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Ingram Micro to Offer HP 3PAR Storage Systems
Distributor Ingram Micro has added enterprise-class HP 3PAR storage systems to its enterprise solutions portfolio. The Santa Ana, Calif.-based distributor is one of the first to offer HP 3PAR storage systems to the channel, Ingram Micro said. HP acquired 3PAR in September. "The availability of HP 3PAR technologies from Ingram Micro is significant news for…
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Symantec Board Facing Activist Shareholders
BOSTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Symantec Corp’s (NASDAQ:SYMC) lead independent director said that the world’s biggest maker of anti-virus software is "under attack" by activist shareholders critical of a big acquisition the company made in 2005. The comment suggests that there is tension between the company’s board of directors and a group of activist shareholders…
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Dell to Buy Storage Vendor Compellent Technologies
Dell has entered into a definitive agreement to buy virtualized enterprise storage solution vendor Compellent Technologies for $960 million, the companies announced Monday. Dell will incorporate Compellent’s storage products, including its Compellent Storage Center SAN, into its storage portfolio along with PowerVault, EqualLogic and Dell/EMC products. "Compellent is a natural complement to Dell’s expanding enterprise…
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Dell Offers to Buy Compellent to Grow Storage Business
Dell and Compellent Technologies are in "advanced discussions" about a potential merger, the companies confirmed on Dec 9. BREAKING: Dell and Compellent have reached an acquisition agreement. Full story here. Even though the negotiations are still ongoing, the announcement said Dell will acquire all outstanding Compellent stock at $27.50 per share. The all-cash deal would…
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Majority of Consumers Lack Personal Data Backup: Survey
Acronis, a provider of backup, recovery and security solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments, released research that suggests consumers are generally aware of the need for backup and recovery, even if they are not carrying it out regularly enough. Eighty-three percent of consumers surveyed stated that they understand the need to back up, indicating…
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No document retention policy whatsoever
No document retention policy whatsoever 16 percent of companies do not have a policy in place at all No document retention policy whatsoever Legal is more knowledgeable about whether a policy exists than IT Lack of automated archiving platform One in five companies do not have an archiving technology platform to manage the storage and…
