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Microsoft Touts VMware Customer Switch to Hyper-V on Eve of VMworld
On the eve of VMware’s San Francisco love fest around its virtualization technologies, VMworld, Microsoft is spreading the word of a big customer win away from the virtualization giant. >>Click here for VMworld Preview<< Microsoft has announced that Fortune 500 company, CH2M Hill, has switched to Microsoft’s virtualization and management software from its previous VMware…
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1. Get Working On Rebuilding Palm
1. Get Working On Rebuilding Palm When Mark Hurd decided to acquire Palm for $1.2 billion, some wondered what he had planned for the company. By virtue of his departure, no one will know. But that doesn’t mean that the current leadership shouldn’t start implementing ideas on how to make Palm as successful as it…
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Dell Sweetens 3PAR Bid Above HP’s Offer
NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL) raised its bid for data storage company 3PAR Inc (NYSE:PAR) to $1.6 billion, offering a slightly higher price than rival bidder Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) in an unfolding tech industry bidding war. Dell’s latest offer comes in at $24.30 a share, which is 30 cents a share…
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Dell Aero Android-Based Smartphone Debuts at $99
LOS ANGELES Aug 24 (Reuters) – Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL) on Tuesday released its first U.S. smartphone, entering the increasingly crowded market with a 3.5-inch Android device called the Aero that costs about $100 on AT&T’s (NYSE:T) network. The long-anticipated move by the computer manufacturer puts Dell in competition with Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL), the market leader…
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HP, 3PAR Acquisition Talks Begin After HP Tops Dell’s Offer
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 24 (Reuters) – 3PAR Inc (NYSE:PAR) said on Tuesday it will start merger talks with Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) after HP’s $1.6 billion offer for the data storage company trumped a bid by its smaller rival Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL). 3PAR has determined that HP’s proposal was "reasonably likely" to lead to a…
