) expects its notebook personal computer sales in the United States to sharply outpace the industry in the holiday season. Jeff Barney, general manager of digital products for Toshiba America, expects laptop sales in the holiday quarter to grow in the low teens from a year ago. He said…
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Westcon to Offer ArcSight Security Solutions
In a move to strengthen its security portfolio, specialty distributor Westcon Group has inked a distribution agreement with ArcSight, a provider of cybersecurity and compliance solutions, the company announced Wednesday. Westcon will distribute ArcSight’s products in North America for the first time, and expand its distribution agreement in Europe – adding Norway, Ireland, Finland, Sweden…