p>August 4, 2009
Fujitsu coughs to Q1 loss, pushes up profit forecast
Channel Register
Kelly Fiveash writes about Fujitsu’s full year revenue forecast results.
“Fujitsu Ltd reported a first quarter net loss of ¥29.1bn ($303m) today, for the three months ended 30 June. Despite that, Japan’s largest IT services company upped its income forecast for the full year by 13 per cent to ¥90bn ($948m), citing ‘rebounding demand for electronic components.’”
Open Source Monitoring: 4 Key Questions You Need to Ask
MSPmentor
Ken Vanderweel comes up with four questions that MSPs should ask before they implement open source monitoring for a customer.
“Who will be the support organization?, What kind of scalability and monitoring sophistication is delivered?, Do you want your engineers focused on developing and maintaining products or supporting customers? (and) Do limited management interfaces negate upfront cost savings?”
Acer reaffirms that Android-based netbook still coming in Q3
Engadget
Darren Murph clears up any misunderstandings by writing that an Acer representative has reportedly said that its Android-based Aspire One netbook is still set for a Q3 release.
“An Acer representative has reportedly reaffirmed that an Android-based Aspire One is still on schedule for a Q3 release. If you’ll recall, we first heard of Acer’s intentions to dole out an Android-laden netbook during Computex, and now it seems as if those very plans are still perfectly on track.”