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IBM Launches Cloud Specialty, Midmarket Analytics Software at PartnerWorld
For solution providers looking to tap into the lucrative cloud computing and business analytics technology practices, IBM is offering a helping hand. The company announced two new programs for solution providers to help them build their businesses in cloud computing and business analytics at its IBM PartnerWorld 2011 conference in Orlando, Fla. To help partners…
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Acer: Mobile PC Growth to be Strong in 2011
(Reuters) – Taiwan’s Acer Inc, the world’s second-largest PC vendor, expects the market for mobile PCs to grow 10-12 percent in 2011, driven by emerging markets, its chief Gianfranco Lanci said on Monday. "The economy is coming back. Consumers are still spending," Lanci told Reuters in an interview. Acer unveiled on Monday three new smartphone…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Beats Apple iPad 2 to Market
(Reuters) – Samsung launched a second tablet computer on Sunday, with a bigger screen and more processing power than the original Galaxy Tab that is seen as the only real rival to Apple’s iPad. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is intended to be a multimedia hub for afficionados of games, electronic books and social media, with…
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Microsoft, Nokia Fight to Win Developers
(Reuters) – The shotgun marriage of Nokia and Microsoft’s smartphone platforms puts software developers at center stage at the annual Mobile World Congress starting on Monday in Barcelona. Last week, Nokia and Microsoft, the global leaders in mobile phones and software, announced a wide-ranging alliance which they hope will give them a chance of building…
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iOS 4 Is More Enterprise-Friendly
iOS 4 Is More Enterprise-Friendly Apple’s mobile operating system iOS hasn’t been one of the more consumer-friendly platforms in the past, but its iOS 4 is. In fact, it delivers better Mail functionality, stronger permissions, and several other features that most corporate users will like to see. That doesn’t mean that iOS 4 will be…
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Tech Distributor Avnet Names Next CEO
On July 4, technology distributor Avnet’s President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Hamada will take over the CEO role from current Chief Executive Roy Vallee in the final stage of a multiyear CEO succession process, the company announced. Hamada will also join the distributor’s board of directors, effectively immediately. His promotion to CEO will coincide…
