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Comcast Launches Metro Ethernet Services for Small, Midsize Businesses
Communications giant Comcast announced Metro Ethernet services as part of an ongoing strategy to expand its portfolio of business services to meet the requirements of larger customers. Targeted at midsize businesses with 20-500 employees, Comcast’s Metro Ethernet services provide access to the company’s fiber optic network for businesses with high-bandwidth needs and often multiple locations.…
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Avaya Releases IP Office 7.0 for SMBs
Business collaboration systems, software and services provider Avaya announced the new version of the company’s communications solution for the small to medium-size business (SMB) market, Avaya IP Office 7.0. The latest version of the software completes the integration of Nortel Enterprise Solutions (NES) IP and digital phones into the IP Office platform. This integration now…
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Ingram Micro Launches Integrated Virtualization Solutions for SMBs
IT distributor Ingram Micro announced a lineup of fully integrated virtualization solutions and complementary marketing enablement resources for channel partners selling to small and midsize businesses. The Ingram Micro Virtualization (IM-V) bundles include EMC VNXe storage systems, designed for simplicity, efficiency and affordability for smaller businesses, VMware’s vSphere and the Cisco Catalyst, Nexus and Unified…
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Apple iPad Not Weakening PC Sales: NPD Report
The consumer PC market isn’t floundering because of Apple’s iPad tablet, and the rate of cannibalization is actually declining among more recent purchasers, according to market research company The NPD Group’s “Apple iPad Owner Study II” report. According to the report, only 14 percent of early iPad adopters (iPad owners of six months or more)…
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Cloud Security the Client’s Responsiblity, Service Providers Say
The biggest complaint in the wake of recent data breaches, whether it’s Sony or Epsilon, has centered on the lack of security controls in place to protect customer data. A recent Ponemon Institute report found that cloud providers don’t think that’s their job. A shocking 73 percent of U.S. service providers and 75 percent of…
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Small-Business Confidence Growing: Report
Small businesses have a positive long-term outlook and an eye on growth and investment, according to the results of the fourth annual FedEx Office “Signs of the Times” national small business survey released by FedEx Office, an operating company of FedEx Corp. The survey found that optimism is on the rise, with 63 percent of…