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- Analysis: Is Intel moving past Itanium?
Intel says its "Kittson" Itanium chips will be made using a 32-nanometer process and won't be socket-compatible with Xeon server chips. Some say the changes may indicate that Intel intends to discontinue Itanium products. "It could easily be that this is their way of cutting it back and having essentially an exit strategy," says Nathan Brookwood of Insight64. ITWorld.com/IDG News Service
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 | 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Packaging Your MSP Service Offering
Is your recurring revenue increasing each and every month? If it isn’t, you will benefit from what Gary Pica, a pioneer in the managed services field, has to say. Attend a webinar on Feb. 26 at 2pm (ET) and hear Gary share proven methods for packaging and pricing your IT support service offering. Register to attend this webinar. |
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- Cisco says profits were up 44% in fiscal Q2
Network-gear-maker Cisco Systems says its net income was up 44% and its revenue increased 5% in its fiscal second quarter. CEO John Chambers said the results illustrate "cautious optimism" by IT buyers. Services revenues increased to $2.66 billion, Chambers said, adding that the figure is near the company's goal of services representing 25% of revenues in each quarter. The Register (U.K.)
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- Microsoft CFO: No turning back on wireless strategy
Microsoft hasn't made a lot of headway with its mobile strategy, but Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein says there is no alternative plan. "It's less 'Plan B' than how you execute on the current plan," he said when asked at an investor conference about options beyond its Surface tablet and Windows Phone pursuits. Klein said Microsoft's Windows 8 platform is perfectly suited for screen sizes from 4 to 13 inches, and he said the company's tablet will help, rather than alienate, its hardware partners because it "allows us to innovate in ways in which we couldn't before." Reuters
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CompTIA & TechVoice on the 2012 elections: CompTIA’s vision going forward
Todd Thibodeaux and Liz Hyman discuss technology as a bipartisan issue as well as what issues CompTIA will be supporting in the near future. Watch here.
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Get answers to your market-research questions in a snap
In a first of its kind for the IT industry, CompTIA has created a comprehensive search engine to help its members find the answers to their IT research questions quickly and easily. CompTIA analysts input thousands of records into the new CompTIA ReSEARCH Engine so that meaningful data is immediately displayed.
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CompTIA IT SmartStat: Feb. 14, 2013
 53% of health care professionals say tablets are currently used in the practice. CompTIA IT SmartStat
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