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Samsung Galaxy Tab to Hit Global Markets in 2010
(Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said it plans to sell its Galaxy Tab tablet computer in the United States, Japan, South Korea and Italy this year, taking aim at frontrunner Apple in the new but already congested segment. Although it will also compete with a bevy of devices from the likes of Dell and HP, the…
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CommVault Simpana 9 Launch Recognizes Growth of Virtualization
Commvault’s Simpana 9 data management software “bridges the physical storage world and the rapidly emerging virtual one” by adding four major new functions including generation three deduplication extended to the source level, support for Xen virtualization platforms, simplified migration tools, and better protection of snap backups. The result is Simpana 9, which Commvault is launching…
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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.…