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HP to Cut 24,600 Jobs
By Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ) plans to cut 7.5 percent of its work force, or 24,600 jobs, seeking to realize savings from its recent acquisition of Electronic Data Systems Corp, the company said on Monday. HP said it would carry out the cutbacks over the next three years, while replacing…
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Dell Sees Further Signs of Weak Tech Spending
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dell Inc’s (DELL) customers are cutting back further on technology spending, the company said on Tuesday, sending the computer maker’s shares down more than 7 percent. Dell, the second largest computer maker after Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), has already been hurt as buyers hold back on purchasing decisions.…
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Lenovo’s Giant Notebook Aims to Seize the Desktop
The notebook computer market has become an experiment in extremes. On one side of the equation, you have tiny Intel Atom powered “netbooks,” which are becoming the darlings of traveling workers, while on the other side, notebook behemoths like the Lenovo W700 aim to make high-performance workstations portable. But, the question begs to be asked,…
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Communications Company Taps Solution Provider for Towering Project
Mobilitie Partners isn’t in the real-estate leasing business, but when the company hired The MASYC Group for an ERP implementation, the integrator’s expertise in real-estate solutions was a big plus. That’s because, when you think of it, Mobilitie’s business isn’t all that different from your typical real-estate leaser, except that its tenants take up less…
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Dell Takes Direct Managed Services to New York
Dell has unveiled plans to bring its direct managed services offering to the New York metropolitan area and has also said it is eliminating the dollar requirement for managed services deal registration, which had previously been set at $50,000. The PC maker sent a letter to New York metropolitan partners–both certified MSP partners as well…
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Can MSI Blow Away the Atom Competition with the Wind Notebook?
Mini notebook computers have been on the market for some time, but most users have found those diminutive systems a collection of compromises. For example, when portability reigns supreme, users would expect to give up battery life, comfortable keyboards, big screens and so on. Manufacturers had created what amounted to a Catch-22 situation with their…
