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IBM to Acquire Canadian Business Server Software Company
Jan 18—IBM said it agreed to acquire Toronto-based Net Integration Technologies Inc, a privately held provider of business server software services for small businesses, without disclosing any financial details. The acquisition of Net Integration, whose server software is designed for businesses with limited or no in-house technical resources, is expected to close in the first…
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Cisco`s New N. American Channel Chief Takes Web 2.0 to Cisco`s Partner Ranks
After joining Cisco just before the dot-com bust, Wendy Bahr, the company’s new channel chief for North America, is ready to take on new challenges. At the top of the agenda is a Web 2.0 system for partners, as those same partners look at new business models and the technologies they require. Bahr sat down…
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Virtual Iron 4.2, Ready to Take On All Comers?
Whenever the word "virtualization" is mentioned, most people immediately think of VMware’s well-known stable of products, but VMware isn’t the only game in town; other virtualization companies are waiting in the wings to steal some of VMware’s thunder. Case in point: upstart Virtual Iron has challenged VMware in the enterprise data center and by leveraging…
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Channel Pays Off for Dell
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)—Dell Inc returned to double-digit percentage growth in global PC shipments in the fourth quarter as its new retail sales strategy began to pay off, while rival Hewlett-Packard Co’s growth slowed, technology researcher IDC said on Wednesday. Overall, global personal computer sales rose a healthy but less-than-expected 15.5 percent in the fourth quarter,…
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Avnet Gets SAASy with Exchange and Offline Storage
Avnet is introducing hosted Microsoft Exchange Services and within 30 days will introduce a hosted offline storage service, or "e-vaulting"—the first in a series of software-as-a-service offerings the IT distributor plans to roll out this year. The moves mark Avnet’s initial foray into the SAAS space, according to Charlie Babb, vice president of managed services…
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HP Takes Aim At NetApp
Hewlett-Packard said its StorageWorks EFS Clustered Gateway is ready to go head-to-head with Network Appliance in the high-end servers and NAS space, but some partners don’t believe the hype. In April 2007, HP finalized its acquisition of PolyServe, a provider of file system server and storage software, and that technology has now been rolled into…