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                    Chip giant Intel last week announced a reorganization of its business units, while HP announced new Itanium solutions and updated software for OpenVMS
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
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                    It’s no silver bullet, but those who have used XI say the product goes a long way to addressing most of their concerns
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
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                    There’s little risk for CRM vendors who wish to get into the social networking game—and the potential upside is enormous
                    
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
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