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HP Announces Entry-Level SAN for SMBs
Hewlett-Packard will introduce an update to its entry-level storage area network products that the vendor hopes will spur customers to upgrade from older storage technology. The new MSA2000 line will replace HP’s MSA1000 line and will include Fibre Channel or iSCSI disk arrays, said an HP spokesperson. The line is targeted at SMBs (small and…
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Carbon Trading Creates Channel Opportunities
As the saying goes, it’s an ill wind that blows no good, and so it is with global warming. The concern about global warming has led to so much concern over carbon emissions that corporations all over the globe now need to measure the amount of carbon they are spewing into the atmosphere. If, for…
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Microsoft Bids $44.6 Billion for Yahoo
Microsoft said it had offered to buy Yahoo for $31 per share, which it said represented a 62 percent premium above the company’s closing stock price on Nasdaq on Thursday. "We have great respect for Yahoo, and together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better…
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VAR Helps Hurricane State
VAR CMA is playing its part in helping the cities within the hurricane-hit state of Louisiana to implement a disaster recovery solution that would see the IT systems back up and running in a matter of hours in the event of a disaster. The backup and recovery solution allows the city to mirror its entire…
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VARs Still Unsure a Year After Michael Dell`s Return
It’s not your father’s Dell anymore. PC maker Dell has marked a sea change in the last year since its founder, Michael Dell, returned to its helm on Jan. 31. Among the major changes he made to the company he started 23 years ago was to reverse the deeply entrenched direct-only sales approach. Almost immediately…