Recent Articles
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1. Why the Streak?
1. Why the Streak? Dell wants to compete in the tablet market against Apple’s iPad. But it’s doing so with a 5-inch tablet running on Google’s Android platform, called the Streak. The Streak looks to be a well-designed product, and given the success of Android, it could do well. But Dell’s decision to focus its…
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Virtualizing Your Business
I have this crazy idea. The idea of breaking apart a business and reforming it into something new is fascinating, and leads to some new critical thinking. Could you imagine a service provider in a cloud world that employs no service personnel? I suggested this once in a room of solution providers and was practically…
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HP, Dell Quarter Earnings Soothe Recession Fears
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL) and Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) dismissed worries about weakening technology demand, reporting broad-based strength from corporate customers and only hints of weakness from consumers. Both faced questions on Thursday about the strength of the recovery in spending on technology, after Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) CEO John Chambers’…
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Intel Acquires McAfee in Bid to Make Security Technology a Strategic Focus
NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Chip maker Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) said it would buy security technology firm McAfee Inc (NYSE:MFE) for $7.68 billion in an effort to make security technology a strategic focus. Intel said it would pay $48 per share in cash for McAfee in its biggest acquisition ever. The price is a…
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How the Intel Acquisition Will Affect McAfee’s Channel Parters
What will Intel’s acquisition of McAfee mean to McAfee’s channel partner program? It’s still early days on this deal, so no one knows for sure yet, but the smart money is that Intel is unlikely to change it much for a couple reasons. First, Intel said in its statement announcing plans to acquire McAfee that…
