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Cisco’s Quarter Forecast Chills Tech Market
NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Top network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) gave a dismal revenue outlook, stunning investors who had hoped to see proof of a recovery in technology spending, and sending major tech stocks tumbling after-hours on Wednesday. Forecasts for quarterly and yearly revenue fell far short of Wall Street’s expectations,…
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SMBs Developing Channel Programs: Report
In the face of difficult market conditions, including a sluggish lift in consumer spend, small to medium-size business (SMB) retailers are under pressure to address store/channel process alignment and system-upgrade related challenges, according to the Aberdeen Group report, State of SMB Retail: Top Business and Technology Strategies for ROI success. The report found 53 percent…
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IBM Offers Vertical Industry Focus to ISVs, SIs, VARs
IBM has rolled out three new skills initiatives to help its software channel partners capture more high-margin revenue from vertical industry opportunities. In addition, the company introduced its first skills programs for software developers and further expanded industry support for software resellers. The initiatives will provide training and resources for partners to build expertise and…
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Cisco, Ingram Micro Open Experience Center to Showcase Business Solutions
These days technology buying decision making has shifted from the IT department to the CFOs who are looking for solutions to business problems instead of a list of speeds and feeds of a new server product. With that in mind, Ingram Micro has launched the Ingram Micro Experience Center to showcase Cisco solutions to business…
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Microsoft to Windows Phone 7 Users: Don’t Be Rude
Bad phone behavior. We all know how to spot it, but few of us own up to it. And Microsoft wants it to stop. To commemorate the launch of its Windows Phone 7 smartphone, the software giant partnered with Harris Interactive on a phone survey of more than 2,000 adults to find out what bad…
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Microsoft CEO Sells $1.3B in Shares
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer sold $1.3 billion worth of shares in the company, cutting his stake by about 12 percent, but said his first stock sale in seven years should not be taken as a lack of confidence in the world’s largest software firm. Ballmer said he will sell more shares…