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HP Revaluating PCs Affected By Intel Chip Flaw
The design flaw in Intel's Sandy Bridge chipset has prompted HP to offer customers refunds or replacement PCs for affected models and to review its product launch schedule.
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• Dell Offers Refunds On Intel Sandy Bridge PCs
• Intel Sandy Bridge Recall Expected To Delay PCs
• Intel Discloses Flaw In Sandy Bridge Chipset
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SMBs Bought 120 Million PCs In 2010
Double-digit growth of global PC sales to smaller firms fueled by emerging regions, according to Techaisle research, while U.S. and other mature markets saw relatively modest growth due to recession hangover.
Global CIO: In Google-Microsoft Catfight, Insults Are For Losers
The hissy-fit about copying search results means absolutely nothing in the real world of customers who couldn't possibly care less.
Global CIO: Sam Palmisano And Larry Ellison Deserve Their Big Paydays
The anti-capitalism community will howl, but the CEOs of IBM and Oracle deserve every penny of their big comp deals. Sorry, howlers, but the numbers tell the story.
Microsoft Challenges Google To Offer Patent Indemnification
If Google is so sure that the WebM video codec is safe, it should guarantee legal protection against patent claims, Microsoft argues.
Sage Updates Accpac ERP For SMBs
Venerable financial and operations app adds Web, mobile and business intelligence options. Can it compete despite the software-as-a-service buzz?
Why Nokia Needs To Go It Alone
Nokia's smartphone troubles have prompted calls for it to use Google's Android or Microsoft's Windows Phone platform instead of its own Symbian platform. That's a bad idea. Here's why.
HHS Launches Health Information Exchange Pilots
Minnesota and Rhode Island are the first states to send encrypted patient data over the Internet using Direct Project standards.
OpenStack 'Bexar' Release Adds Cross-Hypervisor Support
The open source cloud project is adding ease-of-use features, support for Hyper-V, and "getting started" documentation.
Government Staffers To Get Apple iPads
The Department of the Interior will purchase a small number of the tablets in an effort to enhance worker productivity.
OpenText To Acquire BPM Provider Metastorm
Demand for its enterprise content management software drove a 57% gain in OpenText's second-quarter earnings, enabling the $182 million purchase of the business process management firm.
Egypt Takes $90 Million Hit From Internet Blackout
The country is back online, but the government's shutdown of mass communications will likely have long-term economic repercussions, warns Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Hearsay Launches Social Media Management For Branch Offices
Platform helps corporations maintain control over brand, compliance when local representatives use Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter to support customer relationships.
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Application Vendors Still Not Securing Your Data
By Ed Hansberry
You don't expect top notch security from an app who's sole purpose is to mimic dozens of variations of human flatulence, but when it comes to banking, email, personal finance and ecommerce, your expectations are a bit higher. Some vendors are taking this seriously and making progress. Others, not so much.
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Marketing Advice For MSPs
By Michele Pepe-Warren
In a recent presentation, marketing coach and guru Robin Robins told an interesting story. It's about a social experiment conducted by the Washington Post a few years ago.
Android 3.0 Honeycomb's Weakness: No Media Support
By Eric Zeman
Google today detailed Android 3.0 Honeycomb for tablet devices. While the platform has some nice feature, it is what Google didn't announce that's more important.
10GbE Storage And The SME
By George Crump
Most of the server vendors have announced that before the end of 2011 they will be providing servers with 10GbE built into the motherboard. This LAN on motherboard (LOM) approach is something that storage vendors, maybe more so than networking vendors, need to be paying attention to as it will provide high performance storage access to the masses.
Wireless Security: Good News, Bad News
By Paul Korzeniowski
Individuals seem to understand the potential problems that could arise if their wireless connections are compromised; however, many still are not taking all the steps necessary to secure their information, according to a survey conducted for the Wi-Fi Alliance.
