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Google Set to Introduce its Own Web Browser
By Eric Auchard SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is set to introduce on Tuesday a new Web browser designed to more quickly handle video-rich applications, posing a challenge to browsers designed originally to handle text and graphics. Google officials confirmed news of long-rumored plans to offer its own Web browsing software, entitled Google Chrome,…
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Fujitsu LifeBook S6520 a Solid Choice in Thin and Light Notebook Category
With a retail price starting at $1,479, Fujitsu’s LifeBook S6520 may not be the cheapest, fastest, thinnest and lightest notebook on the market, but it does certainly deliver a lot of value at that price point. The 4.1-pound unit is equipped with a 14.1-inch WXGA display, an Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 processor running at…
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CDW Online Backup Competes with VARs, Solution Providers
Looking to gain more traction in an increasingly competitive managed services and software-as-a-service market, CDW is poised to launch a new online backup offering, dubbed the CDW Remote Backup Service, as part of its hosting and managed services offerings. The company is betting that the move will allow it to compete successfully in a competitive…
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Avnet Technology Solutions Looks to Solution-based Sales for Resellers, Consultants
Avnet’s IT distribution arm, Technology Solutions, has promoted Gavin Miller, a former solution provider, as vice president and general manager of the company’s new organization, Technology Infrastructure Solutions. The newly formed organization combines Avnet’s Enterprise Software and Storage business with the Technology and Market Solutions business. In his new role, Miller reports to Jeff Bawol…
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IT Distributors Ingram Micro and Tech Data Offer VMware Virtualization Training for Certifications for VARs and Consultants
Want to get into virtualization, but don’t know where to start? IT distributors Ingram Micro and Tech Data are creating programs to make it easier for resellers, VARs, solution providers and consultants to cash in on the lucrative and growing market of virtualization. Ingram Micro announced Aug. 27 that it has been named a VMware…
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Tech Data: IT Spending Flat
IT distributor Tech Data missed Wall Street’s profit expectations, but said its second quarter was a good one, relatively speaking, as IT spending remained flat. Tech Data reported earnings of $23.7 million or 45 cents a share on net sales of $6.17 billion. Earnings for the same period a year ago reached $7.2 million or…
