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Microsoft proposes alternative deal to Yahoo
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Sunday it has proposed an alternative deal to Yahoo Inc, rather than a full acquisition, in a move that could save the web pioneer from fighting a proxy battle with financier Carl Icahn. "Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo an alternative that would involve a transaction…
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Client Virtualization Comes to the Fore
Virtualization hasn’t always been kind to solution providers. On the one hand, it’s an important element of any server consolidation effort, which usually leads to additional IT services opportunities and the sale of a few larger servers to replace a whole host of under-utilized smaller servers. But the flip side of the virtualization coin is…
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IBM Hops on Web Syndication Bandwagon
The last thing VARs, especially smaller shops like Lighthouse Computer Services, want to spend time on is updating information and listings of hundreds, even thousands, of vendor products on their Web sites. So when IBM , which makes up about 90 percent of Lighthouse’s business, introduced Web syndication services, David Sylvestre, Lighthouse’s vice president of marketing, says…
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Observers See Potential for Channel Conflict in HP/EDS Deal
While many Hewlett-Packard partners view the planned purchase of EDS as potentially positive, whether the deal will be beneficial or create conflict will hinge on how well HP integrates the acquisition. If HP mangles the integration, channel conflict is sure to ensue, observers say. But with HP’s strong reputation with its channel, it is natural to…
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Can E-Discovery Boost Solution Providers` Bottom Line?
Once electronic records became admissible in court, the quest to gather, manage and audit those records became one of the most important elements of a corporation’s legal staff. Add to that a judicial system that has become more tech-savvy, and the excuse that the records “were lost” just doesn’t fly any longer. Those issues have…