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Microsoft: IT Spending Refresh Finally Arrives
Microsoft executives are saying they see the beginning of a long-heralded business IT refresh, and suggested during an April 22 earnings call that it could persist for a number of years. While Microsoft reported increased spending on its business products during the third quarter of fiscal 2010, revenues for the Microsoft Business Division remained lower…
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Choosing Between Cisco and HP IT Certifications
As the Cisco Systems and HP partner conferences are about to butt heads, both scheduled for the same week of April 26, it’s almost as if the two companies are forcing channel partners to choose one or the other. Case in point, HP has fired its latest shot against long-term rival and once-partner, Cisco, announcing…
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Volcanic Ash and Business Disruption
Volcanic ash. I never thought that I’d make this statement, but “Volcanic ash has affected my business”. With my involvement with Heartland Technology Groups (HTG), I am coordinating the meeting agenda for HTG11, made up of solution providers from the United Kingdom and Ireland. And with their flights starting on Saturday to the United States,…
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Survey: Corporate Spending on Energy Efficiency on the Rebound
Planned investment in energy efficiency by businesses is expected to rebound in 2010, according to a new survey of more than 1,400 executives and managers in North America responsible for spending on such technology in commercial buildings. The survey found that 52 percent (up from 46 percent last year) said they plan to make capital…
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Forget Evil. Is Google Too Powerful?
News Analysis: In its most aggressive position against Google yet, Consumer Watchdog April 21 asked the U.S. Department of Justice to sue the search engine and suggested the government agency could break up Google into several companies. Consumer Watchdog advocate John M. Simpson argued that the government must go beyond opposing Google’s attempts to grow…