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D&H Donates to Quake, Tsunami Relief Effort
Image via Wikipedia Talk of supply chain disruptions and interruption in chip production almost seem superfluous when you look at some of the footage of the loss of life, human suffering and catastrophic damage wreaked by the earthquake, tsunami and now nuclear crisis in Japan. First things first. But here’s something you can do at…
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SaaS Email Provider HyperOffice Adds Archiving
SaaS-based collaboration and messaging technology provider HyperOffice has announced the addition of a new hosted email archiving service to its existing portfolio of cloud-based offerings. The new service offered by HyperOffice recognizes that email is often the wrapper around critical corporate information such as contracts, invoices, business documents and other important information. HyperOffice executives said…
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Polycom: SMBs, Consumers Drive Video Conferencing
(Reuters) – Polycom Inc (NASDAQ:PLCM), a U.S. video conferencing company, is looking to consumers and small businesses to help it win market share from rival Cisco’s (NASDAQ:CSCO) Tandberg unit, its CEO said. Polycom has 41 percent of the integrated voice, video and web market, and picked up 2 points of market share from Cisco in…
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Lenovo ThinkPad X220, Convertible Tablet PC Debut
Computer maker Lenovo announced the launch of the ThinkPad X220 laptop and X220 convertible tablet PC equipped with second-generation Intel Core i7 processors. Both also feature a 12.5-inch HD screen and self-closing hinges that shut the PCs, allowing a 45 percent larger touch pad. Prices for the models start at approximately $899 for the ThinkPad…
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Businesses Increasingly Purchase PCs Through Retail Channel: Report
In 2010, 27 percent of PCs purchased by U.S.-based SMBs were through the retail channel, according to a report from IT research firm Techaisle. In overall market terms, including consumers and large enterprises, almost 50 percent of PCs were purchased through retail in the United States, the report found. "In 2010, although a consumer-led year,…
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Western Digital to Acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Data storage specialist Western Digital and Hitachi Ltd. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Western Digital will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.3 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Western Digital will acquire Hitachi GST for…
