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Tech Data’s Recession 2009 Strategy Pays Off
Ask a technology executive about how business was in 2009 and you might hear "not great," or "down." You don’t hear very many executives using the word “exceptional” these days when it comes to describing their company’s performance in the past year, but that’s just the word that Tech Data CEO Bob Dutkowsky used to…
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Storage Market Future Brightening Up
IDC has just released its numbers for the external disk storage systems factory revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 (4Q09), showing a slight year-over-year decline of just less than 1 percent, to $5.3 billion. The total disk storage systems market grew to $7.3 billion, representing flat growth from 4Q08 while total disk storage systems…
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HP ProCurve Visionary Joins Brocade, Slams Cisco, HP Data Center Plans
Cisco and HP may be pushing their new monolithic architectures in the data center, but customers in that segment tend to “move in a much more cautious and judicious fashion,” according to John McHugh, the HP executive credited with building the ProCurve line into a billion dollar business. McHugh spoke to Channel Insider from his…
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New HP Channel Chief Eyes Efficiency, Simplicity
With his new boss championing the job as the “Super Bowl of all channel management roles,” Stephen DiFranco, who officially took the helm today as HP’s new channel chief, says he’s poised to bring his A-game in leading 25,000 HP partners. DiFranco replaces Adrian Jones as vice president and general manager of HP’s Solution Partners…
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Microsoft COO Kevin Turner predicts slow recovery
(Reuters) – Microsoft is still seeing a lot of interest in its Windows 7 computer software launched last year and a new budget cycle will help a gradual recovery in business spending, its chief operating officer said. "We have a lot of interest in the Windows 7 refresh," Kevin Turner told an audience at the…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer Says Company Betting on Cloud
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer used a speech at the University of Washington to suggest that the company’s strategy moving forward will focus primarily on the cloud. Ballmer cited a number of services and platforms, including Windows Phone 7 Series and <leo_highlight style=”border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor:…