Recent Articles
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FBI Report: Internet Fraud on the Rise in Recession
Small businesses may need the services of a trusted adviser such as their IT solution provider in the midst of the current recession more than they ever have before, given the recession-spurred rise in Internet fraud recently reported by the FBI. Or at least they should be careful about what businesses they choose to buy…
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Intel Nehalem Xeon Processor Could Hurt Server Sales
Intel’s Nehalem Xeon processor launch March 30 could potentially make Intel a leader in the hardware virtualization space and spur more virtualization projects, but it’s not likely to sell any more server hardware. That could be bad news for server vendors such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard and IBM. IT solution providers that sell into large businesses…
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IBM, Phase 2 Deliver Lotus as a Service
Software-as-a-service provider Phase 2 International will team up with IBM to bring Big Blue’s Lotus software suite, previously aimed at larger enterprises, to the hard-to-reach small enterprise market. Phase 2 CEO Kevin Doherty says that although solution providers servicing the midmarket have been clamoring for this type of solution, working through pricing negotiations and hashing…
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Dell Enhances EqualLogic Storage Line
In its first product refresh since acquiring EqualLogic’s SAN storage line in more than a year, Dell will roll out enhancements to hardware, software and services that will help solution providers take advantage of customers’ need to consolidate their data centers and deploy virtualization and SSD technology. Data center technologies including virtualization and storage solutions…
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Conficker: Don`t Be Made a Fool April 1
In just three short days the world will learn how dangerous the latest variant of the Conficker worm is. Some reports say that more than 10 million PCs are already infected and the activation of the worm will cause massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The concern is so great that the alarms have…
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Homeland Security Consolidates Software Purchasing
The Department of Homeland Security’s plan to save money on software purchasing will likely make it harder for solution providers and integrators to sell into the massive federal agency. The plan, announced last week by Secretary Janet Napolitano, calls for the DHS to consolidate software licensing purchasing, which is expected to save more than $280…