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Fujitsu Launches Virtualization-Friendly Blade Server
Fujitsu claims that reseller channel partners who are looking for an edge in today’s server and data center market may find a happier home with Fujitsu than with its larger rivals in the server space—Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Dell. Fujitsu, No. 4 in the server space, is going up against its competitors with an integrated solution…
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Juniper Unveils High-Performance Switches Aimed at the Enterprise
Juniper Networks announced last week a new, high-end switch aimed at large enterprises that fills out its extensive switching platform and provides solution providers with products to meet the needs of customers of any size. Chris Spain, vice president of product management and technical marketing in Juniper’s Ethernet products group, says that with the launch…
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Lessons from Miss California’s PR Nightmare
As the old saying goes, “There is no such thing as bad PR.” While that may be the case for embattled Miss California Carrie Prejean, it’s not the case for solution providers and small businesses. In the case of Miss California, Prejean first started catching flak for stating her belief in the traditional definition of…
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University of California Data Breached, Serious Security Incidents on the Rise
The University of California at Berkeley is the latest organization to suffer a damaging data security breach. The increasing number of security breaches and incidents has some calling for greater effort and controls of systems containing sensitive data. University officials revealed last week that hackers successfully breached the student and alumni records system, gaining access…
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Study: Meetings Are a Waste of Time
Professionals should think twice before scheduling that next meeting, a survey suggests. Managers interviewed said 28 percent of these gatherings are a waste of time. Moreover, almost half of respondents (45 percent) felt employees would be more productive if their company banned meetings one day a week. The survey was developed by OfficeTeam, a leading…
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SAP Business Suite 7 on SOA Principles
SAP has released Business Suite 7 and will be ramping up the launch over the next couple of months. Enabled by service-oriented architecture (SOA), Business Suite 7 is the latest bundle of SAP’s main enterprise applications, including SAP ERP, SAP Customer Relationship Management, SAP Supplier Relationship Management, SAP Supply Chain Management and SAP Product Lifecycle…