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SAP, Sybase Detail Plans To Expand Mobile Computing Offerings

Sybase will continue to operate as an independent business unit following SAP's acquisition of Sybase last month.
VARs: Intel-McAfee Deal Is PC Vs. Mac Security Game Changer

The blockbuster deal could once and for all solve the perennial spyware, malware and virus issues that have made PCs less attractive than Apple systems.
Verizon Develops TV App For iPad

Verizon hopes to change TV viewing habits by allowing Apple iPad users to stream TV content in their homes.
Asus To Launch Linux-Based Tablet PC

Asus' upcoming device will be aimed at both commercial PC users and content consumers, with a full range of features for inputting and accessing content, the company said.
Review: Samsung Gets A Grip With NB 30 Pro

It’s clear with this netbook that Samsung is making a statement that it doesn’t want to stay with the pack.
Can The Netbook Survive?

We've been skeptics of the netbook platform for a long time, and for just as long a list of reasons, that is, until we finally found one worthy of enterprise consideration: the Lenovo ThinkPad X100e.
Intel FTC Settlement Ends Exclusive Deals, Payouts For PC Makers

Intel is prohibited from making "exclusive" deals with PC makers and system builders under a sweeping antitrust settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Mobile PC Market Drives Strong AMD Q2 Financials

Increased mobile PC processor and graphics chip sales more than made up for a slow uptake in new server processors, AMD said during its financial report on Thursday.
The 20 Coolest Notebooks Of 2010 (So Far)

From high-powered mobile workstations to low-voltage netbooks, the first half of the year ushered in a bevy of great new laptops and tablet PCs. CRN narrows down the field to the cream of the crop.
Contract Notebook Maker Reports Record Sales, Shipments In June

More evidence that the PC industry is going mobile in a big way -- contract laptop manufacturing giant Quanta Computer just had its best month ever.
MSI Notebooks, Netbooks Score With LA Dodgers

MSI, a manufacturer of portable PCs as well as motherboards, graphics cards, and other components for system builders, scored a home run with the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team in a move to build brand awareness in North America.
The Best Mobile Chips Of 2010 (So Far)

CRN picks the very best mobile CPUs and GPUs we’ve seen launched in the first half of the year.
HP Closes Palm Deal, Hints At Ditching Windows 7 For WebOS

Hewlett-Packard confirms plans for future webOS-based tablet PCs -- does that mean Microsoft has been booted from the upcoming HP Slate?
Lenovo Gives Interim North America Channel Chief The Job

Chris Frey was acting Lenovo channel chief following the departures of Stephen Mungall and Stephen DiFranco.
Lenovo Rejects HP, Dell Models With New Services Strategy

New Partner Services Program will be an opt-in affair for partners -- and Lenovo says flatly that it isn’t in the market for an EDS or Perot Systems.
Cisco Beefs Up Mobile Device Security With Updated Firewall Tools

The networking giant seeks to bring more of its customers’ mobile devices under its Secure Borderless Network Architecture, and updates Cisco ASA and Security Manager.
HP Targets Classrooms With Mini 100e Netbook

Loaded with Microsoft software tools, the HP Mini 100e Education Edition is set for release in July and will be priced in the $300 range.

Slide Shows

	5 Major IoT Challenges Executives Are Grappling With A recent survey of more than 100 IoT executives found that many of them face issues when it comes to scalability, implementation, connectivity and security of IoT deployments, pointing to potential opportunities for solution providers.
	5 Things You Should Know About Cisco's Decision To Fold Spark Into Webex Cisco has announced that the former Spark platform will be known as Webex Teams, and it comes along with the launch of a new Webex Meetings application, as well as a new Webex Assistant and a Webex Share device.
	CRN Interview: Atos North America CEO On U.S. Expansion, M&A Strategy And Why Labor Arbitrage Is Dying "The world of offshoring everything to India or the Philippines is gone because customers want people next to them," said Atos North America CEO Patrick Adiba, in an interview with CRN.