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McAfee New Channel Chief Pledges Better Partner Enablement
Fernando Quintero, McAfee’s vice president of channels for the Americas While some security vendors are claiming increasing sales of individual products, McAfee’s new Americas channel chief Fernando Quintero is focused on building a holistic channel that’s able to sell integrated products as part of suites or purpose-built systems. Quintero, who took charge of McAfee’s channels…
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Accenture: Price Under Pressure, Outsourcing Stronger than Consulting
Technology outsourcing and consulting giant Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) financial results fell very much in line with that of other technology companies during this phase of the current recession—declines across the board, but characterized as strong when considering the current economic environment. For Accenture that has meant pricing has come under pressure for both systems integration…
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Michael Jackson, Farrah Viruses, Attacks on the Way
Reading the Twitter feeds and the Facebook posts tonight is like a recounting of the ups and downs of Michael Jackson’s bright and tragic life. Posting after posting notes his music, meteoric career, health and obsession with altering his appearance and, of course, his troubles with young boys. Whatever troubles the King of Pop…
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Is China’s Green Dam Really a Bad Thing?
To read the coverage of China’s “Green Dam” mandate would make it seem that the world was coming to an end and the Internet would be irrevocably changed forever. Mind you, the installation of censorship technology on every computer abhorrent in our society, and I personally disagree with the policies of the Chinese government in…
