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Microsoft CEO Optimistic About Windows Phone
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took a few moments during his company s financial analyst meeting to put a brave face on its smartphone efforts. It was under a year ago that we launched the first Windows Phone, he told an audience of media and analysts gathered to hear Microsoft executives run down the company s…
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10 Lessons HP Will Never Learn From the iPhone 5
10 Lessons HP Will Never Learn From the iPhone 5 1. Why 4G MattersRumors abound that the iPhone 5 will come with 4G connectivity. And why wouldn’t it? The high-speed wireless-networking solution is considered the future of mobile connectivity. What’s more, it’s much faster than 3G. If the iPhone 5 comes with 4G, all others…
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Microsoft Rolls Out Tools, Windows 8 Server, Cloud Services at BUILD
ANAHEIM, Calif. Microsoft announced a series of moves meant to advance developer opportunities and productivity, including a developer preview of Visual Studio 2011, a preview of Windows Server 8 and the company s Team Foundation Server (TFS) delivered as a service on the Windows Azure cloud. In a Sept. 14 keynote at the Microsoft BUILD…
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HP Talks Future of PSG, Names New Channel Chief
HP has named a new channel chief to replace the recently promoted Stephen DiFranco and is moving to transition HP’s direct SMB sales efforts into a demand generation program for HP channel partners. Mike Parrottino will move into the job of leading U.S. PSG Channel Sales, effective immediately, Stephen DiFranco, senior vice president and general…
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Why Oracle Should Acquire HP
Why Oracle Should Acquire HP Silicon Valley’s MaverickOracle CEO Larry Ellison is "unpredictable and buying HP and creating the largest tech company in the world would be a crowning jewel for the ‘maverick’ in Silicon Valley." No Title Familiar FacesFormer HP CEO and current Oracle co-president Mark Hurd understands HP’s business, staff and culture better…
