Tag: software
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Storage, Servers, Software Boom for Avnet in Q2
The big data explosion and a growing concern in the C-suite that IT drive efficiency and productivity mean that storage is selling. And it’s selling well, according to value-added distributor Avnet Technology Solutions. The Phoenix, Ariz.-based company announced its second quarter earnings for fiscal year 2012 on Jan. 26, and storage was its big seller… Read more
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LabTech Cloud Offers Remote Management Capabilities
LabTech Software, a remote monitoring and management (RMM) solutions specialist, announced the availability of LabTech Cloud, a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) option for managed service providers (MSPs). Following the introduction of LabTech Cloud, the company plans to roll out more cloud computing-compatible technologies and services to help reduce partners’ operational costs and increase profitability. With LabTech… Read more
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Microsoft Business Software Sales Up, Windows Weak
Microsoft’s results for its second quarter 2012 offered little in the realm of the unexpected: Xbox 360 and Kinect hands-free controllers continued to sell at a steady clip, as did business software, while Windows revenue dipped on softening PC sales. All told, quarterly revenue topped $20.89 billion, a year-over-year increase of 5 percent, with net… Read more
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IBM Showcases Beta for IBM Docs , Next Gen of Collaborative Suite of Office Business Tools
ORLANDO, FL–At Lotusphere 2012, IBM unveiled the beta version of its next iteration of IBM Docs, formerly known as Lotus Symphony. Available now on Greenhouse, the cloud-based set of social document editors includes a suite of office-productivity applications such as a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation tool. IBM Docs was designed to help teams share… Read more
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IBM Security Software Manages Employee Data Access Privileges
Organizations have to ensure that employees have the right level of corporate data access to do their jobs, but not so much that they can potentially abuse their privileges. IBM’s newest security software promises to make role management a breeze for IT staff. Called "Security Role and Policy Modeler," the new software provides customers with… Read more
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Oracle Releases Cloudera-Powered Big Data Appliance
Even though Oracle launched its 12-petabyte data-storage Exadata server in 2008 and its cloud database/analytics Exalogic server to equally high visibility two years later, it still believes it needs a product that is actually named "big data" so there’s no mistaking its purpose. So on Jan. 10 it launched a new data center machine called… Read more