The CRN.com News Quiz -- May 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 May, as reported on CRN. See how well you score!
Well that's a big nevermind. Who has largely prevailed in a Java patent infringement complaint brought against them by Oracle?
Google
Microsoft
VMWare
Zend Technologies
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It's very French! Who is buying LaCie to expand into consumer storage and cloud storage services?
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D-Link
EMC
NetApp
Seagate
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Slide-to-shut-down. Saying "the software represents a much larger opportunity," who is ceasing development of their Cius tablet?
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Cisco
Dell
Lenovo
Nokia
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Siri, can I trust you? Security concerns led what company to prohibit Siri use on the job?
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Apple
IBM
Microsoft
Oracle
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What European telco is looking for U.S. partners in an aggressive cloud channel push?
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British Telecom
Deutsche Telekom/T-Mobile
France Telecom
Vodaphone
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And now there are 'sleekbooks.' Whose selling this "new line of thin, lightweight notebooks with AMD processors"?
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Dell
HP
Lenovo
Panasonic
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In the future, smartphone watches you. Whose newest phone can tell when you've stopped looking at it?
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HTC
RIM
Samsung
Sony
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Whose Open Compute Project, designed to develop "shareable, open standards for data center infrastructure" welcomed AMD as a partner this month?
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Facebook
Google
IBM
Rackspace
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Chinese manufacturer Huawei is partnering with which distributor in its ongoing U.S. push for its networking, storage and videoconferencing products ?
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D&H
Ingram Micro
Synnex
Tech Data
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As awesome as the Avengers? No. But who joined Samsung in the "Alliance for Wireless Power," to standardize approaches to wireless device charging?
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Apple
LG
Motorola
Quaalcom
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For more on the stories in this quiz, see the following articles:
Jury: No Patent Violations In Google's Use Of Java In Android
Seagate To Buy LaCie To Expand Consumer Storage, Cloud Business
See Ya Later, Cius: Cisco Changes Tablet Strategy
IBM Asks Employees To Leave Siri At The Door
British Telecom Pours Resources Into U.S. Cloud Services Channel
HP Touts New 'Sleekbooks,' But Will They Confuse Customers?
Samsung Launches Galaxy S III Smartphone
AMD Joins Facebook’s Open Compute Project, Launches 'Roadrunner' Motherboard Specs