Recent Articles
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Is There Such a Thing as the ‘Browser Effect’?
An article in today’s New York Times raises an interesting question about the virtualization market: While we know virtualization software represents paradigm-changing technology, will it in the end constitute a successful business to be in? The question pops up as VMware gets set to kick off its VMworld conference in San Francisco this week, flush…
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Technology Bellwether Intel Ups Third Quarter Forecast
Technology financial performance bellwether Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) raised its outlook for the third quarter, saying it now expects revenue to be $9 billion, plus or minus $200 million — a significant increase over the previous range of $8.5 billion, plus or minus $400 million. That could be good news for the technology sector as a whole.…
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Cisco Eyes SMBs with Revamped MSP Program
Cisco Tuesday officially launches its revamped Managed Services Channel Program to feature several changes that the company hopes will boost participation by its partners. The primary change to the program addresses a serious barrier to entry problem Cisco has grappled with since the program’s first incarnation. Cisco is doing away with the previous requirement that…
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Netbooks, Nettops Threaten 2010 PC Refresh Cycle
Plenty of industry-watchers say that netbooks are cannibalizing sales of traditional notebooks and sacrificing average selling prices of portable PCs. But could that just be the tip of the iceberg? While PC giants such as Dell and HP are forecasting a significant PC refresh cycle for early to mid-2010 as pent up demand and the…
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IBM Report Finds State of Web Insecurity Unprecedented
IBM has released results from its X-Force 2009 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report. The report’s findings show an unprecedented state of Web insecurity as Web client, server, and content threats converge to create an untenable risk landscape. According to the report, there has been a 508 percent increase in the number of new malicious Web…