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Cisco Gaining Ground in X86 Blade Server Market: IDC
Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Dell were among the familiar names at the top of IDC’s list of the top server vendors for the first quarter. Even Oracle, a year after buying Sun Microsystems, has become a known entity in the server space. However, new to the rankings is Cisco Systems, the networking giant that two years…
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Xerox, HP Boost Managed Print Services Capacities Through Acquisitions
Both Hewlett-Packard and Xerox have made acquisitions in an effort to bolster their managed print services. Technology giant HP announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of MSP provider Printelligent. The infrastructure, software and trained workforce of Printelligent, combined with HP’s channel relationships and base of services and…
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Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7 Windows Phone 7 has been a downright nightmare for Microsoft so far. The operating system hasn’t been appealing to consumers, and there have been issues with the update process. If Bill Gates came back to Microsoft, he’d work closely with the mobile division to address those issues. If Gates is known for…
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Dell Launches XPS 15z, MacBook Air Alternative for SMBs
Dell has launched what the company is calling the thinnest 15-inch notebook on the planet—the XPS 15z laptop. It’s the start, the PC maker said in a May 24 announcement, of what will be a new series of thin and powerful Inspiron- and XPS-branded notebooks arriving later this year. The 15z runs second-generation Intel Core…
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Cisco Adds IPv6 Features to Routers, Switches
Cisco announced new products and services to help enterprises migrate their existing IPv4 infrastructure to the next-generation IPv6 standard. Cisco added IPv6-specific features to its routers and switches to make it easier to deploy and manage dual-stack environments, the company said May 24. The new capabilities address the challenges organizations face to “unify” IPv4 and…
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HP Broadens Online Support Services Portfolio
Hewlett-Packard is rolling out the first offering in an aggressive plan to expand the technical support services it can offer on the Web. HP on May 24 announced the HP Support Center platform, an evolution of the company’s Always on Support offering. HP Support Center is designed to give commercial customers online access to the…