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Intel Vows to Appeal EC Antitrust Ruling, $1.5B Fine
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) fired back at the European Commission today and vowed to appeal after the EC ruled against Intel and levied a $1.5 billion fine against the world’s largest computer processor maker, saying Intel violated European antitrust laws. “Intel takes strong exception to this decision,” says Paul Otellini, president and CEO, in a prepared statement.…
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Did IBM Bid Force Oracle`s Hand to Buy All of Sun?
It may have been a potential bid by IBM that forced Oracle into agreeing to acquire Sun Microsystems as a whole, despite an Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing showing that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison originally sought to acquire only Sun’s software assets. The SEC filing notes that in addition to Oracle, there were two…
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IT Reseller Economic Stimulus Opportunity: Hospitals and Doctors
One of the biggest buckets of money expected to trickle down into the IT market as a result of the Obama administration’s economic stimulus package, or American Recovery and Reivestment Act, comes from the $20.4 billion directive to modernize hospitals and physician practices through the creation of electronic medical records and the end game of making…
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Intel Slapped with $1.45 Billion Antitrust Fine
Intel received today its sharpest rebuke yet for its alleged manipulative business and antitrust practices at the hands of the European Union, which slapped the California-based chip maker with a record $1.45 billion fine and a cease and desist order to stop anti-competitive activities. The EU fine is the result of an eight-year investigation into…
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Acer Pulls Back on PC Builds
Acer may have passed Dell in netbook shipments in Q1, but supply chain checks indicate the PC maker is pulling back on manufacturing orders with ODMs. That could spell troubling news for netbooks in Q2. Already an IDC report earlier this week indicated that the computer processors behind netbooks — Intel Atom — saw shipments…
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Tapping into the Economic Stimulus Funds
Cashing in on the Economic Stimulus Package IT solution providers can cash in on the federal economic stimulus package—if they are ready for it. You need to know where the funds are headed, establish customer relationships and maybe even write proposals for grants. Stimulus Package Could Be Shot in the Arm for Solution Providers Don’t…