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Microsoft Completes Acquisition of Skype
Microsoft has formally completed its $8.5 billion Skype acquisition, making the communications company a division within its already-sprawling corporate structure. “This represents a huge leap forward in Skype’s mission to be the communication choice for a billion people every day,” Tony Bates, formerly Skype s CEO and now president of Microsoft’s Skype unit, wrote in…
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Acer’s TravelMate Timeline 8481T Notebook Designed With Enterprise in Mind
When it comes to enterprise computing, most IT decision-makers will choose between computers from Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo. Over the years, those firms have delivered the best products and value to companies, and IT staffs simply see them as their best bets when it comes to providing PCs to employees. But as of late, Acer…
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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…