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Oracle Earnings Boost Some Spirits — Cautiously
Could Oracle’s better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings be a harbinger of better days for the technology industry? Most solution providers will go only so far as expressing cautious (very) optimism, but nonetheless some good news – albeit slight – is always welcome. Oracle reported lower profits and sales, but beat analyst expectations for the quarter ended May…
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Seagate Extends BlackArmor Storage Solutions for SMBs
Strengthening its external storage portfolio for small businesses and mobile professionals, Seagate has announced three additional BlackArmor product offerings: the BlackArmor NAS 220 storage server, the BlackArmor WS 110 external drive workstation and the BlackArmor PS 110 portable drive. The new solutions join the vendor’s existing network attached storage lineup — the BlackArmor NAS 440…
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EMC Jumps into Professional, Managed Services
EMC Corp. says its’ full range of new consulting, implementation, education and managed services, dubbed EMC Global Services, is designed to integrate VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager into customers’ EMC business continuity environments to automate recovery of virtual environments. Moreover, EMC’s Velocity ASN partners can offer their own value-added services in the mix. "The new…
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Dell Launches New EqualLogic Storage Solutions for SMBs
Dell today launched a new series of storage solutions under its EqualLogic brand to help partners better serve the SMB market and increase market share against rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM. “The iSCSI market is a bright spot in IT spending,” says Travis Vigil, senior manager for Dell’s EqualLogic product line. “We’ve definitely seen that reflected…
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Resellers to Get Economic Stimulus Package Grant Funding Help
Looking for advice on how to tap into the grant money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the Obama administration’s economic stimulus package? Ingram Micro has expanded its partnership with The Grants Office, a company that specializes in identifying grants and creating grant submissions, in an effort to help resellers…
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Storage Vendor Data Domain Chooses NetApp, Rejects EMC
BOSTON, June 15 (Reuters) – Data Domain Inc (DDUP.O), a specialty storage equipment maker, rejected a hostile takeover bid from rival EMC Corp (EMC.N), asking shareholders to back a $30-per-share deal it has signed with NetApp Inc (NTAP.O). The widely expected move sets the stage for EMC, the top maker of corporate data storage equipment,…