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Ingram Micro Extends Lease Financing to SMB VARs
SMB VARs looking take advantage of the technology refresh cycle currently underway through lease financing deals now have a new financing vehicle available to them. IT distribution giant Ingram Micro has announced an expansion of its lease financing partners and program to include SMB VARs. Available now through Ingram Micro’s Preferred Leasing, or IMPL, program,…
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IBM Acquires XIV Plus a Key Storage Brain
Not only did IBM land an up-and-coming storage technology company with its acquisition of Israel-based XIV on Jan. 2, but it also acquired one of the leading storage system architects in the world. Big Blue acquired the privately held storage technology company [pronounced X-I-V] based in Tel Aviv for a reported $300 million, although IBM…
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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.
