Gartner Raises 2013 IT Spending Forecasts to $3.8 Trillion

$100 billion here, $100 billion there …
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How Big Data and Cloud Computing Are Pushing Networks to the Brink

A survey by Juniper Networks finds that a majority of senior IT executives say their networks aren’t up to the tasks that are being demanded of them.
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Samsung Makes Galaxy S III and Other Android Devices Enterprise-Ready

Samsung gives corporate IT managers controls that make them less nervous about a BYOD world.
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Dell Offers a Dividend, Giving Its Shares a Rare Reason to Rally

After two earnings misses in a row, shareholders finally get something to cheer.
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Canada’s CGI to Buy IT Rival Logica for $2.6 Billion

CGI Group Inc., a Canadian provider of information-technology services, agreed on Thursday to buy embattled Anglo-Dutch rival Logica PLC for £1.7 billion ($2.6 billion), as CGI seeks to expand its global footprint.

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U.S. Targets Tech’s Role in Oppression

President Barack Obama has signed an executive order targeting people and companies facilitating human-rights abuses with technology, part of a broader push by the White House to combat mass atrocities at a time of heightened concern over civilian massacres in places like Syria.

IT Spending This Year? Almost Four Triiilllion Dollars.

Gartner says growth is looking good this year overall; just watch out for that currency effect.
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A Trillion and Change: That’s How Much Emerging Markets Will Spend on IT in 2012

A trillion here, a trillion there, puts a certain twinkle in the eyes of tech executives.
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IBM Looks Steady Despite Euro Zone Headwinds

Big Blue reports earnings today after the markets close. Expect some troubles related to currencies and maybe from service bookings. Also? It will be Ginni Rometty’s first earnings report as CEO.
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