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MARCH 10, 2010Issue 1624

Netbooks have a business purpose, but it's in a cloud environment where they access their information through the browser. That's where customers and partners should look to implement netbooks.

Andre Valiquette, Director of SMB Marketing, Dell Canada.

Dell rolls out new Vostro notebooks for small businesses
Dell's new Vostro 3000 series is positioned for the sub-25 market, offering strong features at a competitive price point and differentiating itself from consumer options in this space with IT support for an inexpensive product.
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Pay-per-Use software pricing forcing reassessment of the industry's value framework
While customer interest in pay-per-use (PPU) pricing is not a new phenomenon, the expansion of SaaS offerings and the advent of cloud computing are accelerating this trend, IDC says.
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RackspaceHosting restructuring cloud apps partner program
Rackspace Hosting unveils new plans for the Email & Apps channel program, providing more opportunity for recurring revenue, a tiered structure with mounting benefits to reward growth, the ability to set prices and margins, and additional marketing and training resources to help channel partners grow their businesses.
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Survey says Macs have lower management costs than PCs
260 IT administrators in mid to large organizations say Macs cost less to manage according to a survey by the Enterprise Desktop Alliance, with time spent troubleshooting having the biggest disparity between the two.
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Software security top priority for enterprises
A straw poll at the recent RSA Conference found that three quarters of respondents said their organizations have placed a high priority on software security -- although that also means that almost a quarter thought it wasn't that important.
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