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HP, Microsoft Partner on Application-Specific Server Appliances
Industry giants Microsoft and HP are teaming up to deliver four application-specific appliances, designed to simplify deployment and management of business tools such as business intelligence and email. The appliances remove the need for IT organizations to separately purchase and configure server hardware and software. Instead, the application is configured and optimized to run on…
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HP WebOS Tablet Details Emerge
Curious about the WebOS-running devices that Hewlett-Packard is expected to introduce at its Feb. 9 event? According to sources trusted by Engadget, a few smartphones can be expected, along with two tablets — the “Topaz” and the more petite “Opal.” In a Jan. 19 report, the tech site offered new, and completely unconfirmed, details about…
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HP Planning Networking, Software, Storage Business Investments
Jan 14 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) is formulating what it calls a "bold" plan for its future under new chief executive Leo Apotheker, but dismissed a report that it would reshuffle its top executives. The world’s No. 1 U.S. computer maker, which has been roiled since the surprise exit of former CEO Mark Hurd…
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IBM Supercomputer Beats Humans in Jeopardy Match
Watson, IBM’s latest DeepQA supercomputer, defeated its two human challengers during a demonstration round of Jeopardy on Jan. 13. The supercomputer will face former Jeopardy champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in a two-game, men-versus-machine tournament to be aired in February. However, the Jeopardy match-up was not the "culmination" of four years of work by…
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Intel Quells Tablet Fears with Strong Outlook
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) posted better-than expected revenue and margins for the fourth quarter and gave a rosy outlook for early 2011, defying worries about the chipmaker’s minor role in the booming smartphone and tablet computer market. Shares in the world’s largest chipmaker, whose net profit surged 48 percent year…