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  • IBM Pushes Value of Social Media, Gaming

    While it apparently went over the head of celebrity host Billy Crystal, IBM execs have been extolling the virtues of twittering and tweeting at IMPACT 2009, its annual SOA (solutions-oriented architecture) conference. On day two the company made a couple of announcements about expanding its social media offerings for partners and developers. "We’re the first…

  • Search Comes to Managed Services

    The two biggest issues with managed services for most solution providers is the cost of creating the service and then dealing with the process by which the multitude of devices in the customer environments actually become managed. While there has been no shortage of managed services platforms to use as a service, the issue that…

  • Will a Stronger Economy Hurt Netbook Sales?

    While netbooks are being positioned as secondary portable computers, the economic conditions are helping to drive the market, as well. End-users are looking for portable, low-cost computers because of the reduced disposable income, but while the economy is certainly a driving force behind the growth of the market, it’s not the only factor. "I think…

  • HP Snags EMC Executive for Server, Storage Business

     HP has brought on David Donatelli, former president of EMC‘s storage division, to serve in the role of executive vice president of enterprise servers, storage and networking. According to analysts, this appointment is a sign that HP has plans to give its servers, storage and networking business a jumpstart. Donatelli began in his new role…

  • Small Business IT Distribution Specialist Reports Sales Growth

    Strength in netbooks, notebooks and overall mobility solutions has driven D&H Distributing to a 6 percent growth in sales during the calendar first quarter of 2009—a time when other IT distributors have reported double-digit declines in sales. D&H announced the results the week of May 4. But it’s important to note that D&H is not…

  • SuperMicro Unleashes a Workhorse Dual Xeon Nehalem Workstation

    Designing a high-performance workstation takes more than just throwing the latest components together and hoping for the best. To guarantee high performance, it takes engineering, a careful matching of components and precise assembly to bring forth a quality design. SuperMicro has not forgotten those elements when it comes to building workstations that even the most…

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