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Alcatel Teams with Polycom for Unified Communications
Unified communications software developer Alcatel and video communications system vendor Polycom have partnered to create and support integrated collaboration solutions that incorporate voice, video, instant messaging and Web conferencing capabilities. Both companies will sell their solutions through channel partners, said executives. Alcatel’s solution is expected to ship in October, while Polycom’s offering should become generally…
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HP, Lenovo Bring Out Dual-Core Business PCs
HP and Lenovo are among the PC makers rolling out business desktops armed with Intel Corp.’s new dual-core Pentium D processor and accompanying chip set. Intel launched the new technology at an event Thursday in San Francisco. The desktop processor is the second dual-core desktop chip from the Santa Clara, Calif., chip maker, and it…
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Is Ingram Overhauling Itself for the Right Reasons?
Operation “Clean Sweep” at distribution behemoth Ingram Micro appears to be well under way. That’s my description of what is going on inside the company and not theirs, although it may as well be. In less than two months, Ingram has announced that its CEO is stepping down from his day-to-day duties, that it is…
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Helping Rid Customers of Spyware Builds Loyalty
Let’s say you’re out shopping for a new car. You’ve got your eye on a speedy roadster, or maybe you’re thirsting for the brute volume of an SUV. You visit the dealer, take a test drive, fill out some papers and decide to wait a week or two before making a decision. The next day,…
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Harry You’s Integration Challenge
Harry You, 10 weeks at the helm of BearingPoint Inc., must hope the company’s recently troubled past isn’t a prologue. The integrator’s difficulties started last November, when the company announced a $92.9 million accounting error. BearingPoint corrected the glitch, but the problem pointed to broader issues with the company’s financial systems. That was a bit…
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With Partners Like Microsoft, Who Needs Enemies?
Come on, can’t anyone just call a betrayal a betrayal? Take, for example, Microsoft’s plans to continue to expand its specialized, vertical-solutions direct sales force. Simon Witts, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s enterprise and partner group, said that this won’t cause any business conflict with its partners. Mind you, Witts said that Microsoft is moving…
