July 12, 2010
Get a netbook: Cheaper, tougher, and lasts longer
ZD Net
Zack Whittaker offers five reasons on why to purchase a netbook device.
“The batteries last ages, they’re surprisingly tough, the devices are cheap, they don’t lack functionality and they are good enough.”
Ingram Micro’s V7 Consumer Business Launches Switches
The VAR Guy
Dave Courbanou writes about a new line of unmanaged networking switches from Ingram Micro that’s designed for SMBs and home network users.
“The two V7 (switches) contenders (will be available through Ingram Micro’s VARs and online locales, which Ingram calls e-tailers) are the eight-port and the five-port unmanaged 10/100/1000 Ethernet or Gigabit (your choice) switches. They’re designed to deal with a solid network load, including VoIP, media servers, pint servers and more.”
Microsoft Readies For War with New Small Business Division For Cloud Push
ReadWrite Cloud
Alex Williams writes about a new division from Microsoft that will focus on cloud computing and the small business market.
“According to ChannelWeb, the division will include all of the SMB sales, technical, marketing and distribution resources under a single multi-billion dollar division. It’s reputed to have as much resources it needs for its efforts.”