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IDC: Cloud Server Revenue Headed to the Sky
IT researcher IDC reported May 10 that the combination of “an aging server installed base and IT managers’ desire to rein in increasingly complex virtual and physical infrastructure” along with a general upturn in the buying environment is boosting sales of commodity-type servers used in public and private cloud computing systems. Based on its first…
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Polycom’s Channel Chief Elevated to CEO
Video conferencing equipment vendor Polycom has a new CEO: former Cisco Systems and Tandberg executive Andrew Miller was named to the post May 10. Miller replaces Robert Hagerty, who is resigning as CEO and board chairman and is leaving his position on the board. Miller’s appointment is effective immediately, and Hagerty will stay around a…
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Avaya Optimizes Certification Program to Include SIP, Subscription Pricing
Enterprise communications vendor Avaya is expanding its IT certification program to include a SIP Communications Architect certification. The new certification comes as part of a solutions-based focus that Avaya announced fall 2009 for its Avaya Connect Professional Credentials program, designed to give channel partners greater insight into how products work together. Avaya is offering a…
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Android Edges Out iPhone in Smartphone OS Sales
Apple’s iPhone used to be the upstart, sneaking into IT organizations as executives demanded support and integration with corporate email, and vendors have come through with technology to support it. But now IT shops and IT solution providers may find themselves compelled to add support for another upstart – smartphones based on Google’s Android operating…
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eWEEK Labs: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 A Winner
eWEEK Labs took a first run at Microsoft SharePoint 2010, testing it both on Microsoft’s equipment and at eWEEK Lab’s own set up in San Francisco. The software requires strong familiarity with Windows Server and Active Directory, and administrators should also have knowledge of SQL Server. >>Click here to read the rest of eWEEK Labs…