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Cisco Helps Manage BYOD Traffic With Aironet 3600 Series AP
Cisco Networks is rolling out a new wireless access point designed to address the growing demand for fast network performance and consistent connectivity that is being fueled by the rapid growth of mobile devices and mobile network traffic. At the Cisco Live conference in London Jan. 31, company officials unveiled the Aironet 3600 Series Access…
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Microsoft Offers $60K in Azure Cloud Services to Startups, Launches BizSpark Plus
Microsoft announced its new BizSpark Plus, an extension to its BizSpark program to help startups get off the ground faster, as well as a new partnership with startup accelerator TechStars to make free cloud computing services available to select, high potential startups. Microsoft and TechStars are working together to help startups fast-track their businesses. On…
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Apple, Foxconn and China: The Human Cost of Manufacturing
The recent uproar about the conditions in Chinese factories where Apple’s iPhones, iPads and iPods are manufactured is getting a lot of attention, partly because of an article in the New York Times. A great deal more attention is likely due to the lead story that appeared on CBS Sunday Morning on Jan. 29, in…
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Integra Telecom Announces Collaboration and Messaging Services
Integra Telecom, a provider of fiber-based, business-grade networking, communications and cloud solutions, announced it is expanding its offering of cloud services for businesses to include collaboration and messaging services. Integra is providing networkwide availability of hosted Microsoft Communication Services, which includes Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Outlook 2010, Microsoft Lync, Microsoft SharePoint, enhanced encryption and other enhanced features.…
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Lenovo, IBM Look to High Schools for Future IT Workers
As the need for more IT workers becomes more and more dire, major vendors are making efforts to seed the industry with trained technology staff by reaching out to potential candidates in high school. Lenovo recently announced an effort with the National Academy Foundation to launch a program to help high school students learn mobile app…
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Apple Topples Samsung in Smartphone Shipments: Juniper
Apple has overtaken Samsung again during the last quarter of 2011, according to data from mobile analyst firm Juniper Research. Almost 25 percent of the 149 million smartphones shipped worldwide in Q4 were iPhones. While Apple overtook Samsung to reach the pole position, the Korean giant has increased its market share four-fold since Q1 2010,…