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  • CA Technologies Teams with Tekmark Global Solutions on Partner Program

    IT management software and solutions company CA Technologies announced Wednesday it is partnering with Tekmark Global Solutions on its new CA Services Tiered Partner Program. The program is designed to establish more effective process and structure for its CA Services partner network members, the Islandia, N.Y.-based company said in a statement. Partners participating in the…

  • Dell Holds Lead Over Acer in Global PC Market

    Dell, for the second straight quarter, held its lead over Acer during the global PC market’s third quarter, market research firm iSuppli reported Dec. 7. The Texas PC maker, which remained in second place and was boosted by corporate PC sales, sold 11.3 million units, representing a growth of 7.2 percent over the 10.5 million…

  • Google Android Phones Are Network Hogs: Study

    The growing popularity of Android-operated phones — made by companies including Asian vendors HTC Corp and Samsung Electronics — comes as handsets look set to overtake computers as the most used device for browsing the Web. Wireless operators are keen on raising revenue from Internet browsing and the social networking boom as revenue from traditional…

  • Social Media as PR Device Comes of Age in 2011: Report

    Social media, measurement and strategic communications planning are top of the list as areas of focus, according to 508 respondents in survey results Vocus and research partner Deirdre Breakenridge released Dec. 8 titled, Social Media Comes of Age: The Vocus 2011 Planning Survey. A summary of the findings from the survey indicated PR would be…

  • Salesforce to Buy Cloud-Platform Firm Heroku

    Salesforce said it would pay $212 million net of cash. It also plans to issue $27 million in stock to Heroku employees and pay $10 million in cash for unvested Heroku shares as part of the deal. Salesforce expects the deal to hurt fourth-quarter adjusted earnings by 2 cents a share and by 12-13 cents…

  • Twitter Hit With Worm Abusing Google URL Shortener

    A new Twitter worm has surfaced that abuses Google’s goo.gl link shortening service. The worm has been seen spreading with the following links: "goo.gl/R7f68" and "goo.gl/od0az." Twitter is aware of the attack and stated in a tweet that it is pushing out password resets to anyone affected. The microblogging site also advised users to check…

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