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HP, IBM Lead Worldwide Server Market Demand: IDC Report
Revenue in the worldwide server market increased 12.1 percent year over year to $11.9 billion in the first quarter of 2011 (1Q11), according to IT research firm IDC. This is the fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue growth, as server market demand continued to improve around the world. The company’s report found server unit shipments…
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Google, Microsoft Battle for Business Cloud Customers
For more than a year, Microsoft has been pushing an aggressive “all in” cloud strategy. The reason behind it is simple: Although desktop-bound software such as Windows and Office continues to dump tons of cash at the company’s front door, a paradigm shift is underway—one that threatens to leave Microsoft behind as consumers and businesses…
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Businesses Not Keeping Up with New Security Threats: Report
Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of corporate network devices analyzed by Dimension Data during 2010 were carrying at least one known security vulnerability. This is almost double the 38 percent recorded in 2009. Dimension Data also found that a single higher-risk vulnerability, PSIRT 109444, which was identified by Cisco in September 2009, was discovered in a…
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Develop A Smartphone
Develop A Smartphone Steve Jobs is all about hardware, which would make him an unlikely candidate at Microsoft. However, if he were to take over the software giant, Jobs would undoubtedly push his team to develop a smartphone. Currently, Microsoft only offers Windows Phone 7 to vendor partners. For Steve Jobs, that’s not enough. Develop…
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Tech Data Quarter Sales Climb 13 Percent
IT distributor Tech Data Corp. (NASDAQ:TECD) reported net income of $48.7 million on sales of $6.3 billion, for its fiscal first quarter ending April 30. The net sales marked a 13 percent increase from the same period a year ago. “We are pleased to report another solid performance with record first quarter sales, net income…
