The CRN.com News Quiz -- February 2012
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 February, as reported on CRN. See how well you score!
With a plan of "reset, rebuild and reinvest" what CEO plans to avoid M&A and innovate from within (at least for now)?
Apple's Tim Cook
HP's Meg Whitman
IBM's Virginia Rometty
Oracle's Larry Ellison
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Whose new Lumina 610 smartphone is emblematic of Microsoft’s attempts to expand its Windows smartphone presence among lower cost devices?
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LG
Motorola
Nokia
Samsung
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Whose private 'Z Cloud' is being built up to support it's millions of online users?
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Facebook
Pintrest
Twitter
Zynga
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I suppose it's good enough for them. Which CEO claims he passed on an opportunity to acquire Skype, later picked up by Microsoft?
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Cisco's John Chambers
Dell's Michael Dell
Google's Larry Page
Intel's Paul Otellini
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Won't tablets be over by then? Who released a two-year roadmap of their plans to enter the tablet marketplace?
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AMD
IBM
Lenovo
Nokia
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Whose new logo was described as "humble, yet confident" by its designer?
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Google
Apple
Twitter
Windows 8
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You never know where you'll find a cloud. Who is partnering with solution provider Redapt to launch 'Cloud In-A-Box'?
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Amazon
EMC
Rackspace
VMWare
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Who has run into security problems with Wallet, their cash app for smartphones?
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Apple
Citibank
Google
Intuit
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Intel's biggest marketing campaign in a decade aims to promote what class of products?
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Quad Core Processors
Smartphones
Tablets
Ultrabooks
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"Gone Google? Got Concerns? We Have Alternatives." Who's reaching out to business customers with that message regarding Google's new privacy policies?
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Apple
IBM
Microsoft
Oracle
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For more on the stories in this quiz, see the following articles:
CRN Exclusive: Whitman's Campaign To Bring HP Back
Nokia, Microsoft Launch Lower-End Lumia Smartphone
Zynga Builds Z Cloud Alternative To Amazon
Cisco's Chambers: We Took A Pass On Skype
AMD Announces Two-Year Roadmap To Enter Tablet Space
Microsoft Unveils Logo For Windows 8
Rackspace Teams With Solution Provider To Deliver Cloud In-A-Box
Google Wallet Security Questioned