Recent Articles
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Dell Likely to Enter the Mobile Smartphone Business
Dell is likely to introduce a smartphone device in the next six months, attracted to the form factor by high margins, falling sales of laptop and desktop computers, and the potential of mobile Internet devices. That prediction from Bernstein Research is no surprise, given Gartner’s bleak assessment for PC sales in 2009, showing them declining…
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IBM Goes Up Against Cisco, Resells Brocade Switches and Routers
IBM will begin selling Brocade routers and switches to enterprise customers under its own brand through a new OEM agreement between the two companies. Under the agreement, IBM will sell the Brocade NetIron MLX Series routers as the IBM m-Series, the Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series switches as the IBM c-Series, the Brocade FastIron SX…
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DataCore Unveils New Storage Virtualization Products, Channel Program Enhancements
DataCore has released new versions of its flagship SANmelody and SANsymphony software, and has added enhancements to its channel partner program to make it more profitable for solution providers selling the vendor’s storage virtualization solutions. Incentives such as increased margins, a more flexible deal registration program and an “open door” model that will allow more…
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Survey Shows Uptick in Jobs at Midsize Businesses amid Recession
After more than a year of declines, direct market reseller CDW’s bimonthly survey of IT leaders is now showing signs that the worst of the recession may be over. The most recent CDW IT Monitor survey shows that an increasing number of IT decision makers from small and midsize businesses—29 percent—anticipate making investments in IT…
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Oracle Committed to Sun’s Hardware Business
Last week, Oracle’s $7.4 billion bid for Sun surprised investors, since the database giant has little experience in hardware products. But Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO said in a statement that “Integrated computer systems, hardware and software, should be very profitable.” Many of Oracle’s customers already use servers based on Sun’s Sparc chips, and if the…