Global PC Shipments Will Jump 19 Percent in 2010, Lag in Second Half of Year, Researcher Says

Worldwide Server Shipments Jump 27 Percent, Revenue Up 14 Percent in Q2 2010

Researcher Gartner reports flat sequential performance but year-over-year 29 percent growth in x86 server shipments and 37 percent revenue boost for Q2. Unix servers decline by 16.5 percent in shipments and 8.8 percent in revenue for the period.

• Global PC Shipments Will Jump 19 Percent in 2010, Lag in Second Half of Year, Researcher Says

• Global PC Microprocessor Shipments, Revenue Improving

• Broadband Expansion Unimportant, Not Government Priority, Study Says

• Cloud Computing Could Fuel Economic Recovery, Shore Up IT Budgets, Researchers Say

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Microsoft Sues Reseller for Bogus SQL Server Scam

Microsoft goes all out to nail a retailer it claims is playing bait-and-switch with customers' orders for its database software, providing unlicensed software and keeping the allegedly illegal profits.

• Blue Coat Nabs Former IBM Channel Exec for Top Post

• Arrow Adds RES Software for Workspace Management Solutions

• Tech Data Expands Consumer Electronics Product Lineup

• Tech Data Adds Cisco UCS B- and C-Series Servers to Technology Solutions Facility

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Paul Allen’s Interval Licensing Sues Web Search Giants Alleging Patent Violations

Company owned by Microsoft co-founder sues AOL, Apple, eBay, Facebook, Google, Netflix, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Stapes, Yahoo and YouTube claiming patent infringement of Web technologies.

• Intel Pays $1.4B for Infineon’s Wireless Solutions Business

• 3PAR Calls HP $2B Bid Superior, Moves to End Dell Deal

• Dell Ups 3PAR Offer to $1.6B, HP Parries With $1.8B Bid

• HP Bids $1.6 Billion for 3PAR, Tops Dell’s Price

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HP Offers Clients Private Cloud Tools, Information

New program provides self-assessment instruments, cloud boot camp, access to cloud advisors in effort to prompt private cloud adoption. Vendor to hold 20 education sessions on private cloud at VMworld 2010 conference.

• Nimbula, Cloud OS Provider, Lands $15M Venture Financing

• IBM Offers Cloud-based Patient Information Service to Health Care Providers

• Intel, GE in Health Care Technology Joint Venture

• Computer Science Opens Online Community For EHR Meaningful Use

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Symantec Offers Marketing Help to Smaller Channel Partners

Security software vendor offers two initiatives to help resellers improve speed, efficiency of marketing campaigns, leverage its resources.

• Microsoft Previews Small Business Server Aurora

• Symantec SMB Study Shows Data Loss Biggest IT Worry

• Cisco Aims New Network Storage Line At Small Businesses

• SMBs Want Immediate Payback From IT Solutions, Study Says

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Feds Award $1.8B for 94 Broadband Projects

About 75 percent of $7.2 billion in federal broadband funding now awarded. Grants and loans targeted to expand high speed Internet access and adoption, including infrastructure builds and public safety projects.

• Agriculture Dept. Doles Out $1.2 Billion for 126 Broadband Projects

• Government OKs $1 Billion for 66 Broadband Projects

• Federal Government To Add 500 MHz of Wireless Spectrum

• FCC Broadband Vote Draws Renewed Ire From Providers

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Intel Pays $7.7B for McAfee Security

Chip giant enters security market with largest acquisition in company’s 42-year history.

• Dell Teams With Juniper, SecureWorks for SMB Security Solution

• Symantec Broadens Monthly Subscription Buying Option

• Kaspersky Adds Heft To Channel Partner Program

• Symantec Study Reveals Businesses Lack Procedures, Policies For Cloud Security

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Global SaaS Enterprise Application Sales to Exceed $8.5 Billion in 2010

Researcher Gartner figures SaaS revenue within enterprise application software market will bump up 14 percent over 2009, based on convergence with cloud computing models and diminished security and availability concerns among business customers.

• HP Drives Home $2 Billion Enterprise Services Contract With GM

• Dell Acquires Scalent for Data Center Virtualization

• Verizon Enters Cloud Storage Services, Extends Delivery Model

• HP To Cut Customer-Related Data Centers By Half, Streamline Operations

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SonicWall Acquired By Investors For $717 Million

Deal said to enable faster growth for network security appliance vendor.

• HP Outlines 3Com Integration, Channel Opportunity

• Cisco Plumbs Home Wireless Market With New Routers

• Cisco Receives EC Approval For Tandberg Acquisition

• Novell Dismisses $2 Billion Buyout Bid

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• Facebook "Clickjacking" Spreads Across Site

• After Buggy Patch, Criminals Exploit Windows Flaw

• Chip Giants Establish Linux Group For Phones, TVs

• Study: IBM Telecommuters Can Handle 19 More Hours of Work

• Microsoft Opens Cloud Computing Center in Taiwan

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