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Cisco Outlook: A Bellwether or A Cisco Problem?
(Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc’s (NASDAQ:CSCO) reliance on government spending for a big piece of its business was seen as a good thing — until governments stopped spending. Now, a sudden crunch in spending by debt-burdened European nations and U.S. state and local governments is partly to blame for a bleak forecast that rocked global…
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Compulsory Flash Intros
Compulsory Flash Intros Have you ever tried to enter a shopping mall and had a big burly guy block your entry until you watched a cool promo video? That’d annoy the heck out of you, right? Okay then. Same principal applies to your site. Hidden Contact Information If a customer has to play a version…
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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,…
