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China: Some HP Laptops Faulty
(Reuters) – China’s quality control watchdog said an investigation into Hewlett-Packard Co showed the company had sold some faulty laptop computers, and ignored consumer protection regulations. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement on its website (www.aqsiq.gov.cn) that after consumer complaints, it had found several models were affected by…
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More Users Plan Microsoft Windows 7 Upgrade Before SP1 Release
New research from recent Dell acquisition Kace finds 87 percent of IT professionals surveyed plan to deploy Windows 7, up dramatically from a similar study done in April 2009. Of more significance to the channel, almost half of the 900 respondents plan to move to Windows 7 before the anticipated summer release of Service Pack…
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Google Apps Adds Server-Side Microsoft Exchange Migration Tool
Google ramped up the noise for its Google Apps this week by offering a new server-side tool to help organizations and partners migrate company email, calendar and contact data from Microsoft Exchange to Google Apps. The move by Google is only the most recent against incumbent Microsoft which has dominated the corporate space with its…
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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…
