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SAP, Sybase Mobility Plans Rely on Channel Muscle
With the final contract’s ink barely dry, SAP and Sybase are letting the world know their marriage aims for enterprise mobility domination. Today, SAP, and its mobile subsidiary Sybase, released a slew of announcements focused on convincing the mobile market they’re here to stay. Today’s announcements indicate that Sybase is getting its ducks in a…
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HP CEO Candidates: Five Possible Replacements for Hurd from Inside HP
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co said it was looking inside and outside the company to find a replacement for Mark Hurd, who resigned on Friday following a sexual harassment investigation that found Hurd violated HP’s policy for standard business practices. Analysts said HP had a deep bench of executive talent to draw from, even…
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Video: The Next Frontier
Channel Insider’s own Larry Walsh recently interviewed Cisco’s Keith Goodwin. Goodwin and Walsh hit on a pair of topics I have been watching closely: virtualization and video. Goodwin outlines a lot of the mid-market strategy for virtualization adoption, and highlights the successes they have experienced with mid-market over large enterprise: “Some of the first wins…
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HP Sexual Harassment Probe Leads to Surprise Resignation of CEO Mark Hurd
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) CEO Mark Hurd unexpectedly resigned on Friday after a sexual harassment probe found he had a "close personal relationship" with an HP contractor who received improper payments. The shocking announcement from the world’s top personal computer maker sent its shares plunging 10 percent as Hurd is…
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Dell Ultrathin Laptop Inspiron M101z Offers Long Battery Life
Computer maker Dell announced the availability of the Inspiron M101z Ultrathin notebook, a slim, sub-4-pound laptop that can fit in a handbag or backpack and is being aimed at users who require an ultra-portable devices with extended battery life. The M101z is powered by AMD Athlon II Neo Mobile processors and integrated ATi graphics and…