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Citrix Adds Web 2.0 Push to NetScaler Product Line
Citrix’s new Web 2.0 Push technology aims to combat server overload and sprawl caused by Web 2.0 applications by offloading Web 2.0 workloads, thereby freeing up bandwidth for line-of-business applications and improving performance and utilization rates. Web 2.0 Push will debut as an integrated feature in Citrix’s flagship NetScaler product line, says Greg Smith, director…
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Gartner: Dell Cedes U.S. PC Market Lead to HP
Netbooks dominated PC sales in the United States in the first quarter, driving down average selling prices and pushing Dell from its No. 1 market share position. Gartner, which released its first-quarter PC market share report April 15, says HP rose to claim the top spot in the United States in the first quarter for the first time since 2001, and its dominance…
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General Dynamics Itronix GD8000 Is One Battle-Ready Notebook
In the realm of tough and sturdy notebooks, champions are far and few between. Sure, there’s Panasonic’s ToughBooks, Gammatech’s Durabooks, and even Dell has a rugged notebook. They’re all fine machines, but no one is about to dunk a ToughBook in 30 gallons of water or throw one on concrete over and over. That is…
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Cisco, Westcon Ink Multiyear Global Partnership
A multi-year global distribution agreement between Cisco Systems and Westcon Group will make it easier for Cisco’s channel partners to do multi-national and global deals with their customers. The agreement pulls together all of the individual country and theatre distribution deals that Cisco has with Westcon into a consolidated whole. Now the two companies only…
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Synnex Pursues Open Source Strategy
Synnex is aggressively pursuing the open-source market and has put together a Red Hat-led consortium of ISVs to offer solution bundles to the channel. It has launched the Open Source Channel Alliance, consisting initially of nine ISVs, intended to drive open source adoption in the mid-market. According to a statement by Peter Larocque, president of…
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FalconStor Solutions for VMware Enable Disaster Recovery
FalconStor is bundling its most popular solutions offerings under a new incentive program that will help solution providers deliver more comprehensive business continuity and disaster recovery solutions for customers’ VMware-based virtual server environments. The new Virtual Protect Program, announced this week at VMware’s Partner Exchange solution provider conference, is based on FalconStor’s NSS (Network Storage…