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  • Small Business Borrowing Signals Recovery Gaining Steam

    (Reuters) – Borrowing by small businesses jumped in October, data released by PayNet Inc on Wednesday showed, evidence the recovery was gaining momentum even before the Federal Reserve’s latest round of monetary stimulus. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of financing to small businesses, rose 19 percent in October…

  • Reports: Intel, Nvidia in Settlement Talks

    Intel and Nvidia appear to be negotiating a settlement to their legal disputes, according to reports. The two companies, which traded legal accusations over licensing issues in 2009, were scheduled to go to trial Dec. 6, but asked a court in Delaware for a postponement while they worked on reaching a settlement. The postponemenet would…

  • ManageEngine Updates ServiceDesk Plus 8.0 With Service Catalog

    Network, systems, applications and security management software solutions provider ManageEngine announced the release of ServiceDesk Plus version 8.0, an updated generation of the company’s ITIL-ready help desk application. ServiceDesk Plus v8.0 offers a host of new features including a service catalog, enhanced asset management, automation of common help desk processes, multiple Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)…

  • Motorola to Split Off Enterprise Division in January

    Motorola has announced that its planned separation into two companies will occur Jan. 4, despite hopes of completing the transition by year’s end. The company will separate its consumer side, which makes products such as the successful Droid and Droid 2 smartphones, from a side that sells enterprise equipment. Greg Brown will be the co-CEO…

  • Cisco to Acquire Management Software Specialist LineSider

    Enterprise networking specialist Cisco Systems announced its intent to acquire privately held LineSider Technologies, a provider of network management software that helps customers build the network services necessary to securely create and deploy cloud computing infrastructure. Based in Danvers, Mass., the company said the LineSider acquisition would enhance Cisco’s ability to rapidly provision network services.…

  • Wireless Companies Playing Role in Linux Growth

    Contributions from wireless companies to the Linux operating system have increased rapidly, underlining the success of the open source software platform in smartphones, a report from the Linux Foundation said. The report, to be unveiled later on Wednesday, shows the role of traditional top contributors – Red Hat, Novell and IBM — is slightly decreasing,…

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