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Oracle to Demo New Database Appliance at OpenWorld
Not long after Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010, it did some rebranding and ported over its 2-year-old, Hewlett-Packard-boxed Exadata Database Server to its new SPARC-powered hardware and began weaning it off the older machines. If Oracle was going to become a full-service IT provider, this is where it had to start. That was the… Read more
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Smartphone Users Prefer Data Security to Call Quality
For the first time in history, data security is more important to U.S. cell phone users than call quality, according to a report from AdaptiveMobile. Sixty-eight percent of those surveyed cited keeping information secure as the most important carrier function, versus 52 percent for service quality and reliability. The survey also found that respondents are… Read more
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Few Small Businesses Plan to Hire as Economy Struggles: Report
Newtek Business Services announced the release of the Small Business Authority Index for August 2011, which reached 108.06 points. The SB Authority Index is up 0.76 percent from July 2011, with approved SBA loan volumes, the Russell microcap index and retail sales causing the increase in the index. However, the index growth was limited by… Read more
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CompTIA Goes to Washington
Categories: News and TrendsCompTIA is organizing a “fly-in” advocacy forum in Washington that will connect its community members and partners with their representatives in Congress and the Senate to discuss a variety of issues important to technology companies and also to show that the IT industry is more than the Microsofts and Googles of the nation. The fly-in… Read more
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10 Things Meg Whitman Must Do to Save HP
Categories: Tech Companies10 Things Meg Whitman Must Do to Save HP Bring Back the TouchPadThe first order of business for Whitman must be bringing back the HP TouchPad. HP’s tablet, which did not sell very well at its original price, flew off store shelves when it was offered for $99. And now, there is a huge installed… Read more
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Apple iPad to Dominate Holiday Season Tablet Sales: Gartner Report
Apple’s best-selling iPad will account for 73.4 percent of worldwide media tablet sales in 2011, down from 83 percent share in 2010, according projections from Gartner. The market research firm also noted Apple will have free reign in the tablet market during the lucrative holiday season, as competition from Google Android-based tablet devices and others… Read more