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Google Acquisition Lets Microsoft Office Users Share Documents on Web
(Reuters) – Google Inc stepped up its assault on Microsoft Corp’s productivity software business with the acquisition of a small start-up company that allows Microsoft users to edit and share their documents on the Web. Google said on its company blog on Friday that it has acquired San Francisco-based DocVerse. Terms of the deal were…
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Office 2010 Set to Hit Businesses in May
Businesses will be able to purchase the full version of Office 2010 May 12, roughly a month before consumers get their hands on Microsoft’s next-version productivity suite. “For businesses, we will launch the 2010 set of products, including Office 2010, SharePoint 2010, Visio 2010, and Project 2010 worldwide on May 12,” Jevon Fark, senior marketing…
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HP ProCurve Visionary Joins Brocade, Slams Cisco, HP Data Center Plans
Cisco and HP may be pushing their new monolithic architectures in the data center, but customers in that segment tend to “move in a much more cautious and judicious fashion,” according to John McHugh, the HP executive credited with building the ProCurve line into a billion dollar business. McHugh spoke to Channel Insider from his…
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New HP Channel Chief Eyes Efficiency, Simplicity
With his new boss championing the job as the “Super Bowl of all channel management roles,” Stephen DiFranco, who officially took the helm today as HP’s new channel chief, says he’s poised to bring his A-game in leading 25,000 HP partners. DiFranco replaces Adrian Jones as vice president and general manager of HP’s Solution Partners…
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Microsoft COO Kevin Turner predicts slow recovery
(Reuters) – Microsoft is still seeing a lot of interest in its Windows 7 computer software launched last year and a new budget cycle will help a gradual recovery in business spending, its chief operating officer said. "We have a lot of interest in the Windows 7 refresh," Kevin Turner told an audience at the…
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Cisco Unveils New Secure Borderless Network Architecture
Cisco today at RSA took the wraps off plans for a new secure architecture that it says will enable customers to access information from any device at any location while still maintaining a high level of security and ease of use. Dubbed the Cisco Secure Borderless Network, the architecture will stand on the strengths of…