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  • IBM Picks Up Database Activity Monitoring Vendor Guardium

    IBM announced plans to acquire database security vendor Guardium for what some sources have pinned at $225 million. The acquisition is a big validation of the database activity monitoring (DAM) market, which has managed to maintain healthy traction within the channel  even in the down market. "These products play a critical role in establishing a…

  • Ouch Developers Disappointed with Android

    Ouch Developers Disappointed with Android Android buzz may be fueling fervor, but a recent report shows that Android developers are growing frustrated with Google and are putting the brakes on further development efforts. A recent report by Skyhook Wireless shows Android developers are struggling to monetize their apps and are dissatisfied with Android Marketplace’s billing…

  • The Cloud SMB Force or Distraction

    The cloud is all the rage, or at least that’s what the IT industry wants us to believe.  For certain, the cloud is making a difference, but just how that will impact small and medium businesses over the long term remains to be seen. We’ve been here before.  Remember Application Service Providers (ASP’s) back in…

  • Avnet Expands Healthcare IT Offerings for VARs

    Distributor Avnet bumped up its healthcare IT offerings today when it announced the availability of new Vendor Neutral Archiving (VNA) solutions for its VARs. The new solutions and services offerings are designed to aid VARs looking to enter or build on existing business in the growing healthcare IT sector. The new VNA solutions focus on…

  • Gartner Says Server Replacement Not the Answer

    Data centers are facing huge problems with power, space and people that will only worsen in 2010, but Gartner says server replacement is not the answer, which is bad news for vendors and the channel. Even while warning that data centers are facing huge problems that can be addressed in part by smaller, more powerful…

  • Nokia to Roll Out Just One Linux Phone in 2010

    (Reuters) – Nokia Oyj plans to install Linux software on just one new smartphone next year, a source told Reuters on Monday, dampening prospects of a quick makeover of the Finnish group’s struggling product line-up. But a spokesman said the world’s biggest handset maker had no plans to sell its manufacturing plants, clarifying earlier comments…

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