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Data Storage Vendor Isilon Systems Up For Sale, Report
Oct 2 (Reuters) – Data storage firm Isilon Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ISLN) is seeking bidders for a possible sale of the company, Bloomberg reported on Saturday, citing two people briefed on the matter. Seattle-based Isilon hired Qatalyst Partners, run by technology banker Frank Quattrone, to look for buyers, according to the report. An Isilon spokesman was…
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HP Software Acquisition Spree Expected
NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE:HPQ) choice of CEO may spur a flurry of deals in the software industry, as it shores up one of the weakest parts of its business to do battle with Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) and IBM (NYSE:IBM). Leo Apotheker, former head of German business software giant SAP (DE:SAPG) and now…
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LG Android Tablet Computer Canceled
Oct 4 (Reuters) – LG Electronics Inc (066570.KS) said on Monday that it had scrapped a plan to launch a tablet computer based on Google Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android 2.2 operation system known as "Froyo", a decision that may delay the rollout of its first tablet PC slated for next quarter. The decision could mark another…
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Cloud Services Begin to Impact SMB ICT Shipments, Report Finds
Small to medium-size businesses in the United States are rapidly increasing their use of cloud services, which is beginning to reduce their need for on-premises information and communication technology (ICT) equipment and is also allowing them more flexibility in the types of mobile devices they use, according to a report from IT research firm AMI-Partners.…
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Microsoft Windows Phone Series 7 to Go Up Against iPhone, Android, BlackBerry
Looks like the long-awaited debut of Windows Phone Series 7 is just around the corner. This morning, Redmond pushed “send” on an email to reporters that said the company, along with AT&T, will host a press conference on October 11. Expectations for Windows Phone 7 are high and mobile market watchers will be keeping a…
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Small Business Borrowing Climbing Again
(Reuters) – Borrowing by small businesses jumped in August, data released by PayNet Inc on Friday showed, adding to evidence the economy is not headed toward a double dip recession as some analysts have feared. The Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index, which measures the overall volume of financing to small businesses, rose 15 percent…