Some security researchers wonder if Microsoft will indeed retire Windows XP on April 8, 2014, as the vendor has announced. After that date, Microsoft will no longer distribute official security updates or bug fixes for the ancient ...
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Samsung is considering buying Research in Motion or licensing RIM's BlackBerry 10 operating system, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek wrote in a note to investors this week. "Among other options, we believe Samsung is considering ramping up ...
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Global Leader in mobile cloud solutions shares ten must-have policies for mobile peace of mind. Fiberlink, a global leader in application management and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for secure mobile device management delivered ...
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Nokia reported a 39% year-on-year drop in the number of smartphones it sold in the second quarter, to 10.2 million, while its net loss more than trebled. The company's total revenue for the quarter fell 19% year over year, to 7.54 billion ...
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Cameleon Software, announced today that Cable ONE, a major operator of cable systems, has implemented Cameleon CPQ configure, price, quote software for Salesforce CRM to streamline its sales processes. Cable ONE delivers cable television, ...
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A report by Gartner analysts Robert P. DeSisto and Praveen Sengar titled 'Hype Cycle for CRM Sales, 2012'* (published: 18 July 2012) highlights the impact of iPad-based applications on sales force automation (SFA) and the role configure, ...
Tags: iPad apps, CRM system, Cameleon Software, sales force automation
Dell and VMware announced a partnership this week through which the two companies will sell a bundled system with server, network and storage components in support of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Dell's new vStart for VDI is ...
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Just weeks after announcing the deal, Microsoft has closed its acquisition of Perceptive Pixel (PPI), whose large-scale, multitouch displays Microsoft plans to use to boost its collaboration, meetings and presentation products. PPI will ...
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Increased talk of a September launch of the next iPhone, as well as a new, smaller iPad -- if accurate -- would make it easier for Apple to erase the bad taste of the second quarter and beat its own lowered expectations this quarter, a Wall ...
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2012 was the year of big data.2011 had been a good year for the hyped concept,too,and 2013 is more than likely to see a continued glut of big data discourse in the IT market. But there are other themes in this collection of top 10 ...
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Google could sell between six million and eight million of its $199 Nexus 7 tablets by year's end, according to a new estimate. That's more than double the three million Google expected to sell by the end of 2012, after putting the device ...
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Apple's personal computers remained fixed in fourth place during 2012's second quarter, a spot it's occupied most of the year, a technical support franchise said today. The cause, ironically, was the very success that Apple has had ...
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Apple on Tuesday announced record sales of its iPad tablet, but missed Wall Street's consensus on total revenue. During an earnings call with analysts and reporters, Apple said it had sold 17 million iPads, an increase of 84% over the ...
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The first product configurators - today called "CPQ" (Configure Price Quote) by IT analysts-were born about two decades ago. At that time Cameleon Software, was a pioneer in this market. Today, Cameleon is a market leader whose solutions ...
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Nicira is a start-up right out of the Silicon Valley playbook with a $1.26 billion ending, in just five years. VMware's decision, announced Monday, to buy this network virtualization company will likely be cited as a starring example of ...
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