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Computer Makers Dell, HP and Apple Push Green
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Personal computer makers are increasingly prioritizing "green" strategies, creating a pivotal point of competition for customers that are becoming more attuned to their financial — and societal — benefits. Analysts say going green has become a business plan unto itself for the industry’s heavyweights: a way to stand apart from rivals,…
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HP ProCurve Rolls Out New 10/100 Switches
Hewlett-Packard’s ProCurve networking division on Monday took a swipe at rival Cisco with the rollout of four new 10/100-based switches touted to simplify overall management from core to the edge. The new offerings reside in HP ProCurve’s 3500 family of form-factor switches, accommodating customers with 10/100 Ethernet networks, while providing them with the benefits of…
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Dell to Standardize Reseller Channel Program Globally
Dell is looking to standardize its channel partner certification programs across all the geographies where it operates in an effort to simplify programs for partners and its own operations. The move follows Dell’s reorganization, announced at the end of 2008 and implemented in the first quarter of 2009, around four customer markets: large enterprise, the…
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Microsoft Morro: A Potential Catalyst for Higher Level Security
The prospects of free, basic antivirus protection from Microsoft would have been enough to send shivers down security pros and PC users’ spines just a couple of years ago. Today, however, Microsoft’s plans for free, cloud-based virus scanning seem more a sign of the changing security times and the need to think about higher level…
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Dynamic Web Site Woo Customers
Customers are no longer waiting for your television or magazine ads. E-mail boxes are full of newsletters, important special offers and product release news. Direct mail is costly and often times the administrative and mailroom staffs are the only ones to see the postcards you send. With advertising funds drying up and companies looking to…
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Integrators Target Digital TV Conversion Opportunity
Over the next few days people in 2.8 million homes will lose their television service. That’s how many households that The Nielson Co. reports are completely unready for the transition from analog to digital television. Friday, June 12 is the deadline for converting all full-powered U.S. television stations from analog to digital transmission. That…