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Watson Exits Microsoft Channel Chief Post
Allison Watson, Microsoft’s longtime global channel leader, will hand over the reins to the massive partner program to Jon Roskill at next month’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C. In a surprise announcement made this afternoon, Microsoft said Watson was assuming a new role, corporate vice president of Business & Marketing Organization in the U.S.,…
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HP Tackles Dedupe With Data Center Blitz
LAS VEGAS — In a bid to reinforce its claim to be the only vendor who can legitimately provide a single-source solution to all of an organization’s data-center needs, HP has announced a flurry of new servers, storage products and its first home-grown data dedupe solution. Unveiled at its Tech Forum 2010 as part of…
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FTC in Talks with Intel to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit
The FTC filed a lawsuit in December 2009 accusing Intel of anti-competitive business practices intended to stifle competition from AMD and Nvidia. Intel and the FTC have now filed a joint motion to suspend the legal proceedings while the two sides work to negotiate a settlement. Intel’s statement indicated that a consent order has been…
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1. WebOS
1. WebOS When HP acquired Palm, the company’s target was WebOS. Palm’s mobile operating system is arguably one of the most impressive solutions in the space. But as Palm attempted to compete with Apple, it lost its way and failed to adequately deliver a viable product. HP can’t make that same mistake. It must evaluate…
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Cisco’s Goodwin: Virtualization, Cloud Driving New Channel Opportunities
Cisco Systems has never been a company that sat idly by as the world around it evolved. In the past 18 months, Cisco has embarked on radical departures from its networking legacy to embrace emerging technologies such as video, consumer electronics and, of course, virtualized data centers. The evolution of Cisco has put it on…
