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HP Palm WebOS Smartphone to Outflank Apple iPhone with Channel
While Apple’s iPad and iPhone may be turning heads with corporate workers right now, HP is looking to change all that. HP’s new channel chief Stephen DiFranco tells Channel Insider that HP is looking to sell its Palm WebOS-based smartphones through the channel. The WebOS will also "show up on a number of devices" that…
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Linksys by Cisco
Linksys by Cisco Acquired in 2003, Linksys had played in the consumer and small office networking market. Now Cisco has turned Linksys into a consumer provider of wireless routers, media hubs and entertainment routers. Valet Through Linksys, Cisco offers Valet, designed as a simple way to set up a wireless network within the home. Linksys…
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IBM Quarter Revenue, Contracts Disappoint
NEW YORK, July 19 (Reuters) – IBM (NYSE:IBM) disappointed investors by reporting a decline in new technology services contracts in the second quarter, while a weaker euro hit revenue more than expected, sending its shares down more than 4 percent. While firm growth in the company’s higher-margin software unit and sales in emerging markets bolstered…
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Microsoft, McAfee, Peer 1 Provide Hosted Exchange to SMBs
Vancouver-based managed hosting provider Peer 1 Hosting announced a partnership with Microsoft said to offer customers fully featured, enterprise-level e-mail services. In addition to the Peer 1 hosting services, this offering aims to deliver a cost-effective way of managing SMB (small to medium-size business) customer mail environments. The hosted Microsoft Exchange solution is a scalable…
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Dell Acquires Storage Deduplication Vendor Ocarina Networks
Dell has expanded its storage technology portfolio to include more compression and deduplication with the acquisition of Ocarina Networks. Dell’s move to up its game in this area comes as companies focus on getting more out of their storage, driven by the exponential growth of data retention requirements. Most big technology vendors have a foot…
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HP Appoints Enterprise Sales Executive for Servers, Storage, Networking and Services
HP has appointed a new executive to head up the tech giant’s relationships with ISVs, system integrators, managed services providers, business advisory firms, network service providers and channel partners, the company has announced. Mark Angelino will serve as senior vice president of Global Distribution for HP Enterprise Business, a separate group from the channel organization.…
