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Dell Pushes Acer Down in PC Market Share, HP Retains Lead, IDC Says
SAN FRANCISCO July 14 (Reuters) – Global sales of personal computers surged more than 20 percent in the second quarter, according to data released on Wednesday, boosted by strong demand from businesses and the European market. Total shipments in the April to May period climbed 22.4 percent, according to IDC. Gartner put the growth at…
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Microsoft Releases Public Beta for Windows 7 SP1, Extends XP Downgrade Rights
Software giant Microsoft announced during its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) the availability of the public beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1), which the company noted does not contain any new features specific to Windows 7. However, the features in SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 benefit Windows 7…
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HP EHReady Health Care Program a Boon for VARs?
HP today unveiled a new health care program called HP EHReady focused on easing physicians’ and hospitals’ moves to electronic health records. HP said it plans to rely on its reseller community to achieve success in the EHR marketplace, and will help educate VARs, physicians and hospitals on success factors and best practices in the…
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iPhone 4 Consumer Reports Verdict: Can’t Recommend
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12 (Reuters)—Consumer Reports said it cannot recommend Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4 to buyers after tests confirmed the device’s well-publicized reception glitches. It added that that AT&T Inc (NYSE:T), the exclusive mobile phone carrier for the iPhone 4, was not necessarily the main culprit. The influential nonprofit organization, which publishes guides on everything…
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SugarCRM’s Sugar 6 Sweetens Up Microsoft Windows Azure
Open-source customer relationship management (CRM) software specialist SugarCRM announced its latest version of their flagship software solution, Sugar 6, is now certified for deployment on Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud computing platform. With the availability of Sugar 6 on Azure, SugarCRM developers and users have more choices in deploying and developing Sugar 6 in the cloud,…
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Microsoft Cloud Strategy: New Channel Chief Outlines Transformation Plan
For much of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, executives from CEO Steve Ballmer down have talked nothing but cloud computing and what Microsoft is doing to deliver Web-based applications and platforms. Answers for how Microsoft will work with partners came this morning from new channel chief Jon Roskill, who laid out many specifics for the…