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Cisco Gains More Than 90% of Tandberg Shares
The Cisco/Tandberg deal will be completed after all, for the raised price of about $3.4 billion. Cisco announced on Dec. 4 that it now controls 91.1 percent of shares and voting rights of Tandberg, meeting the networking giant’s set requirement of 90 percent of shares it needed to acquire the company. Cisco’s acquisition means that…
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Bing Goes Down for 45 Minutes
Microsoft’s Bing search engine went down Thursday evening for 30 to 45 minutes for reasons still unknown. Service was around 11:45 p.m. Pacific time. When users went to use the Bing search site or toolbar embedded in their browser, they only received an error message. The incident sparked a surge in Twitter activity by users…
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2010 Sweeping Changes Coming for IT
2010 Sweeping Changes Coming for IT With a modest recovery for IT spending predicted for 2010, IDC is also looking for a ‘fundamental’ industry transformation. Channel Insider takes a closer look at some of the changes the channel can look forward to next year. 2010: Tipping Points "In last year’s predictions, we talked about how…
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Disk Storage Sales Strengthen
No matter how you slice the storage market — either Gartner’s external controller-based disk or IDC’s enterprise storage — the third quarter saw another year-over-year decline in sales. But both research companies report that sales declined less than previous quarters, and actually increased from Q209. They’re also optimistic that the industry has probably bottomed out…
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Making Video Conferencing Easy
What do customers crave today? Even if they won’t say it, they want simplicity. They want their technology to work, without having to think about it. That’s why Apple and Google are so successful. They offer a clean interface and simple results. No digging required. And that’s why video conferencing is still not ready for…
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Desktop Virtualization: Ready for Prime Time or Still Hype?
Is desktop virtualization a promising new technology, or is it still a bunch of hype? Well, if you’re a CIO, chances are you don’t believe that desktop virtualization technology can deliver on everything it promises yet. That’s according to a new survey commissioned by Fujitsu that shows that 49 percent of private-sector CIOs say desktop…
