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  • Novell Acquisition Deal Hits a Snag

    NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Shares of software maker Novell Inc (NASDAQ:NOVL) fell 6 percent in early Thursday trade after news that the company’s auction process was facing setbacks. "There’s some chatter that Novell is having problems closing the deal," said James Gilman, a Capstone Investments analyst. Reuters reported on Wednesday that Novell was…

  • RIM BlackPad Tablet Computer to Debut, Report

    Citing internal sources at RIM, the Wall Street Journal  reported Tuesday that RIM plans to unveil its new tablet computer next week at the upcoming RIM developers conference in San Francisco. In a surprising twist, the tablet, code-named “BlackPad,” will run the new QNX Software OS instead of the BlackBerry OS.   RIM purchased QNX…

  • Google’s Acquisition Engine: An Inside Look

    (Reuters) – In the fast-paced world of Silicon Valley innovation, Google’s chief dealmaker David Lawee puts many a youthful engineer to shame. As head of Google’s M&A group, he has powered up the search giant’s acquisition machine and his team is on track to nail down a deal every two weeks on average, in Google’s…

  • VMware Offers Virtualization Toolkits, University

    Virtualization and cloud infrastructure specialist VMware announced the release of Solution Enablement Toolkits (SETs), a suite of tools and assets designed to enable partners to create their own packaged solutions for repeatable and scalable value selling and delivery. VMware is also continuing its investment in the VMware Partner Network with the SETs, with enhancements to…

  • Monitoring IT Services with an Android Smartphone

    In a move indicating the emerging popularity of new distribution strategies for providers of mobile services and applications, Israeli-based IT Service Management (ITSM) vendor SysAid unveiled Android support for its IT asset tracking and service ticket software, making the mobile application available for free through the Android Market. IT Service Management is a rapidly growing…

  • Ingram Micro Eyes Midmarket, Advanced Technology, with Two New Divisions

    Looking to midmarket sales and advanced technologies, IT distributor Ingram Micro has announced two new integrated technology divisions in its U.S. operations and new resources in its core distribution business. Ingram Micro said the new divisions are for channel partners and vendors in the U.S. who sell and support higher-end technology solutions and services. The…

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