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HP deal with Alcatel-Lucent Short on Details, Long on Potential
In a deal that could be worth billions of dollars over the next 10 years, HP has signed a "relationship agreement" with Alcatel-Lucent "to help customers leverage the convergence of telecommunication and IT." The yet-to-be-executed agreement will see the companies launch a program to transform mid- and large-size enterprise and public sector organizations’ communication networks…
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Microsoft Makes Gains with Bing, Clashes with Google
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp’s Bing search engine won more market share from rivals last week, according to new industry data released on Wednesday, but still trails Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. Challenging market leader Google — which in turn is looking to break into Microsoft’s core software market — is a long-term project, said Microsoft…
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Tandberg Takes Video Conferencing to Small and Midmarket Business
As travel budgets have been cut to the bone, plenty of companies large and small have been considering the benefits of implementing video conferencing systems, a technology that can help them realize the new business mantra, “do more with less.” And video conferencing does seem to be on the precipice of more widespread adoption, driven…
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Balancing Act: Do Core Products Suffer When Vendors Seek New Markets?
Breaking ground on new and emerging technology areas is what keeps this industry alive and kicking. Yet established, market-leading technology vendors face a tricky balancing act when they set their sights on new frontiers. At the same time they are opening their wallets and committing their engineering teams to innovate the next best thing, companies…
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Diane Krakora on Cisco Partner Conference
Diane Krakora, president of Amazon Consulting (a premier partner of Channel Insider) gives her first-hand perspectives on the recent Cisco Partner conference through the magic of video: Day 1 Day 3 >> Click here to check out Amazon Consulting’s blog
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Dell Launches New EqualLogic Storage Solutions for SMBs
Dell today launched a new series of storage solutions under its EqualLogic brand to help partners better serve the SMB market and increase market share against rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM. “The iSCSI market is a bright spot in IT spending,” says Travis Vigil, senior manager for Dell’s EqualLogic product line. “We’ve definitely seen that reflected…