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High notebook shipment offset by low desktop PC revenue, says NPD

High notebook shipment contrasted by low desktop PC revenue, and the semiconductor shortage will last for at least another six months.

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High notebook shipment offset by low desktop PC revenue, says NPD

High notebook shipment contrasted by low desktop PC revenue, and the semiconductor shortage will last for at least another six months.

Cisco launches Cisco Plus as-a-service portfolio

Cisco Canada president on strategy and company’s new Office of the CTO

Cisco Canada’s new president, Shannon Leininger, took advantage of her first media and analyst roundtable to run through Cisco’s overall strategy and to introduce the new Office of the CTO.

Synnex to combine with Tech Data to create $57B distribution giant

Distributor giants Synnex and Tech Data have joined forces to create an even bigger beast valued at roughly $57 billion.

Backups by default with no extra cost could be the standard, says OVHcloud founder

After an unexplained fire destroyed one of its data centres in Strasbourg, France last week, hosting provider OVHcloud’s founder says it’s time to shake up how backup services are delivered.

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The MacWorld forecast

Apple to take another shot at Apple TV and more thin and light notebooks

CES: New Cloudbook is the latest tiny laptop

Ubuntu Linux-based mini-laptop is rushed to market to compete with Asus Eee product

Flexible keyboards

Ingram Micro Canada and Targus partner on a promotion

Canadian vendor’s data management offering gets SAP-endorsed

NRX Global gets the nod for its Asset Center business tool

Certicom names new CEO

Former Comverse and Bell Canada Enterprises executive Karna Gupta is set to take the helm

Apple, Amazon pre-sell Office 2008 for Mac

Set to launch next week, the Office suite was originally scheduled for a late 2007 debut

Lenovo gets exclusive

Ingram Micro Canada and Lenovo Canada partner on a promotion

New York launches antitrust investigation of Intel

State concerned Intel may have penalized customers, including computer manufacturers, for purchasing CPUs from competitors

Steering clear of speeding with GPS devices

Plus, social networking sites and the increasing popularity of online videos

Projecting a new promotion

Ingram Micro Canada and Toshiba Canada partner on a promotion

Ingram expands house brand in North America

The unbranded products might be bad news for lower-tier vendors, but price conscious resellers could benefit

Systemax to buy CompUSA brand, 16 retail outlets

Proposed acquisition could be worth US$30 million, and would complement Systemax’s TigerDirect business

After furor, Network Solutions stands by name policy

Domain name registration company registers domain names searched by potential customers

Former OLPC CTO aims to create US$75 laptop

A spin-out company, Pixel Qi, aims to bring a low-cost, power efficient laptop to market

IBM exec: Information on Demand is coming together

Ambuj Goyal says the company’s Information on Demand push has only just begun

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