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Global PC Shipments Increased 12 Percent

PC shipments worldwide reached 61.1 million units in the second quarter of 2007. There was an 11.7 percent increase from the same period last year according to Gartner.

Bluewolf Forms Pact With Google

Google hasn’t yet mentioned the deal on its Official Enterprise Blog, but luckily for us, Bluewolf issued a press release.  It turns out that the company “has joined the Google Enterprise Professional program to help organizations more efficiently and effectively implement and deploy Google Apps.”

Do Not Follow Google's Mistakes

This is not an attempt to bash Google. However, you can sometimes learn what not to do from some very successful people and products.

Google Gets Dell To Manufacture Search Appliance

With its market capitalization of over $160 billion, Google can probably do just about anything.  The search engine giant has chosen not to focus on manufacturing the Google Search Appliance, however - and instead handed over those duties to Dell.

Online Sales Slow Down

New statistics have indicated that online sales are slowing, and this has worried some people.  Yet “slow growth” is still growth, and - some projections accompanied those stats - even if 25 percent per year (in 2004) was great, nine percent (in 2010) won’t be too shabby.

OpenDNS Accuses Dell, Google Of Spyware

The deal between Dell and Google that places Google's toolbar on new Dell PCs has OpenDNS founder and CEO David Ulevitch questioning their practices.

Dude, Dell's Getting Sued

Poor customer service and deceptive advertising by Dell have led New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to sue the computer maker.

Jeff Jarvis Delighted With Dell?

Long-time readers will remember the Dell Hell episodes of a while back. My, how things change. Jeff Jarvis recounts his story of getting together with a number of Dell representatives last week.

Dell's IdeaStorm: Social Media in Motion

When most companies decide to embrace social media, they usually use it as a vehicle to market new products and services, while at the same time seeking transparency. When Dell launched its IdeaStorm website, it departed from the normal “this is what we’re doing” message that most company blogs transmit.

Dell Rolls Out Linux Initiatives

For the past month, fans of the open source Linux operating system have been holding on to hope that Dell was serious about its intentions of packaging the OS with new systems and providing user support. Today, Linux enthusiasts received the happy news they have all been waiting for.