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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…

  • Google Plans Facebook Competitor

    NEW YORK July 27 (Reuters) – Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) has held talks with gaming companies as it looks to develop a new service to compete with social networking website Facebook, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Internet giant has had talks with makers of online games for…

  • Job Seeker Profiles Get Social as Dice Talent Network Debuts

    Look at any contemporary advice on careers and you’ll find that you should have a LinkedIn profile, a Facebook account and a Twitter account, and you should SEO-optimize your resume and any other profile information you have so that potential employers can find you. Online technology jobs marketplace Dice just made that a little easier…

  • Security Risks, Cost Hamper Adoption of Cloud Computing, Survey Finds

    An annual research report examining attitudes to cloud computing services amongst IT decision makers in U.K. and U.S. businesses, conducted by research firm Loudhouse and sponsored by cloud-based security specialist Mimecast, found that while a majority of organizations (51 percent) are now using some form of cloud computing service, concerns around cost and security hamper…

  • Apple Loses Control: Federal Ruling Lets Users Alter iPhone Software

    July 27 (Reuters) – The U.S. copyright office issued exemptions to a copyright law, giving legal protection for people who unlock their smartphones like Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone. Changing operators’ fixed phone settings — a concept known as ‘jailbreaking’ — has become widely popular around the world since the 2007 introduction of Apple’s iPhone. The…

  • EHR Meaningful Use Guidelines Clarified

    Stage One of "Meaningful Use" Electronic Health Records (EHR) guidelines finally arrived from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and VARs wanting to snag a piece of the exploding EHR market need to understand it all inside and out.  Big players, such as HP and Sage, and distributors, such as Tech Data and…

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