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HP Counters Dell Offer for Data Storage Vendor 3PAR
NEW YORK Aug 23 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE:HPQ) launched a $1.6 billion bid for data storage company 3PAR Inc (NYSE:PAR) on Monday, topping an offer by technology rival Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL). HP bid $24 a share for 3PAR, about 33 percent more than Dell planned to pay in a deal announced a week ago.…
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Intel, McAfee Deal: What Channel Partners Are Saying
As Wall Street analysts and security insiders have been abuzz over the implications of the mega-acquisition by Intel of McAfee for $7.7 billion, many within the security vendor’s channel have hardly broken a sweat over the deal. Collectively, many partners see the deal as a non-issue for their short- to medium-term sales strategy as Intel…
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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’…
