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  • Apple’s Retail SVP Ron Johnson Heads to J.C. Penney

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Apple s senior vice president of retail, Ron Johnson, is stepping down to take the CEO reins at J.C. Penney. Johnson is widely credited with helping Apple develop a formidable retail presence. Over the course of the past decade, the company has expanded from its initial two stores (in Tyson s Corner, Va., and Glendale,… Read more

  • American Airlines to Offer Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Flights

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    Samsung has found and interesting way to gain traction for its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computers: get them on airplanes as media entertainment devices. Samsung said June 13 it partnered with American Airlines to offer 6,000 Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets for premium class, in-flight entertainment on select flights later this year. The tablets will replace… Read more

  • Dell Targets HP, EMC in Race to Win Storage Market

    Alison Diana

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    Building on the momentum it gathered following its acquisition of EqualLogic and Compellent, Dell is squarely setting its sights on becoming the top-selling storage vendor through the channel, executives told attendees at this week’s Storage Forum 2011 in Orlando. Dell unveiled a formal indirect program in late 2007, when company founder and CEO Michael Dell… Read more

  • Android to Control 40 Percent of Smartphone Market in 2011: Report

    Nathan Eddy

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    The worldwide smartphone market is forecast to grow 55 percent year over year in 2011 as a growing number of users turn in their feature phones for more advanced devices. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors will ship a total of 472 million smartphones in 2011 compared with roughly 305 million… Read more

  • 10 Reasons to Buy the HP TouchPad On July 1

    10 Reasons to Buy the HP TouchPad On July 1

    Don Reisinger

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    10 Reasons to Buy the HP TouchPad On July 1 1. Size MattersApple has proven that the size of the display is a key contributor to the success or failure of tablets. Devices with small displays, like the Dell Streak or the 7-inch Galaxy Tab haven’t performed well at retail. But the iPad and its… Read more

  • Businesses Face Rising Challenges to Keep Data Secure: Report

    Nathan Eddy

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    A report from Check Point Software and the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information management research firm, revealed that 77 percent of organizations surveyed have experienced data loss in the last year. Key findings from the report, Understanding Security Complexity in 21st Century IT Environments, showed respondents cited customer information (52 percent) as the most… Read more