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Citrix Adds Web 2.0 Push to NetScaler Product Line
Citrix’s new Web 2.0 Push technology aims to combat server overload and sprawl caused by Web 2.0 applications by offloading Web 2.0 workloads, thereby freeing up bandwidth for line-of-business applications and improving performance and utilization rates. Web 2.0 Push will debut as an integrated feature in Citrix’s flagship NetScaler product line, says Greg Smith, director…
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Fujitsu’s N7010 Desktop Replacement Offers 16-Inch LCD, 4-Inch Touch-screen
Microsoft has flooded the airways with a series of commercials that claim a PC is a better value than Apple’s Macintosh. Fujitsu must have been watching those commercials when the company came up with the LifeBook N7010 desktop replacement notebook. After all, the N7010 exemplifies many of the points raised in those Microsoft commercials—performance, value,…
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eBay Answers Call to Spin Off Skype in 2010 IPO
eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) has confirmed plans to unload Internet-calling software company Skype through an initial public offering planned for the first half of 2010. eBay’s acquisition of Skype for $2.6 billion in 2005 perplexed many in the industry, leaving them wondering where the synergies were. eBay has apparently come to the same conclusion. Click here to…
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Web 2.0 Consumer Review Site Yelp Gives Small Businesses a Voice
Google, Facebook, Twitter, blogs and the rest of Web 2.0 have all given consumers much more of a voice when they are dissatisfied with a business’ services, and more businesses have started paying attention to their online reputations. Now that will get a little easier as Yelp.com, a popular site hosting reviews of all kinds…
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Report: Small Business Needs IT, Partners to Thrive
Small and midsize businesses are bearing the brunt of the economic downturn, as they’re finding customers less willing to spend and credit harder to come by. Nevertheless, one in four SMBs is investing more in IT and another 30 percent will maintain level IT spending through the recession, according to a new report by Microsoft.…
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Apple Nehalem-Based Servers Now at Resellers
Claiming an 89 percent improvement in performance per watt, Apple today announced immediate availability of its updated Xserve server that uses Intel’s Nehalem Xeon 5500 processor. It’s a message that Apple hopes will resonate with customers in education, business and creative services, where Apple is targeting the workgroup server. Resellers contacted by Channel Insider say…