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NetApp’s FlexPod for VMware Goes Up Against EMC’s vBlock
Storage vendor NetApp’s biggest refresh of product lines to date includes the introduction of a new data center architecture design, FlexPod for VMware, that goes straight up against rival EMC’s Vblock architecture. NetApp Channel Chief Julie Parrish told Channel Insider that the new FlexPod for VMware comes from the ongoing collaboration among Cisco, NetApp and…
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Lenovo Sees Quarter Improvement, Eyes PC Acquisitions
HONG KONG, Nov 10 (Reuters) – A return to profitability in mature markets helped Lenovo (HK:0992) beat expectations to post its best profit growth in a year, and it may follow rivals Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and HP (NYSE:HPQ) in using M&A to fuel growth. The world’s No. 4 PC brand is looking for merger and acquisition…
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HP’s CEO Apotheker Surfaces in Japan
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 9 (Reuters) – If the private eyes hired by Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL) to track down Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Leo Apotheker could read Japanese, they might have already closed the case. Apotheker’s whereabouts have been the subject of much debate in a high-profile legal battle between Oracle and SAP (DE:SAPG), the company he…
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AMD Fusion Chips for Low-End Laptops Shipping
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov 9 (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NYSE:AMD) has begun shipping its first "Fusion" microprocessors for low-end laptops, launching a product line it hopes will help it regain ground lost to larger rival Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC). The new "Ontario" processors, which combine a graphics processor and central processing on a single chip,…
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Technology Sales Predicted Strong this Holiday Season
NEW YORK, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Consumers will spend more this holiday on electronics than they have in each of the past 17 years, with laptops and Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPad topping wish lists, a leading industry trade group said on Tuesday. The average consumer will spend $232 on electronics gifts from TVs and MP3 players…
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ATandT Cuts BlackBerry Torch Price, Launches Three Windows Phone 7 Phones
(Reuters) – AT&T has slashed the price of Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Torch smartphone as it ushers in three devices running on Microsoft’s Phone 7 operating system ahead of the holiday buying season. The Torch, a touchscreen phone with a slide-out Qwerty keyboard, launched exclusively on AT&T from August 12 for $199.99 with a two-year…