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Lenovo Overtakes Dell in Worldwide PC Shipments
For the first time, computer maker Lenovo surpassed technology giant Dell in worldwide PC shipments, leaping into the number two-spot behind Hewlett-Packard, according to the latest data from IT analytics firm Gartner. Total worldwide PC shipments rose to 91.8 million units in the third quarter, a 3.2 percent increase from the third quarter of 2010. HP,…
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Cisco, Citrix Partner on Point-to-Point VDI System
Networker Cisco Systems and virtualization provider Citrix on Oct. 12 co-launched a new enterprise virtual desktop system optimized for high-scale use of video and audio — two rich media functions that often have fouled up VDI test deployments with unacceptable latency in the past. This is the first VDI partnership between the two well-established IT…
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Symantec Incents Managed Security Services Experts
Symantec partners are being tasked with taking the vendor’s managed security services strategy to the next level. The vendor is hoping to boost its business in the area with a new specialization in its partner program that will reward partners that meet the skills and knowledge requirements. Partners can achieve the new Managed Security Service…
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HP PartnerOne Dumps Elite for Specialist
HP is changing some of the nomenclature of its PartnerOne channel program, introducing new specialties and offering benefits in exchange. What used to be called HP Elite status is now Specialist. HP is making the change in response to customer feedback that indicated the term Specialist is more appropriate to help customers identify the right…
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HP May Not Spin Off PC Business: Report
Hewlett-Packard executives reportedly are rethinking the controversial decision to get rid of the company s $41 billion PC business. Rather than spin it off into its own company or sell it, HP may end up keeping the Personal Systems Group, according to an Oct. 12 story in the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with…
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Asus Releases ‘Zenbook’ Ultrabooks
Asus, a day after Acer introduced the first of its ultrabooks, is readying two of its own ultra-thin and -light laptops to hit the market on Oct. 12. Asus executives on Oct. 11 announced what they are calling Zenbooks, the 11.6-inch UX21 and the 13.3-inch UX31, two systems that are joining Acer’s Aspire S3-951 as…