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AMD Server Processor Discount Pits Opteron Against Intel Xeon
Processor maker AMD is offering a discount of up to 30 percent to solution builder channel partners and customers upgrading AMD Opteron server processors. By upgrading just the server processor instead of the entire server, reseller partners can help their end-customers gain significant performance improvement while at the same time saving money during a budget-strapped…
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Dell, Perot Systems Target Electronic Medical Records
PC, server and storage vendor Dell and health care technology solution provider Perot Systems are teaming up in a strategic alliance to take advantage of the economic stimulus package funds earmarked for health care and available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Analysts and solution provider resellers have identified health care as one of…
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Other Suitors for Sun Following IBM Deal Breakdown?
With Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) and IBM (NYSE:IBM) reportedly breaking off acquisition talks, what’s next for Sun? Are there other suitors waiting in the wings? Not according to Bernstein Research’s senior analyst Toni Sacconaghi, who says there are no other likely suitors to step in if IBM completely walks away from the deal. “[Sun] approached most…
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Sun Stocks Sink Fast in Overseas Trading
Sun Microsystems stocks trading on the Frankfurt exchange in Germany fell nearly 25 percent this morning, a harbinger of the consequences the one-time Silicon Valley high-flier faces as a result of its failed talks to sell to IBM. Yesterday, reports surfaced that IBM withdrew from talks to acquire Sun in a deal many valued at…
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Microsoft Extends Windows XP Support, Again
The Rasputin of operating systems defies yet another planned death date, as a leaked internal memo from Microsoft makes it clear that Windows XP will continue to live on. In the memo, Microsoft says it will continue support for Windows XP beyond its latest retirement date of May 30, 2009. Unconfirmed rumors are also circulating…
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IBM Acquisition of Sun Appears Off, Reports Say
The marriage of IBM and Sun Microsystems appears dead in the water, as reports in the Wall Street Journal and other media outlets say the two sides have reached an impasse over the purchase price. While neither side has acknowledged or confirmed the acquisition talks, IBM has reportedly been pursuing a purchase of Sun for…