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Symantec Acquires Encryption Companies, PGP, GuardianEdge
Symantec announced plans to acquire encryption specialists PGP and GuardianEdge Technologies. Under the terms of the agreements, Symantec will buy PGP for $300 million and GuardianEdge for $70 million. The plans represent something of a reversal for the company, which had previously declined to buy into the encryption market even as McAfee purchased SafeBoot and…
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Marvell Intros Gigabit Ethernet Switch Platform for Small Business
Integrated silicon solutions specialist Marvell introduced a Gigabit Ethernet switch platform designed for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs). Based on the Marvell Prestera family of packet processors and Marvell Alaska family of Gigabit transceivers, the Prestera 98DX3130 Ethernet switch and Alaska 88E1545 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver ICs are designed to drive down network Ethernet switch power…
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Apple’s Jobs Explains Flash Ban
In what amounts to a pot meets kettle moment, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has laid out a series of reasons why Apple does not support Adobe’s Flash on its mobile platforms. In essence, Jobs said Flash is not fit for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod platforms, claiming that, among other things, Flash is not secure,…
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PC Bellwether Microprocessors Grow
The PC microprocessor business continues to show signs that it’s coming out of the slump caused by the worldwide recession, according to research firm IDC. Intel continued to rule the market, increasing its market share by .5 percent over rival Advanced Micro Devices, according to IDC numbers released April 29. Overall, chip unit shipments showed…
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Future-Proofing the Channel Business Model
The channel as we know it will not exist in as few as five years, says Peter Sandiford, CEO of LPI Level Platforms, a managed services platform vendor based in Ottawa, Canada. While technology will continue to increase in complexity, product margins will continue to erode and most professional services will be provided remotely from…
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Ingram Micro: The Recession Is Over
IT distributor Ingram Micro’s revenues and profits came roaring back in the first quarter, with revenue growth up 20 percent year over year and net income more than doubling, signaling an end to the recession and a potential recovery. “If you’d asked me two quarters ago, did we think we’d be looking at strong double-digit…