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EU Expected to Fine Processor Maker Intel in AMD Antitrust Complaint
Back-end rebates and incentive programs are as much a part of doing business in the reseller and system builders channel as coupons are to the grocery store business. Breaking news: Intel vows to appeal $1.5B fine, EC antitrust ruling But this week industry giant Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is expected to be found to have violated European…
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EMC Teams with Nokia Siemens to Deliver Unified Network Management
EMC has announced a new partnership with telecommunications giant Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) that will converge management of telephony and mobility networks with data center and IP networking infrastructure. As IP networks and telephony networks become more and more intertwined, the need for a unified management solution becomes more pressing for solution providers and their…
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MSPAlliance Lauds All-Star Members
The MSPAlliance, the largest association of managed service providers with more than 8,000 member companies, bestowed four honors as part of its Managed Services Industry Leadership Awards at annual MSPWorld conference in Orlando, Fla., last week. MSPAlliance presented four awards for leadership, green IT initiatives, community service and innovation from a group of nominated managed…
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Windows 7: Say Goodbye to XP Downgrades
More often than not in business deployments, one of the first things done with a new PC is to downgrade from Windows Vista to the more popular Windows XP. A few brave users that need XP compatibility will stick with Vista and install Microsoft’s Virtual PC 2007 software to run Windows XP when needed. Both…
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Online Software Sales Forecast Defies Recession
Even as hardware sales are in decline in 2009, software as a service is forecast to grow 21.9 percent over last year to $9.6 billion. That’s according to research company Gartner, which says the SAAS market will show consistent growth through 2013, when the revenue will total $16 billion for enterprise applications. "The adoption of…
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Dell Offers Server Certification to Reseller Partners
Enterprise architecture may seem synonymous with servers, but not for reseller channel partners of PC maker Dell. Until now. While Dell has offered an enterprise architecture certification to its reseller channel partners for almost as long as it has offered its formal channel partner program, the certification has focused heavily on storage solutions and Dell’s…