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Microsoft, LG Enter Android, Chrome OS Agreement
Microsoft and LG Electronics have signed a patent-licensing agreement for the latter s Google Android devices. Although neither company disclosed the exact terms, similar agreements have seen manufacturers paying Microsoft royalties for each Android device created. Microsoft has argued for some time that Android violates several of its patents. The agreement with LG Electronics also…
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Limping HP Retains Top PC Spot, With Muscular Lenovo Close Behind
Hewlett-Packard, while off-kilter and falling 16 percent year-over-year, led the global PC industry in sales through a fourth quarter that met analyst expectations despite a mixed-bag of factors, IDC and Gartner reported Jan. 11. A muscular Lenovo, again inserting itself between long-time rivals HP and Dell, posted record growth of nearly 37 percent over the…
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IBM Security Software Manages Employee Data Access Privileges
Organizations have to ensure that employees have the right level of corporate data access to do their jobs, but not so much that they can potentially abuse their privileges. IBM’s newest security software promises to make role management a breeze for IT staff. Called "Security Role and Policy Modeler," the new software provides customers with…
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1. It’s All About Design
1. It’s All About Design One of Apple’s key success factors is its superior product design. If companies want to make a splash at CES, they need to stop talking about design and just deliver it. The best-looking products will win out — every time. 2. Be First with a Huge Improvement Apple has shown…
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Dell Enters Dedupe Appliance Market with DR4000
Dell is announcing new capabilities and features within its Fluid Data architecture storage product lines at Dell Storage Forum in London, England. Included in the list of new and enhanced products is Dell’s first backup appliance featuring deduplication technology, marking the vendor’s entrance into appliance-based deduplication and going head-to-head against competitors like Data Domain and…
