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Cisco Names Sherriff North American Channel Chief
Cisco has named Jim Sherriff as the head of the U.S. and Canada Partner Organization, which the networking and technology giant says is its largest theater of operation. The position was previously held by Wendy Bahr, who was moved to head up Cisco’s global and transformational partnerships earlier in July. Sherriff brings 30 years of…
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Toshiba Compact SATA Drives Debut
Toshiba Storage Device Division, a provider of small-form-factor hard disk drives, announced a family of 7,200-rpm 2.5-inch SATA drives. The MKxx61GSY is targeted at high-end notebook PCs, gaming laptops and mobile workstations and is available in 160GB to 640GB capacities. Toshiba has started shipping the MKxx61GSY, with volume production scheduled in the third quarter of…
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Cisco’s Channel Sheriff Rides into Texas
It’s tempting to say Jim Sherriff is the new sheriff in town for Cisco’s North American channel theaters. He was named senior vice president of Cisco’s U.S. and Canada partner organization this week. But really, Sherriff, a San Jose, Calif. native, will be working with partners rather than laying down the law in his new…
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Juniper Networks Acquires SMobile for $70 Million
Data center and cloud computing networking software specialist Juniper Networks has announced the acquisition of SMobile Systems, a privately held software company specializing in smartphone and tablet security solutions for the enterprise, service provider and consumer markets, for the sum of approximately $70 million in cash. Juniper did not disclose how the two companies will…
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Tech Data, Greenway Medical Technologies Sign Distribution Agreement for EHR
Tech Data has signed a distribution agreement with Greenway Medical Technologies and will offer solutions from that company, including its single-database electronic health records (EHR) through Tech Data’s Healthcare Specialized Business Unit. Tech Data will also offer Greenway’s practice management and interoperability solution, Primesuite. Greenway’s PrimeSuite centralizes patient records, clinical tools, billing, reporting, registration and…
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Arrow Electronics Quarter Strong
July 28 (Reuters) – Technology distributor Arrow Electronics Inc (NYSE:ARW) posted better-than-expected quarterly results driven by strength in its global component business and guided its third quarter well above Wall Street view. The distributor of electronic components and computer products expects to earn 96 cents to $1.06 per share, excluding items, on revenue of $4.39…