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Arrow, Citrix Report Lower Profits
Electronics and IT distributor Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) and virtualization vendor Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS) both posted double-digit declines in net income Tuesday. Citrix did better than analysts’ expectations, while Arrow did worse. Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) reported a decline of 70 percent in net income year over year. First-quarter 2009 net income was $26.7…
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Dell Likely to Enter the Mobile Smartphone Business
Dell is likely to introduce a smartphone device in the next six months, attracted to the form factor by high margins, falling sales of laptop and desktop computers, and the potential of mobile Internet devices. That prediction from Bernstein Research is no surprise, given Gartner’s bleak assessment for PC sales in 2009, showing them declining…
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IBM Goes Up Against Cisco, Resells Brocade Switches and Routers
IBM will begin selling Brocade routers and switches to enterprise customers under its own brand through a new OEM agreement between the two companies. Under the agreement, IBM will sell the Brocade NetIron MLX Series routers as the IBM m-Series, the Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series switches as the IBM c-Series, the Brocade FastIron SX…
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DataCore Unveils New Storage Virtualization Products, Channel Program Enhancements
DataCore has released new versions of its flagship SANmelody and SANsymphony software, and has added enhancements to its channel partner program to make it more profitable for solution providers selling the vendor’s storage virtualization solutions. Incentives such as increased margins, a more flexible deal registration program and an “open door” model that will allow more…
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Survey Shows Uptick in Jobs at Midsize Businesses amid Recession
After more than a year of declines, direct market reseller CDW’s bimonthly survey of IT leaders is now showing signs that the worst of the recession may be over. The most recent CDW IT Monitor survey shows that an increasing number of IT decision makers from small and midsize businesses—29 percent—anticipate making investments in IT…