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ThinkPad Tablet Is Ready for Business
The newly released Lenovo ThinkPad tablet flips the consumerization of IT paradigm by adding business-class features such as management software, full-size peripheral connectors–including a full-size USB 2.0 port–and an optional digitizer pen to a tablet that has a 10.1-inch display and runs the Android “Honeycomb” operating system. IT managers who are in a position to…
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Microsoft Reveals Security Features of Windows 8
Microsoft is detailing some of its security procedures for Windows 8. Key to Windows 8’s platform integrity architecture is its UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), a set of specifications for how the operating system communicates with platform firmware during the boot-up process. UEFI features a firmware validation process known as secure boot, which dictates how…
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Microsoft Cloud Service Provider Enterhost Launches Partner Program
Internet cloud services provider Enterhost is reaching out to potential partners with the launch of its new channel program, announced at the MSPWorld conference in Austin, Texas. Enterhost, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, is a customized cloud-solution provider specializing in Windows applications with a focus on cloud desktop and private cloud services. The company also…
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10 Things Meg Whitman Must Do to Save HP
10 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…
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HP’s Whitman Era: Partners Should Proceed with Caution
If Hewlett Packard paid its channel partners the way it pays its ousted CEOs, solution providers would be sitting on sacks of money. Leo Apotheker, whom HP rather unceremoniously announced has been ousted after 11 months on the job, is getting a $25 million golden parachute, according to published reports. Not bad. It’s certainly enough…
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IBM Report Finds IT Departments Favor Solid-State Storage Technology
IT professionals are embracing high-performance solid-state disks to support growing data storage demands driven by cloud computing and analytics technologies, a survey by technology giant IBM revealed. More than half (57 percent) of the customers surveyed responded that their organizations need to develop a new storage approach to manage future growth. The survey of 250…
