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New smartphones from Sony, Motorola and the first-ever Twitter-only mobile device -- the TwitterPeek -- headline a busy week for handset makers as the holiday shopping season heats up.

INTERNATIONAL

Softcell has denied any illegality and its partners are supporting the company.

[05:20 PM, October 21, 2008]

An HP India spokesperson confirmed the DRI search.

[04:39 PM, October 21, 2008]

At Acer's annual Global Press Conference event in Budapest, Hungary, company executives discussed the PC maker's plans to increase its share of the mobility market.

[12:44 PM, September 19, 2008]

NEWS FROM CRN INDIA

Monitor brand AOC is aiming for the no. 2 spot in the Indian monitor market. According to Saurabh Grover DGM, Sales and Marketing, AOC India, We are now the no. 3 monitor brand in India, having retained this position for the last two quarters. As per IDC Indias Q1 2009 report, AOC had 19 percent market share which increased to 21 percent in Q2. Our aim is to further consolidate our market position to reach the second spot by the end of 2009.

PC Solutions has received the Silver certification from Cisco, making it among the few Indian solutions providers to have this accreditation. The Cisco Silver Certified Partner designation, which is the second highest, next to the Gold certification is a validation of our teams competencies and dedication towards customer satisfaction. We are confident that our existing and prospective customers shall be tremendously benefited by our enhanced competencies, said Devendra Taneja, CEO, PC Solutions.

Panache has appointed Akash Sutane to head its Small Form Factor (SFF) and Ultra Small Form Factor (USFF) products. As VP, Thin Clients division, he will be responsible for the marketing, branding and sales of the Panache range of thin client products. Sutane has 11 years of IT industry experience. Prior to joining Panache, he was with Ags Infotech. He has also worked with Sundyne Technologies and Ambika.com.

HP India has said that four of its high selling printerLaserJet M1522mf, CP1215n, P2035n and P2055d will come with three-year warranty as against the standard one-year warranty earlier. The extended warranty scheme is available for purchases made between July 25 and September 30, 2009. Customer can avail this by registering the product at HP website within 15 days of purchase.

Next on Ciscos agenda is the consumer market. Its Consumer Business Group (CBG)formerly known as Linksys by Cisco has established a separate team and defined the products it will take to the market. Suresh Balasubramanian, National Sales Director, India, Cisco Consumer Business Group, said, For our consumer business, we want to make communication a live, visual and more personal experience. We believe that the market is going through a transition phase where consumers want a mediumwhether it is for personal or professional communicationthat is more visual. Our primary aim would be to capture this market transition for growth. This home and small office network products arm will now showcase wireless routers, access points and gateways, home monitoring equipment, graphic cards, and IP cameras.

NEWS FROM CRN GERMANY

59 US-Senatoren unter der Führung des ehemaligen Präsidentschaftskandidats John Kerry haben sich mit einem Brief an die EU-Kommission gewendet: Die Behörde solle ihre Entscheidung zur Übernahme von Sun durch Oracle schnell fällen, da sonst Arbeitsplätze gefährdet seien.

[05:50 AM, November 25, 2009]

Entgegen aller Vermutungen verlängert IDS Scheer-Chef Peter Gérard seinen Vertrag nach der Übernahme durch die Software AG um ein weiteres Jahr. Die reibungslose Integration von IDS Scheer soll sichergestellt werden.

[05:39 AM, November 25, 2009]

Wie der Softwarekonzern Microsoft mitteilt, wird Finanzchef Chris Lidell zum Jahresende aus dem Unternehmen ausscheiden und sich neue Herausforderungen suchen. Sein Nachfolger wird der bisher für die Finanzen des Business-Bereichs zuständige Peter Klein.

[05:31 AM, November 25, 2009]

Die Web 2.0-Communites Twitter und Facebook haben viel gemeinsam: Sie gelten als Symbol für eine Revolution des Internets, haben den Begriff »Social Network« geprägt  und suchen nach einem Geschäftsmodell. Nun sollen Anleger für den Geldsegen sorgen.

[05:10 AM, November 25, 2009]

Derzeit versuchen Cyberkriminelle wieder einmal mit den guten Namen von Google, Microsoft, Mercedes, Siemens und Co Opfer reinzulegen. In einer Email wird ihnen bei schneller Reaktion ein angeblicher Millionengewinn des »Google Ausstattungsfonds 2009« versprochen. Tatsächlich wartet statt eines Gewinns jedoch eine trickreiche Kostenfalle.

[03:17 AM, November 25, 2009]