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OnForce IT Field Services Mobile App for iPhone Launches
OnForce, a source for on-site tech talent, announced the availability of its Apple iPhone application for IT service corporations and field technicians. The app, available in the Apple App Store, offers efficiency and collaboration benefits throughout the lifecycle of every service event. There are plans to introduce an Android version of the OnForce app in…
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Cisco Launches OnPlus Network Monitoring for MSPs
Cisco is targeting managed service providers with a new offering called OnPlus, giving IT solution providers a way to provide network assessment, management and advisory services to SMB customers. Cisco said it is working to integrate the service with RMM platforms that MSPs already use. “By enabling value added resellers (VARs) to quickly create or…
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AMD May Follow in Intel’s Footsteps and Lower Forecasts: Analysts
Intel’s announcement that it is reducing its fourth-quarter revenue forecast due to hard disk drive shortages caused by the flooding in Thailand could have a ripple effect on other tech companies, in particular smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices. Analysts are expecting AMD to make a similar announcement within the next week or two, as more…
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HP Leasing Promotions Bolster Instant-On Enterprise Program
Technology giant Hewlett-Packard announced two leasing promotions designed to help businesses deploy the company’s technology while saving money for other purposes. The “1-2-3” and “90 Day” deferral programs are offered to qualifying businesses in the United States and Canada through HP Financial Services, the company’s leasing and asset management subsidiary, and are designed to help…
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Security Risks Rise due to Mismanaged User Access: HP
Increased threats to sensitive and confidential workplace data are being created by a lack of control and oversight of privileged users, including database administrators, network engineers and IT security practitioners, according to a new report, entitled “The Insecurity of Privileged Users.” The study, sponsored by Hewlett-Packard and conducted by the Ponemon Institute, revealed that 52…
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HP WebOS Tablets Still a Possibility: Whitman
Hewlett-Packard may have dumped the TouchPad in history s dustbin of new tech, but the company apparently hasn t abandoned the idea of producing tablets loaded with the webOS operating system. That news comes from HP CEO Meg Whitman, who, when asked by The Verge whether HP planned to manufacture more hardware running webOS, replied,…