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Cloud Fears: Quicken Online Users Shut Down
Image via Wikipedia Pointing to one of the dangers of putting all your eggs into one, uh, cloud, Intuit last weekend cut off all its Quicken Online users, encouraging them to set up Mint.com accounts instead. Intuit acquired the cloud-based personal finance application provider Mint.com a few years ago, acknowledging the momentum behind cloud-based solutions.…
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VMware Fortifies Cloud Efforts with Integrien and TriCipher Acquisitions
Looking to provide more comprehensive cloud offerings and services VMware announced the acquisition of two companies during a keynote address at VMworld this week. VMware will acquire Integrien, a real time application and infrastructure performance analytics software provider and TriCipher, a provider of secure access management and enterprise identity federation for cloud-hosted software as a…
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ViewSonic Android ViewPad 7 Tablet Computer to Debut
ViewSonic is ready to roll out its Android-based, 7-inch mini-tablet multitouch device, called the ViewPad, at the IFA 2010 show in Berlin, which begins Sept. 3. This tablet is expected to compete against better-known offerings from Apple and Samsung. >>Click here to read the rest of the story
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HTG Peer Groups Creates HTG Group for Technology Vendors
Look at many of the most successful IT solution providers today and they are likely members of peer groups, such as HTG Peer Groups, a network of IT solution provider executives that collaborate and share business best practices on a regular basis. Now HTG Peer Groups is expanding to include additional segments of the IT…
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Employers Cut Jobs in August Signaling Stall to Economic Recovery
The U.S. manufacturing sector grew faster than expected in August but private employers unexpectedly cut jobs, showing the economic recovery still faces headwinds. The 13th straight month of manufacturing expansion calmed fears that U.S. economy may head back into recession, but the drop in employment and a slump in construction spending to a 10-year low…
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VMware, HP Cozy Up at VMworld
Image via Wikipedia Watch out, Cisco. HP and VMware are getting cozier. The two have struck a partnership to deliver a new virtualization solution, reference architectures and IT services to help customers get to the cloud more quickly. HP and VMware announced the deal at VMworld in San Francisco today. The deal calls for VMware…
