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Adobe to Buy Omniture for $1.8 Billion
(Reuters) – Adobe Systems Inc plans to pay $1.8 billion for fast-growing business software maker Omniture Inc as the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat looks to turn around declining sales. Adobe, which announced the deal on Tuesday as it reported lower quarterly sales and profit, has been struggling over the past year as the recession…
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Sophos Giving Away AV Free with All HP Integrity Purchases
Sophos and HP are teaming up today to offer current HP customers more value from their server dollars by giving away free Sophos antivirus for a year alongside all new Integrity server purchases. “It represents a big offer from us because we don’t usually give anything away for free,” says Christopher Doggett, director of global…
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Cisco Looks to Boost Profits for Resellers Serving Small Business
Looking to improve its relationships with channel partners that serve the small business market, Cisco this week has announced a new partner profitability framework that enhances several financial benefits to better serve the needs of smaller channel partners, plus a new unified threat management device and an improved entry-level unified communications system. The moves come…
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AutoTask CEO: We’ve Never Talked Merger With ConnectWise
Upon hearing his company is considered a potential acquisition target in the mind of No. 1 competitor ConnectWise, AutoTask CEO Bob Godgart quickly fired his own salvo on Tuesday. “We HAVE NEVER HAD any conversations with ConnectWise about a merger,” Godgart wrote in an email to Channel Insider. “Although I am working on my offer…
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ConnectWise CEO Whiplash: Looking to Buy AutoTask or Not?
The PSA market is never dull. It’s filled with a crowded cast of players constantly flexing their muscles to show dominance in the market. Like this week, when ConnectWise acquired the PSA assets—and customers—of CoreConnex in a long-rumored deal that will allow CoreConnex to focus on its financial dashboard business. The muscle-flexing piece is not…
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HP Shows Off Ultra-Thin PCs, Stylish Netbook
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co unveiled several new products for the important fall season, including thin and light laptop PCs and an eye-catching new netbook. The world’s No. 1 PC maker has ably navigated a steep industry downturn in computer sales, managing to grow its global market share to 20 percent even as consumers…