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Lenovo Broadens ThinkServer Line with New Tower and Rack Servers
Lenovo is continuing to build out its server portfolio with the launch of ThinkServer TD200 and TD200x tower servers, and the RD210 and RD220 rack servers. Aimed at the small- and medium-sized business (SMB) market with up to 5,000 employees, the new ThinkServer products follow on the announcement that Lenovo was entering the server market…
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How One VAR Saved the Army $1 Billion a Year
The U.S. Army is a fighting force of more than 1.1 million soldiers and several hundred thousand civilian support personnel and contractors. Each person serving the Army is evaluated annually for fitness and performance, a process that was consuming tens of thousands of work hours and millions of pounds of paper at a cost of…
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There’s No Such Thing as Ubiquitous Security
A headline in USA Today last week read: “Jakarta blasts puts spotlight on hotel security.” In the same week, a headline on CNN read: “Twitter hack raises questions about ‘cloud computing.” Why are these two headlines linked? It’s because they’re making sweeping assumptions about the consistency of security threats based on two isolated incidents. Let’s…
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CompTIA to Launch Political Action Committee
Federal and state laws, government regulation, and court interpretation of statutes are increasingly having an influence on the way businesses use technology and how solution providers sell and support IT products and services. CompTIA has long maintained a presence on Capitol Hill to influence public policy, but is now getting directly involved in influencing who…
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Radware Teams Up with RSA to Boost Real-Time Solutions
Radware is hoping to lure more business from managed security service providers (MSSPs) now that a new partnership with EMC’s RSA business will enable it to refine its intrusion prevention system (IPS) and Denial of Service protection solution. Radware announced last week a relationship with RSA that will enable Radware DefensePro customers to take advantage…
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Processor Maker AMD to Follow Intel on the Road to Recovery?
When processor maker Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) announced its earnings recently, the chip giant did better than expected, giving hope to some that the recession’s disastrous effect on technology sales may be slackening. And now an analyst firm says that prognosis may get some further support from Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices’ (NYSE: AMD) earnings, which will…