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Apple isn't the only company hijacking Microsoft's Windows 7 launch. IBM and Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu Linux, also announced this week a cloud- and Linux-based collaboration package that they say is cheaper than Microsoft-based alternatives.

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Google Apps Trump IBM / Lotus iNotes Lame Offering

Did you notice Google Apps has a new competitor? Didn't think so. You'd think IBM and Lotus could come up with 1) a better product to compete on Google's turf and 2) figure out a way to make a bigger splash. All we have here are lame offerings created by idiot vice presidents and marketed by other idiot vice presidents.



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Inside IBM's Southbury data center

A glimpse inside IBM's sparkling, new 2,000-square-foot facility

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Security convergence equals network security cost savings

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IBM Again the Focus of U.S. Antitrust Probe

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