Tag: business

  • Google Apps for Business Expands to Verizon

    Nathan Eddy

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    Network operator Verizon and search engine giant Google announced the availability of Google Apps for Business—a suite of online tools that includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Sites—for Verizon with the option to be bundled with Verizon’s other business solutions. High-speed Internet, unlimited nationwide calling, Verizon Websites powered by Intuit, Verizon Online Backup… Read more

  • Business Leaders Looking for IT to Drive Revenue Growth: Survey

    Nathan Eddy

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    CIOs must re-imagine IT to support growth and competitive advantage, based on results from the 2011 CIO Agenda survey by Gartner Executive Programs (EXP). CIOs reported that their organizations are emphasizing growth, in addition to continued vigilance on cost and operational efficiencies.The worldwide CIO survey was conducted by Gartner EXP from September to December 2010… Read more

  • Lenovo, NEC Eyeing Joint Venture on PCs?

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – China’s Lenovo Group is in talks with Japan’s NEC Corp for a joint venture in personal computers, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in a deal that would help them take on larger global rivals. The Nikkei business daily said Lenovo planned to take a controlling interest in NEC’s PC… Read more

  • HP, Microsoft Partner on Application-Specific Server Appliances

    Jessica Davis

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    Industry giants Microsoft and HP are teaming up to deliver four application-specific appliances, designed to simplify deployment and management of business tools such as business intelligence and email. The appliances remove the need for IT organizations to separately purchase and configure server hardware and software. Instead, the application is configured and optimized to run on… Read more

  • Lenovo’s Tablet, Smartphone Focus: New Business Unit Created

    Jessica Davis

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    Lenovo is creating a new business group, the Mobile Internet and Digital Home Business Group, that will create mobile Internet-focused devices including tablets, smartphones, devices for cloud computing, smart TVs and digital home products. The development comes at a critical time. Many analysts say that PCs are a mature market that could begin to decline… Read more

  • Reaping the Benefits of Social Media Without Investing the Time

    Jerry Koutavas

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    The over-hyping of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn has caused many of us to develop a “who cares” mindset, especially when it comes to our businesses. I know this all too well because I originally landed squarely in this category for some time. To complicate matters I was a proud card-carrying member… Read more