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IBM Reaches Out To ISV Start-Ups
Money isn’t everything, and IBM intends to prove that adage with a comprehensive new initiative that will help emerging entrepreneurs succeed, hopefully helping Big Blue and its channel grow their sales and profits. To qualify for the IBM Global Entrepreneur initiative, applicants must be privately-held, in business less than three years; and actively developing software…
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Cisco Adds to LinkSys Product Line with 802.11n E-Series
Networking giant Cisco Systems announced the release of two 802.11n wireless routers, including the Valet family, a product line that aims to make home wireless simple and accessible for families through user-friendly design and easy set-up process. The other router line, the Linksys E-Series, is aimed at technology experts and enthusiasts. The Valet line comes…
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Dell Financing Spurs Small Business Tech Spending
A handful of big technology vendors have announced zero-percent financing programs recently, including HP, Dell and Cisco. (One Cisco partner who works with small business even recently pointed out to Channel Insider that with the zero-percent financing on a unified communications upgrade that he was able to offer to his customer Wolfgang Puck Coffee, that…
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Dell Goes After HP with New Printers
In an effort to expand deeper into the printer market, Dell has released eight new printer models that will compete against the likes of Hewlett-Packard, Xerox and Samsung. The new Dell printers offer a range of features, including touchscreen displays, and Dell plans to target specific markets with its printers, including the health care and…
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The Apple iPad Sales Forecast: The Good and the Less Good
Forecasts are all over the place in terms of just how many iPads Apple will sell. The only certain thing is that most everyone has an opinion. Morgan Stanley is reporting that Apple’s Asian suppliers will ship 8 million to 10 million units in 2010, compared with a previous forecast of more than 5 million…
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HP Targets LTO-3 Customers With LTO-5 Blitz
While representing only a fraction of disk sales — $4 billion versus $16 billion in 2009 — tape sales continue to grow, led by the Linear Tape Open (LTO) format, which accounted for 83 percent of total tape sales. HP, market leader of this segment with 32 percent share, is refreshing its entire lineup with…
