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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…
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HP Shows Off Ultra-Thin PCs, Stylish Netbook
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co unveiled several new products for the important fall season, including thin and light laptop PCs and an eye-catching new netbook. The world’s No. 1 PC maker has ably navigated a steep industry downturn in computer sales, managing to grow its global market share to 20 percent even as consumers…
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Intel Reshuffles Management, Loses Gelsinger to EMC
By Clare Baldwin and Jim Finkle SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON (Reuters) – Intel Corp, the world’s top chipmaker, announced a reorganization of its major product divisions and said an executive who helped run a group that rang up more than half its sales last year had left the company. The restructuring combines Intel’s two major product divisions…
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Fujitsu, Lenovo Unveil Multitouch Tablets, Laptop PCs Ahead of Windows 7 Release
Touch-screens are certainly nothing new in systems from kiosks to iPhones, but now the technology is more often making its way into standard-sized mobile PCs – tablets and even laptops. Case in point is a set of product releases from Fujitsu and Lenovo this week – systems that provide “multitouch” as an option in anticipation…