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Tech Museum Vacation Eight Computer Museums Worth the Visit
Tech Museum Vacation Eight Computer Museums Worth the Visit Intel MuseumLocation: Santa Clara, CAThis immersive museum offers visitors hands-on exhibits that explore how computer chips are designed and manufactured. The best part? You get to try on one of the famous fab bunny suits. No Title InfoAgeLocation: Wall, NJHoused at Camp Evans, the birthplace of…
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HP, Dell Bidding War for Storage Vendor 3PAR Close to $2B
To say that modestly profitable utility storage maker 3PAR is a company in the right place at the right time would be a massive understatement. The Dell versus Hewlett-Packard bidding war for the smallish Fremont, Calif.-based enterprise storage company took two huge steps only minutes apart Aug. 27 when 3PAR, by far the hottest property…
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Intel Lowers Quarter Outlook on Weaker Consumer PC Sales
Intel Corp. lowered its outlook for the third quarter, saying it now expects revenue to come in at $11 billion, plus or minus $200 million. That compares to a previous expectation of $11.2 billion to $12 billion. Intel said that its lower expected revenue comes from weaker than expected demand for PCs in mature markets.…
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HP Acquires Database Warehousing Software Maker
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) said on Thursday it would acquire Stratavia, a private company that makes software to manage databases and has applications in cloud computing. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. HP said in a statement that Stratavia will make HP’s Software and Solutions portfolio stronger with…
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VMworld Themes: Cloud Computing, IT as a Service
IT as a service, cloud computing, and virtualization security will dominate as major themes around this year’s VMworld as vendors, channel partners and customers converge on San Francisco’s Moscone Center for VMware’s big conference starting August 30, 2010. >>Click here to read: Microsoft Supplants VMware in Big Customer Win VMware CEO Paul Maritz is expected…
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IT Service Outsourcing Deal Volume On The Rise
While more IT outsourcing services deals are being signed these days, the news is not all good. That’s because the value of the contracts signed has fallen, according to a new report by Ovum. The report revealed that the number of IT outsourcing services deals signed in the second quarter of 2010 was up from…
