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HP Tackles Dedupe With Data Center Blitz
LAS VEGAS — In a bid to reinforce its claim to be the only vendor who can legitimately provide a single-source solution to all of an organization’s data-center needs, HP has announced a flurry of new servers, storage products and its first home-grown data dedupe solution. Unveiled at its Tech Forum 2010 as part of…
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FTC in Talks with Intel to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit
The FTC filed a lawsuit in December 2009 accusing Intel of anti-competitive business practices intended to stifle competition from AMD and Nvidia. Intel and the FTC have now filed a joint motion to suspend the legal proceedings while the two sides work to negotiate a settlement. Intel’s statement indicated that a consent order has been…
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U.S. Search Share Increases for Google
Yahoo dropped from 14.96 percent in April to 14.43 percent in May; Bing fell from 9.43 percent the prior month to 9.23 percent. The numbers stand out against the May search statistics from comScore, which used two data sets. One showed Google gaining in search, the other showed Google losing share to Yahoo and Bing.…
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Acer Offers Long Battery Life on TimelineX Notebooks
The world’s number two computer maker, Acer, announced a line of Aspire notebooks, the TimelineX series, which are designed to offer eight hours of battery life and sport a thin design aimed at improving portability. The TimelineX Series starts at $599.99 and is currently available to U.S. customers, the company said. Combining Intel’s latest Core…
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IT Security Vendor SonicWall Gets Higher Offer on Company Takeover
BANGALORE June 22 (Reuters) – IT security company SonicWall Inc (NASDAQ:SNWL) said in a filing it had been approached by a privately held company to be acquired for $12 a share, trumping an earlier offer from private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Earlier this month, the New York-based private equity firm had offered to acquire the…