Analyst: Price a Wildcard for PC Maker Dell Next Year Ahead of Dell s quarterly earnings release this week, one analyst firm provided a preview and analysis of Dell s challenges in the year ahead, including price erosion and lower revenues. In contrast, Dell competitor HP reported better than expected earnings and revenues in its most recent quarter. Netvanta Switch Line Goes Green with Energy Saving Features Adtran’s Netvanta switch line of switches incorporates technologies that help green the enterprise while reducing support burdens for solution providers. Going Green, From Desktop to Data Center HP and Kaseya are among IT vendors looking to reduce energy cost for IT organizations through new technology that also cuts costs. Because green strategies are often also budget saving strategies. Making Money on Technology in a Recession IT budget cuts, economic crisis headlines, talk of bailouts -- all if it may have your customers delaying their big IT projects. To keep those revenues coming in, focus on these 12 recession-resistant technologies. Microsoft Kills OneCare Offers Morro as Free Replacement After two years of lackluster performance by its all-in-one security and PC management service Microsoft OneCare, Microsoft said it would kill OneCare, replacing OneCare with free security software package Morro. The move by Microsoft to kill OneCare leaves the security service space wide open for competitors such as Symantec and its recent Messagelabs acquisition, McAfee, and Google and its Postini acquisition. SOA Could Rebound as Recession-Busting Strategy Adoption of the hard-to-explain technology is down, but it’s still possible to make a convincing business strategy case. Businesses Slash Spending Across the Board New Slideshow: Businesses large and small are cutting their spending—IT, staffing, marketing and sales—in response to either decreasing business or anticipation of lower revenues as a result of the recession. Here are some key areas where companies are cutting spending and, in some cases, opening new opportunities for solution providers. Intel Debuts Powerful, Energy-Saving Core i7 Process In the wake of AMD s Shanghai chip premier, the market-leading chip manufacturer releases its own innovative ship that boasts high performance and energy conservation. Microsoft Launches Exchange, SharePoint Services Following the announced plans to expand its presence in cloud-based computing, Microsoft officially unveiled new initiatives to bring Exchange e-mail and SharePoint collaboration applications to partners and users as a hosted-service offering. NYSE Suspends Trading of BearingPoint Stock BearingPoint s suspension caps another bad week for tech companies on Wall Street. Publicly traded tech vendors and solution providers were hammered again, with many stocks taking double-digit slides.

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