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EMC Eyes Data Growth
EMC Corp. is expanding its storage management initiative with a software suite that gives organizations tools for limiting the volume of data that can be placed in their enterprise databases. The new DatabaseXtender suite enables organizations to monitor database growth and identifies and relocates inactive data to various lower-cost storage devices. As a result, enterprises…
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It’s Earnings Season: High Times and Disappontments for High-Tech Integrators
During lunch last week, a marketing consultant asked me where I thought stocks were heading for the rest of this year. It was a question I dare not answer. I’m no financial analyst. And I don’t have a crystal ball that foretells world events. But I did learn a really important lesson during the dot-com…
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Arrow Electronics Announces New Management in SBM Division
Englewood, CO–-Arrow Electronics’ North American Computer Products has named Michael Haley vice president of the SBM Division, a value-added distributor of Hewlett-Packard enterprise products and integration services. Haley succeeds Charlie McPherson who led the division as vice president of sales and marketing since 1997. McPherson will continue to lead marketing and product management initiatives for…
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IBM Unveils New Domino, Workplace Products
ORLANDO, Fla.—IBM continued its push to tell customers that its messaging and collaboration future is Lotus Workplace while pledging continued commitment to its flagship Notes and Domino products at the opening day of the Lotusphere show here Monday. The company’s Lotus Software division unveiled several new products for both the Workplace and Notes and Domino…
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Hard Disk Makers Seek Profits, Price Stability
Has stability returned to the disk-drive market? For the most part, according to analysts, but they warn that companies like Seagate and other storage manufacturers still show tendencies to stuff the reseller channel when times get tight. Seagate Technology LLC , Maxtor Corp. and Western Digital Corp. all reported earnings this week, and all three…
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Microsoft Eases Licensing Terms under Court Pressure
WASHINGTON—To make it easier for rivals to license its communications protocols, Microsoft Corp. on Friday said it will make several changes to the licensing program, including giving 20 general networking protocols away for free and not requiring developers to visit Redmond, Wash., to evaluate the program. The changes come as a result of continued criticism…
