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Solution Provider Turns to NASCAR to Rev UP Marketing
Donnie Downs, president of solution provider Plan B Technologies, didn’t think much of NASCAR racing. “I never thought I would be involved in NASCAR,” he recalls. “I considered it to be a redneck sport.” Things have changed. These days Plan B Technologies, a Bowie, Md., solution provider focused on networking, security and virtualization, is an…
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Without Wi-Fi, Mini-PCs Not as Magical
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As personal computers go, the new rash of ultra-mini laptops are full of geeky goodness. Light, portable and powerful, they are almost perfect. Almost. But like a rowboat in your backyard or a flat-screen TV in a blackout, most of these new PCs suffer when removed from a critical element. Specifically…
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Google Set to Introduce its Own Web Browser
By Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is set to introduce on Tuesday a new Web browser designed to more quickly handle video-rich applications, posing a challenge to browsers designed originally to handle text and graphics. Google officials confirmed news of long-rumored plans to offer its own Web browsing software, entitled Google Chrome,…
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Fujitsu LifeBook S6520 a Solid Choice in Thin and Light Notebook Category
With a retail price starting at $1,479, Fujitsu’s LifeBook S6520 may not be the cheapest, fastest, thinnest and lightest notebook on the market, but it does certainly deliver a lot of value at that price point. The 4.1-pound unit is equipped with a 14.1-inch WXGA display, an Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor running at…
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CDW Online Backup Competes with VARs, Solution Providers
Looking to gain more traction in an increasingly competitive managed services and software-as-a-service market, CDW is poised to launch a new online backup offering, dubbed the CDW Remote Backup Service, as part of its hosting and managed services offerings. The company is betting that the move will allow it to compete successfully in a competitive…
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Avnet Technology Solutions Looks to Solution-based Sales for Resellers, Consultants
Avnet’s IT distribution arm, Technology Solutions, has promoted Gavin Miller, a former solution provider, as vice president and general manager of the company’s new organization, Technology Infrastructure Solutions. The newly formed organization combines Avnet’s Enterprise Software and Storage business with the Technology and Market Solutions business. In his new role, Miller reports to Jeff Bawol…
