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Oracle-Sun Microsystems Deal Winners and Losers
A week ago, Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) surprised the industry, announcing that Oracle would acquire Sun. The deal made sense to many industry observers—much more so than the previously proposed IBM (NYSE:IBM) acquisition of Sun. But as with any acquisition, some people will end up better than before, while others will be hurt…
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Microsoft, Xerox Take Earnings Hits
The first batch of technology corporate earnings reports of the new year produced a mixed bag of results as even industry bellwethers such as Microsoft and Xerox are feeling the pinch of the global economic slowdown. Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) reported its first year-over-year quarterly revenue decline since the first stock sale to the public in…
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Tech Data Adds Software Licensing Support for Microsoft ISVs
Tech Data Corp. announced it will assist independent software vendors (ISVs) with new software licensing services and support. Tech Data will help ISVs more efficiently leverage the Microsoft ISV Royalty Licensing Program. The program enables ISVs to sell their software applications integrated with fully licensed Microsoft products such as Exchange, SQL Server, Office and SharePoint.…
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GE Intros Micro-Holographic Disc with 500GB of Storage
General Electric has unveiled a micro-holographic disc aimed at the data archiving market that can store 500GB of data and is the same size as existing DVDs. Though aimed primarily at organizations that need huge storage capacity, the company also believes the technology will eventually come downmarket for consumers to store home media. Micro-holographic technology…
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AMD Moves Up Istanbul Release to June
Responding to competitive pressure from Intel and eager to cash in on a chunk of the $800 billion government stimulus package, AMD races to get its six-core Opteron chip out five months ahead of schedule. The U.S. government has been very good to AMD in the past, using AMD’s 64-bit Opteron chip in many high-performance…
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Xerox Updates Managed Services Program
Xerox Corp. is introducing Xerox Print Services, a set of services and tools designed to help small and midsized businesses better manage their printing infrastructure and reduce costs. Delivered through the company’s network of channel partners, Xerox Print Services is based on the company’s enterprise managed print services that Xerox provides directly to corporations like…