Tag: services

  • Schneider Electric Buys Data Center Services Firm Lee Technologies

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    International energy management giant Schneider Electric, which supplies power-control products and services for thousands of IT systems, on April 5 acquired Lee Technologies, a services bureau for North American data centers. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Lee Technologies, based in Fairfax, Va., specializes in 24/7-type data center services, such as remote monitoring… Read more

  • HP Revamps Information Management Offerings

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    SAN JOSE, Calif. — Hewlett-Packard updated both its products/service package and its marketing message April 5 in the category of information-management software and services. Actually, there is more news at this time in the way the company is presenting its software and services to potential buyers than the launch of any new products themselves. But… Read more

  • Dell Names Wipro Exec to Lead Services Push

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    (Reuters) – Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL) has named Suresh Vaswani, who was earlier joint chief of the IT business at India’s Wipro Ltd , as the executive vice-president of Dell Services’ applications and business process outsourcing business. Vaswani will also take over as the chairman of its India operations, the world’s No. 2 personal computer maker… Read more

  • Achieving Balance in Partner and Vendor Services

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    Vendor support of professional services has changed in recent years, and there are two tactics they are taking today – sell services through the channel or enable the channel to build their own service practices. No matter the strategy vendors take, the relationship related to professional services between vendors and channel partners is changing. Some… Read more

  • Microsoft’s InTune: Price Too High for SMB?

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    Microsoft’s cloud-based Windows InTune gives IT administrators for midsize businesses an enterprise-style level of control over a network, via a combination of cloud services, on-site PC-management tools and added malware protection. Whether it involves checking that software licenses are up-to-date, or diagnosing unbootable PCs, the platform is supposed to be streamlined for those IT pros’… Read more

  • Business Borrowing Climbs in February

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    (Reuters) – A key measure of U.S. business activity rose sharply in February from a year ago, as companies borrowed more to invest in their operations, but the reading was down slightly from the prior month and credit quality eased, a lender group told Reuters on Tuesday. The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said… Read more