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Hardware startup bets on hybrid servers 18 November 2009 at 7:59 am by admin

PORTLAND, Ore. — High tech startup companies today are most likely to be software application vendors or social networking sites.

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+ Microsoft sees slow but real take-off for Windows 7 in business By admin 23 October 2009 at 5:27 pm and have No Comments

Despite Thursday’s Windows 7 launch and hoopla, Microsoft remains cautious about corporate uptake of the operating system and believes 2010 will be the real start to the upgrade cycle that could run into 2012.

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+ Netscape founder looks to fund next Gates, Jobs By admin 07 July 2009 at 8:14 am and have No Comments

An icon of the dot-com boom is seeking the next big thing in technology, along with the next great leader.

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+ IT pros are optimistic about bigger budgets next year By admin 07 July 2009 at 7:49 am and have No Comments

While most IT network professionals report modest cutbacks in spending this year vs. last year, they seem optimistic that will change for the better next year, according to an early look at an ongoing study from The Info Pro consultancy.

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+ IT spending will rebound in time for Windows 7 launch By admin 01 July 2009 at 8:55 am and have No Comments

Microsoft may be timing its October release of Windows 7 just about perfectly, if Forrester Research’s mid-year IT forecast — improved spending by the end of the year — holds up.

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+ SaaS BI vendor LucidEra set to fold By admin 22 June 2009 at 3:26 pm and have No Comments

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On-demand BI (business intelligence) vendor LucidEra is winding down its operations and has put its intellectual property up for sale, a person familiar with the company’s situation said Monday.  Read the rest of this entry →

+ IBM allocates $100 million for research in mobile communications By admin 17 June 2009 at 7:36 am and have No Comments

IBM is allocating $100 million to research in mobile communications over the next five years.

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+ Infor’s ERP gets interest-free financing By admin 16 June 2009 at 4:20 pm and have No Comments

Infor on Tuesday announced a new financing program that will allow users to make interest-free monthly payments on new purchases. The move isn’t as dramatic as SAP’s recent agreement with user groups around KPIs (key performance indicators) that are meant to prove the value of its fuller-featured but more expensive Enterprise Support service. But it does provide more evidence that vendors are making tangible financial concessions as their customers endure the global recession.

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+ HP tool dissects IT spending By admin 16 June 2009 at 7:26 am and have No Comments

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HP Tuesday announced new software designed to help enterprise IT managers better understand IT spending, and industry watchers say the software could help high-tech decision makers better navigate difficult economic times.

The company plans to introduce the new application, called HP Financial Planning & Analysis (FPA), as well as upgrades to existing products and services, to an expected 2,500 attendees at its HP Software Universe 2009 event. The stand-alone FPA application is designed to aggregate information from multiple IT, business intelligence and other systems to help enterprise IT managers plan, track and monitor IT spending.

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+ Gartner reports that nearly half of companies on reduced IT budgets By admin 10 June 2009 at 7:05 am and have No Comments

Nearly half of businesses reduced their IT budgets in the first quarter of this year, according to Gartner. In a survey of 900 chief information officers, 42 percent said the cash allocated to the IT department had been reduced from the previous quarter’s amount

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