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IBM Buys Database Software Firm
HELSINKI (Reuters)—International Business Machines Corp said on Friday it has agreed to buy in-memory database software provider Solid Information Technology from private owners for an undisclosed sum. Solid’s largest owners were private equity firms Apax Partners APAX.UL and CapMan. Solid is expected to have 2007 sales of around $14.4 million, Vesa Wallden, a member of…
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Fujitsu Proves Good Things Still Come in Small Packages
Notebook computers have always been a bundle of compromises; those that perform well are often heavy and expensive, while those that travel well lack features and performance. Each notebook manufacturer has struggled to balance the compromises to deliver the ideal notebook computer for the masses. But, that has proved to be an almost impossible task;…
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Less Is More with Toshiba’s Satellite Pro A210
Toshiba is taking the approach that “less is more” with its latest notebook for the channel. To use Toshiba’s own words, “In response to customer requests, Toshiba has streamlined the Satellite Pro A210 to include only essential tools and applications required for simpler, easier use.” In English, that basically means the unit is not hampered…
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eWEEK Channel Labs Walk-Through: Lenovo ThinkCentre M57p
USB and audio ports are accessible from the front of the system, right below the optical drive and next to the power button.
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Lenovo Builds a Desktop for the Enterprise
Believe it or not, there was once a time when the corporate worker felt special or justly rewarded for receiving the latest PC, but nowadays the desktop PC has become just another tool to get the day’s work done. While high-end PCs can no longer be considered a special prize for the loyal worker, PC…
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HP Buys NUR Macroprinters
Hewlett-Packard announced on Dec. 10 that it had signed an agreement to acquire NUR Macroprinters, a wide-format inkjet printer company based in Israel. The acquisition, while relatively small at $117.5 million, is just the latest in a series of moves by HP to move more heavily into large-format commercial printing. NUR’s products include ultraviolet-curable and…
