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HP Snags Web Pioneer Andreessen for Board
(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co named Internet pioneer Marc Andreessen, 38, to its board of directors, tapping one of the industry’s best known investors to help guide the world’s biggest PC maker. Chief Executive Mark Hurd is likely to look to Andreessen, one of the developers of the first widely used Web browser, to help expand…
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Microsoft Puts Web-Based Office Apps into Beta
In a telling move that indicates the momentum of cloud computing, Microsoft this week placed into technical preview its forthcoming Web versions of its juggernaut Office suite. Originally announced at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in July, the now officially dubbed Office Web Apps are lightweight versions of their on-premises counterparts. The technical preview program will…
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Motorola’s New Handheld Puts Mobility in Users’ Hands
The next time FedEx comes to your office, you probably won’t notice that the delivery guy isn’t turning his handheld around for you to put your mark. You probably won’t even notice that the delivery guy is making entries into the handheld while you’re pretending to scribble your signature. It’s a small change in the…
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Oracle Ends Computer Tie-Up with HP
(Reuters) – Oracle Corp has ended a high-profile computer-building partnership with Hewlett-Packard Co as Oracle prepares to acquire Sun Microsystems Inc, a rival of HP. Sun, the world’s No. 4 server maker, and Oracle have jointly developed a second-generation version of a specialized database computer, dubbed Exadata. Oracle and HP launched the first version a…
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What If Windows 7 Flops?
The most recent Dell earnings showed steep declines in PC sales, which dragged overall corporate earnings by 23 percent. The numbers are stark: sales to large corporate customers down 32 percent and PC sales down 33 percent. The trend is not unique to Dell. HP, Lenovo, Acer and other Windows-based PC manufacturers have noted declines…
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Cisco Looks to Boost Profits for Resellers Serving Small Business
Looking to improve its relationships with channel partners that serve the small business market, Cisco this week has announced a new partner profitability framework that enhances several financial benefits to better serve the needs of smaller channel partners, plus a new unified threat management device and an improved entry-level unified communications system. The moves come…