The CRN.com News Quiz -- August 2011
The last man standing? What company's CEO told CRN that his company "is now the clear-cut computer maker of choice for the channel."
Dell
HP
Lenovo
Toshiba
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I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. Who announced a new division that gives solution providers access to top-secret security clearance resources?
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Fortinet
Juniper
SonicWall
Symantec
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"Tablets are a fad" according to the founder of what tablet manufactuerer?
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Acer
Panasonic
Toshiba
Viewsonic
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Who acquired Versly, a maker of Microsoft Office plug-in collaboration tools?
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Cisco
Microsoft
Oracle
Salesforce
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AMD finally filled its long-open CEO position. What company did they pick up Rory Read from?
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Fujitsu
Lenovo
NetApp
Samsung
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According to our own Ed Moltzen, what was the critical mistake that killed the HP TouchPad after only seven weeks? (Or, maybe not...)
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Failure to incent independent developers
Hardware problems with initial products
Panicky decision to cut prices
Problems with the retail channel
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That's a lot of phones. Who bought Motorola's mobile device division in a $12.5 billion deal?
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Google
HP
IBM
Oracle
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I'll drink to that! Java Standard edition was finally upgraded to what version this month?
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7
11
2009
Venti
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Who jumped on the demise of the TouchPad to offer phones and other resources to bring mobile app developers to their platform?
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Apple
Google
Microsoft
Nokia
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The news quiz wishes Steve Jobs the very best. When were the first iPods released, dramatically spurring Apple's growth?
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1999
2001
2003
2005
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For more on the stories in this quiz, see the following articles:
Michael Dell's Take On HP, The Channel and Dell's Future
Fortinet Federal Provides Resources, Security Clearance For Federal VARs
Acer Founder Shih Says Tablets, Ultrabooks Are Fads
Cisco Software Acquistion Targets Microsoft Office Users
AMD Finally Fills CEO Void With Lenovo's Read
Analysis: The Mistake That Killed The TouchPad
Google Blitzes Mobile Market With $12.5 Billion Motorola Mobility Buy
Under New Ownership: Oracle Debuts Java Standard Edition 7