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AMD Splits to Battle Intel
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices said on Tuesday it will hive off its pricey manufacturing plants, get a cash injection and shrink its debt to compete harder against bigger rival Intel for market share. Two Abu Dahabi state-owned venture capital companies are backing the move. One will put up at least…
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D-Link Refreshes Xtreme N Line with DIR-825 Wireless Router
Doing more with less has been the goal of business operations for some time now. Nowhere has this become more evident than with the IT components and budgets of small businesses. In fact, "more with less" has become the axiom not only of those small businesses, but also of the solution providers servicing those businesses.…
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HP Welcomes Proposals That Target Non-HP Customers
In the ever-tightening economy, Hewlett-Packard sees the path to continued fiscal health and growth running through new customers that have never bought the company’s products. To reach those large swaths of non-HP customers, the vendor is welcoming partnership proposals from solution providers that promise to capture more of that business. Speaking at the Synnex national…
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Report: Supply Chain Shows PC Sales Lower Through Q1
If you are seeing PC hardware sales turn cold, you are not alone. FBR Research reports that its supply chain checks indicate that shipments of PCs for both Dell and Hewlett-Packard have slowed down even more than previously reported. “This is the second time in three months that we have cut our PC vendor estimates,”…
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Proceed with Caution: The Road to Data Center Virtualization
Efficiencies and power savings often drive virtualization projects, whether they be for the desktop, server, storage or the whole data center. IT solution providers have an array of technologies to choose from now, with VMware, Citrix’s XenSource, Microsoft Hyper-V or hypervisor. But IT consultants and solution providers need to evaluate the opportunity for customer savings…
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Lenders Say Credit Still Available for Technology Spending
When it comes to credit for technology deals, IT lenders are saying that it is business as usual in spite of the Wall Street financial meltdown and subsequent failed bailout package. Using Credit to Boost Sales: Where Solution Providers Can Go for Help That’s according to Ingram Micro, Tech Data and IBM Global Financing, three…
