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For some, migration to unified messaging is a key component of VoIP plans. For others, voice messaging replacement has a new urgency and is being addressed separately. Many factors lead to this renewed interest: obsolescence of legacy voicemail systems, e-discovery and compliance rules, and the need for new capabilities to support remote workers. Finally, enterprises are looking to reduce the cost of managing complex disparate systems assembled by distributed purchasing or acquisition of other businesses.

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AMD Chief Marketing Officer Nigel Dessau says AMD will pass on the low-cost notebook or netbook market for now, although Web sites are offering interesting details about a low-cost AMD notebook chip. Dessau is also looking to strengthen AMD's Opteron brand after problems with the quad-core version of the processor.

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Siemens AG plans to cut around 4 percent of its work force worldwide as part of an overhaul and as a result of the global economic downturn. Siemens wants to cut 16,750 jobs globally, of which 12,600 are mainly in administration, to help Europe's biggest engineering group reach a savings target of 1.2 billion euros ($1.9 billion) by 2010 and boost profit margin levels.
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Philips said Hong Kong-listed PC monitor maker TPV will make and market all its IT Displays activities worldwide under a brand licensing deal, adding to a deal announced in April to transfer its North American television business to Japan's Funai Electric.
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The companies' sales and operations planning solution is aimed at helping retailers transform their businesses.
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Bill Gates will be remembered for leading Microsoft.
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NetSuite takes aim at SAP and vertical markets with a new SAAS edition.
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Two years into its "Multisourcing" strategy, which divides its IT outsourcing needs among many firms, General Motors is declaring success, according to GM CIO Ralph Szygenda. In this exclusive interview with Stan Gibson and eWeek's Eric Lundquist, Szgenda explains that since moving away from EDS GM has produced cost savings that have been able to be invested back into increasing innovation at the automaker.
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Opinion: On the high end, people are buying Macs instead of Windows PCs. On the low end, Linux is eating Windows alive.

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Here are some specs to be wary of and others you should ask about, even though manufacturers tend to skip them.

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China is on the move, but it will be close to a decade before it can challenge the U.S. for technology prowess.

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Users can cut some of the red tape and trouble by browsing product costs, specs, keywords and quotes.

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Huawei Technologies' involvement in the merger scuttles CFIUS approval.  

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AMR Research president and CEO, Tony Friscia, and research director Phil Fersht discuss the potential economic downturn's effect on outsourcing, in this Research Matters podcast.

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