Channelweb.com News Quiz -- June 2009
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By Joe Caponi, ChannelWeb
4:00 PM EDT Fri. Jul. 03, 2009
How well do you know the IT channel? In this quiz, we ask 10 questions regarding the business and technology issues that solution providers encountered in June, as reported on ChannelWeb. See how well you score!
Vroom! Which tech company replaced General Motors in the Dow Jones Industrial Average this month?
Holy Netbooks, Batman! Research firm IDC now estimates that how many netbook-style computers will ship this year worldwide?
They should know. Security Essentials is a free anti-malware product, now out in beta form, from which vendor?
Welcome to the party! Which channel-friendly peripheral manufacturer launched its first PC, the VPC100 all-in-one, this month?
This rock won't float. Which manufacturer is cancelling it's 'Rock' server processor project, previously promised to launch this year?
Which unlikely vendor appeared at JavaOne to promote "Stonehenge," a new cross-platform interoperability project?
It's all about the numbers. What makes AMD's new 'Istanbul' chips notable?
Catch the wave! Google Wave, a new collaboration solution, seems aimed at challenging which enterprise product?
Batter up! After June's launch of the Palm Pre and iPhone 3G S, what big mobile device will launch in July?
He's back (in black). When Apple CEO Steve Jobs returned to work last week, he got news about the iPhone 3G S launch. According to the company, how many were sold during it's first weekend?
For more on the stories in this quiz, see the following articles:
Cisco Replaces GM On The Dow
Netbook Shipments To Exceed 26 Million
Microsoft Security Essentials Arrives: Too Little Protection Or Just Enough?
ViewSonic Sets Its Sights On PC Market With Debut Of The VPC100
Sun Abandons Rock Processor Project: Report
At JavaOne, Microsoft Touts Fruits Of Interoperability
AMD Lifts Curtain On Six-Core Istanbul Chips
Could Google Wave Tip Microsoft's SharePoint Cash Cow?
BlackBerry Tour Hits Verizon, Sprint in July
Apple Sticks It To Naysayers With 1M iPhone 3G S Sales