Recent Articles
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Are Dell and/or Oracle in the Market for an EMR Acquisition?
Image by revger via Flickr Don’t be surprised if Dell or Oracle goes outside its normal acquisition targets next time around. That’s according to Dr. Bijan Salehizadeh, a general partner at venture capital firm Highland Capital Partners–a firm that specializes in the space where medicine and IT intersect. Salehizadeh, who is also a medical doctor,…
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Cisco Builds on Borderless Network Vision with New Catalyst Switches
Cisco Systems is building on its Borderless Network vision with a refresh of its Catalyst 2000 and 3000 lines, which includes three new “borderless-ready” switches. The Borderless Network architecture was announced nearly a year ago, and the concept was spawned from the idea that increasing video and mobility demands are driving networks to provide more…
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Intel Channel Exec Talks Computer Refresh, SSDs and Partner Base Expansion
Intel has rolled out a new line of six-core Westmere EP Xeon processors with new systems coming from computer vendors such as Dell, HP and IBM. The public introduction coincides with the chip giant’s Intel Solutions Summit in Las Vegas with the company’s system builder and other channel partners. The new server processors offer better…
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IBM Tools Up For Mainstream Cloud Computing
Most everybody in IT is talking about cloud computing, and a number of companies — including major players like Microsoft, Google and saleforce.com — are rolling out cloud offerings, but it’s IBM that is shooting to be top gun, focusing on cloud computing workloads and partner ecosystems. Launching next quarter will be Big Blue’s Smart…
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Delays Decimate Microsoft`s Enterprise Mobile Market Share
After multiple delays, leaks and blogger predictions, Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 7 Series last month at Mobile World Congress to hearty and honest “Oohs and ahhs.” Most pre-release critical complaints were silenced, and anticipation of the first devices is growing. However, the fact remains that devices running version 7 won’t ship until October and, Microsoft…
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Tech Data, HP Make Health Care Tech More Channel Friendly
Technology offerings for the channel around health care may have been slow to start, but now more vendors and distributors are launching special programs and partnerships that target the health care vertical, designed to help VARs target economic stimulus funds and get into the broader market. Cases in point are announcements from two big companies…
