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Cisco Updates Data Center Software, Hardware Lineups
Cisco Systems has been making a large deal about converged data center hardware infrastructures for more than two years with its Unified Computing System, as increased functionality gets wedged into smaller components and servers and routers—and as Cisco got into the server business. Now the world’s biggest IT networking company and newbie data center systems…
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Google Cloud Print Gets a Partner in HP
HP March 31 made it possible for users of Google Cloud Print to print documents, Web pages and other files to any HP ePrint-enabled printer from any supporting Web, mobile or desktop application on any computer or smartphone. HP is the first major printer maker to officially pick up the Cloud Print cause. Interested users…
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Goodbye March – Channel Headlines Around the Web
Image by Robert Scoble via Flickr Joe Panettieri at MSPMentor reports yet another MSP merger/acquisition deal – the 15th he’s tracked in 2011. This one, in Western Canada, has VODA Computer Systems Ltd. and Graycon Group Ltd merging. Meanwhile, over at Channelnomics, Larry Walsh offers seven tips he’s gathered for MSPs who are looking to…
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Dell Pans iPad as Too Complex, Costly for Business
A Dell executive is attracting a massive amount of attention for suggesting the Apple iPad will eventually bomb in the enterprise. “Apple is great if you’ve got a lot of money and live on an island,” Andy Lark, who leads the global marketing efforts for Dell’s Large Enterprise Group, told CIO Australia in a March…
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Why Microsoft Must Make Its Own Tablet
Why Microsoft Must Make Its Own Tablet 1. Where Are All the Partners?Microsoft currently has a partnership in place with a few vendors to develop Windows 7 tablets. In fact, Acer’s Windows 7 tablet is launching soon. But so far, Microsoft has been unable to sign a significant number of hardware partners. Realizing that, maybe…
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Cisco to Buy newScale to Boost Cloud Offerings
Cisco Systems is looking to bolster its cloud computing services offering by acquiring privately held newScale, a company that offers software that enables businesses to more efficiently provision resources across their IT environments. Cisco announced the deal March 29. No financial details were disclosed. NewScale, which company officials said has about 2 million users worldwide,…
