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  • Windows, Android to Power Smartphone Surge, IDC Says

    The worldwide market for smartphones is expected to grow 55.4 percent this year compared with 2009 amid greater-than-expected demand for the do-it-all devices, according to IT research firm IDC. This is 10 percent higher than the previous forecast from the company’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. IDC said it now expects mobile phone vendors to…

  • Hurd Hire Boosts Oracle’s Channel Cred

    Image via Wikipedia In the day since Oracle announced it would hire HP ex-CEO Mark Hurd to serve as president, replacing Charles Phillips, plenty has been written about just what Hurd brings to the table for Oracle. For instance, Oracle now has an executive that has led a multi-billion dollar business. It now has an…

  • Skype Targets Business with Channel Partner Program

    Cloud voice and video services vendor Skype is looking to up its game in the business world by introducing the Skype Channel Partner Program to help serve businesses that want to use Skype for their collaboration and communication needs. And for solution providers looking to become serious players in video conferencing, Skype may very well…

  • Ingram Micro Cloud Division Gets New Leader

    IT distribution giant Ingram Micro has named a new head of its managed services and cloud computing business.  Renee Bergeron will head up that arm of the business, replacing Justin Crotty who left Ingram Micro this summer to join hosted infrastructure and applications services provider, Netenrich. Bergeron will be responsible for Ingram Micro’s managed services…

  • DRAM Revenue to Reach $40 Billion in 2010: Report

    A report from IT market analysis firm Research and Markets projected the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) industry will experience robust growth in revenues throughout 2010. Worldwide DRAM revenue is expected to near $40 billion in 2010, up 81 percent from the $22 billion earned in 2009, according to the report. Global DRAM sales volumes…

  • Oracle Hires HP’s Former CEO Mark Hurd

    NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Silicon Valley technology giant Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL) has hired Mark Hurd, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) who resigned amid a scandal, as president. Hurd, a close friend of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison will replace Charles Phillips, who has resigned, Oracle said in a statement on Monday.…

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