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Will Ford’s CEO Miss the Message at CES?
Ford Motor Co.’s CEO will deliver the keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show this morning as marquee news organizations such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal run with articles about bringing PC functionality to the dashboard, and talking about the dangers of distracted drivers. But while CES is all about…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer Unveils HP-Based Tablet
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer unveiled a new Hewlett-Packard Co tablet computer on Wednesday, beating Apple Inc’s hotly anticipated move into the market. But analysts were skeptical that Microsoft and HP could generate as much consumer excitement as Apple’s new device, widely expected to be unveiled on January 27, though the company…
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Ingram Marries Consumer Electronics with IT
Question: Where can you source a Cisco switch, a digitized wine cooler, a Cuisenhart food processor and Sonicwall security appliances? Answer: Ingram Micro In response to the rapid convergence of traditional IT and consumer electronics markets, the mega-distributor this week announced that its DBL Distributing arm – which carries its consumer electronics portfolio – will…
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SonicWall Eyes MSPs with Global Management System Update
SonicWALL this week released to the channel the latest edition of its IT management system, SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS) 6.0, which it hopes will appeal to managed service providers (MSP) with a spate of new features that include better reporting on application firewalls, improved data protection policy enforcement and a new API to sync…
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BMC Buys Phurnace, Creates Game Changer
Houston-based BMC Software is expanding its automation capabilities with the acquisition of privately held Phurnace Software, whose technology "significantly reduces the cost, complexity and risk" to deploy and configure Java-based applications on physical, virtual and cloud environments. BMC cites the application layer is the next frontier in data center automation and called its acquisition of…
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Is Google’s Nexus One a Boon for Developers?
With this release of its Nexus One phone this week, Google succeeds in expanding its footprint with yet another device and Android developers now have an upgraded OS to tinker with. But do enterprise developers benefit? Of note is Google’s new e-retailer status. Users can purchase Nexus One through the website google.com/phone, exclusively. For would-be…