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Tangent Delivers Solid E-mail Archiving for Compliance
Government bailouts, e-discovery requests and new laws are sure to impact the compliance market. Add to that yet another case of the White House loosing e-mails, along with the financial markets subjected to audits and data preservation comes to center stage in the world of compliance. Tangent is hoping to get a piece of that…
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Intel Remains Profitable but Pressured
Intel is the last technology company to announce disappointing fourth quarter and full-year earnings; the chipmaker’s revenue dropped 19 percent from Q3 and 23 percent from the same time last year. Intel, the world’s top producer of microprocessors and memory components, reported fourth quarter revenues of $8.2 billion and a profit of $234 million, down…
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Talk of Microsoft Layoffs Intensifying
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is considering significant layoffs across its various divisions, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the company’s plans. But plans for the cutbacks have not yet been firmed up and Microsoft could end up finding alternative methods to control costs, the Journal reported on its…
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IBM Counting on ISVs to Lead in 2009
IBM is doubling down on its independent software vendors (ISVs) channel in the hopes of capitalizing on pent-up demand for Software as a Service (SaaS), virtualization and other technology that helps customers optimize their infrastructure and save money. Mark Hanny, vice president of strategic partnerships, IBM says even in today’s weak economy, IBM ISV partners…
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Network Depot Delivers Instant MSP Kit
The winds of change are blowing for the small business solution provider, fueled by shrinking hardware margins, a dying break-fix market and general apathy for new product sales. That situation has forced many solution providers to rethink how they will survive, much less grow their businesses. Many are in the process of re-inventing themselves as…
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Tech Layoffs Climb Above 100,000
Friday is becoming a dreaded day at most companies. What used to be seen as the start of the weekend is now the day most employees are advised they no longer have a job. Since the beginning of the year, IT vendors have slashed more than 19,000 jobs—mostly sales and marketing positions, but also technical…