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Dell, Salesforce Partnership Reaffirms Importance of SaaS Integration

Dell's just-announced partnership with Salesforce.com , in which Dell will provide integration services for Salesforce software with or without Dell hardware, may provide a glimpse of the answer to a question IT Business Edge blogger Loraine Lawson asked a few months ago: ? Some vendors... More >

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Can't Wait for Google Wave: Consider Lotus Notes

Back on June 3, I protested the fact that so many bloggers were putting Google Wave on some pedestal of previously unheard-of innovation unlike that provided in enterprise software (see ). Of course, Wave is enterprise software. If Wave ever even matures into a product – and some people who... More >

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Windows 7: Beginning of the End of Traditional OS?

Forrester Research and other analysts are predicting the forthcoming release of Windows 7 will be a win for Microsoft , because of a fortuitous combination of factors. Signs of an economic recovery may increase companies' willingness to open their checkbooks for IT upgrades. That's coupled with... More >

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DeepNines Technologies' new desktop security agent called iTrust Agent also works to protect remote and mobile workers , says CIO.com . The iTrust Agent works on Windows or Macs by directing the user's browser through the DeepNines Secure Web Gateway. Though the Gateway is not a VPN, it works like a secure tunnel,... More >

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Apple profits soared in the fourth quarter. Apple said profits rose 47 percent to $1.67 billion. Revenue in the quarter was $9.87 billion compared with $7.9 billion a year ago. The company smashed Wall Street expectations , reports Beta News . Analysts expected on average earnings of $1.42 a share on revenue of $9.2... More >

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