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Cisco Partners See Big Upside in Tandberg Acquisition
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) channel partners may be excited about the networking vendor’s acquisition of video conferencing stalwart Tandberg (OSLO: TAA.OL) and the addition of that company’s technologies to their portfolio of products to sell, but Tandberg reseller partners may not get as sweet a deal. Cisco announced plans this week to acquire Oslo, Norway-based Tandberg…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer Says Efficiency Key to Recovery
In an memo to customers and partners posted on Microsoft’s Website this week, company CEO Steve Ballmer says that the economic recession has resulted in fundamental change in how the economy and business will operate, the so-called “new normal.” The new normal reflects changes in behavior that are going to value cost-cutting, less debt and…
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IT Association CompTIA Acquires MSP Partners
Looking to expand its reach and capabilities in serving the managed services market, IT trade association CompTIA announced plans Wednesday to acquire a counterpart association, MSP Partners. CompTIA officials characterized the deal, for which financial terms were not disclosed, as just the latest piece of a broader effort to engage with other organizations serving the…
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HP rolls out new SMB bundle in Total Care offerings
HP has announced new additions to its SMB-focused HP Total Care portfolio. The new solutions include security, storage and networking offerings, a new notebooks, and online marketing solutions. HP also announced related services and financing offers for the U.S. "AMI has surveyed thousands of SMBs in over a dozen countries over the last four quarters,…
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Belkin Aims Green IT Savings Beyond Data Center
While the last several years has seen a great focus on Green IT, primarily as a way of controlling costs, much of the focus has been on the data center. But there are also cost savings opportunities outside the data center which have not been as extensively explored, And thats where Belkin hopes its new…
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IT Confession Doom Gloom and More Cost Reductions
IT Confession Doom Gloom and More Cost Reductions This week, IT Service Management provider Axios Systems released survey results that spell doom, gloom and dissatisfaction for IT organizations moving into 2010. Channel Insider takes a closer look at the results and enterprise IT’s ongoing angst. No Title IT organizations may need some collective Prozac. According…
