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Parrish: NetApp Committed to the Channel
Refuting persistent rumors and speculation that NetApp will shake off its solution providers in favor of a direct sales model, newly installed global channel chief Julie Parrish says the storage vendor is committed to growing its channel and working with solution providers to battle competitors head on. “I don’t think [NetApp] would have hired senior…
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Judge Orders Ex-Apple Exec to Stop Working
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5 (Reuters) – A U.S. District Court judge in New York ordered a newly hired Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) executive to stop work immediately because he might be violating an agreement with his former employer, IBM (IBM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz). Federal District Judge Kenneth…
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Microsoft Nixes New Yahoo Deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer dismissed speculation the software giant might still be interested in buying Yahoo Inc, sending shares of the Internet company down 14 percent. "We made an offer, we made another offer … We moved on," Ballmer told a business luncheon in Sydney on Friday, when…
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Report: Microsoft Tries to Steal Verizon Deal
Microsoft Corp, capitalizing on Google Inc’s regulatory snarl, is working to steal a deal with Verizon Wireless away from its rival, the Wall Street Journal said. Microsoft has got the mobile carrier’s attention by offering a sweeter deal to put its search service and related advertising on Verizon phones, the paper said. Microsoft is…
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Lenovo Sees up to $100M in Restructuring Costs
HONG KONG, Nov 7 (Reuters) – Lenovo (0992.HK) expects to book another $75 million to $100 million restructuring charge "going forward", its top executives said on Friday, as the world’s fourth-largest PC maker struggles to reduce costs in a difficult market. Executives on a conference call did not put a timeframe on that expense, but…
