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Western Digital to Acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Data storage specialist Western Digital and Hitachi Ltd. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Western Digital will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.3 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Western Digital will acquire Hitachi GST for…
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Twitter Valued at $7.7 Billion at Share Auction
A recent auction of Twitter shares on the secondary market suggests investors value the company at $7.7 billion, more than twice the valuation the Internet microblogging service garnered in a December funding round. Investors have agreed to pay $34.50 a share for Twitter in the auction conducted by Sharespost, an exchange for private company shares…
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Intel Rolls Out New Core vPro Processors
Intel is rolling out its newest business PC processors, the Core vPro, that combine the chip maker’s “Sandy Bridge” architecture with the latest generation of its on-board management and security capabilities. Intel unveiled the 2nd Generation Core vPro i5 and i7 processors March 17, with Rick Echevarria, vice president of the Intel Architecture Group and…
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Electronic Health Records Mean Big VAR Opportunity
Electronic health records (EHRs) were on everyone’s mind at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference recently, a buzzing show that drew a record-breaking crowd of 31,225. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius set the tone for the show in her keynote, in which she gave an update on the state of…
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Tripwire’s Cloud Security Launched for Partners
Security and compliance vendor Tripwire is changing its sales paradigm with by shifting its licensing to flat-rate model that it hopes will prove to be friendlier to service providers and could stand as an example of how security vendors cater to the managed services market in the near future. The shift is part of the…