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Collaboration First Up for Cisco Partners
BOSTON: Less than a month after Cisco Systems showed even it isn’t immune to the current economy, the networking, storage and server-wannabe vendor is marshalling its channel for the future. First up on the agenda for this week’s partner event is today’s announcement of new programs, packages and products for the $34 billion collaboration market.…
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EMC Makes Surprise Bid for Data Domain
BREAKING NEWS: NetApp Counters for Data Domain; Offers $1.9 Billion to Block EMC EMC has made a surprise all-cash bid for data deduplication vendor Data Domain, setting up a potential bidding war with its storage rival Network Appliance. EMC could short-circuit NetApp’s plans to acquire Data Domain for $1.5 billion in cash and stocks with…
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Server Market Slip n Slide Where Do Your Vendors Fit
Server Market Slip n Slide Where Do Your Vendors Fit Global sale of servers have sunk to a nine-quarter low. According to IDC, IBM and HP are in a virtual tie for first place in overall server market share, but they dominate a substantially smaller market than even the last quarter of 2008. Here’s a…
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CA Acquires Cloud Computing Company, IBM Gets Rational
CA and IBM spruced up their respective cloud computing portfolios Tuesday with solutions spanning the data center and software asset management and development. CA acquired certain assets of Cassatt, the brainchild of former BEA CEO Bill Coleman, for an undisclosed amount. Cassatt specializes in cloud computing software that makes data centers more efficient. The assets…
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Fewer PC Sales Go Direct as Customers Move to VARs, Retail and DMRs
PC customer buying preferences are pushing the market to one that favors indirect sales over sales direct from the manufacturer, according to a new report from Gartner. The indirect channel—including VARs, retail and telecom providers—counted for 66.6 percent of worldwide PC shipments in 2004 and accounts for 74.3 percent of shipments in 2008. Gartner is…
