Project Runway Stays with HP, Intel for Fifth Season

The popular Lifetime show “Project Runway” showcased HP’s innovative technology as it started its new season at the end of March. This is the fifth consecutive season that it has used HP and Intel technology, demonstrating the role that technology can play in the creative arts. With a heavy focus on pattern making, “The Art of Fashion” episode began at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum’s exhibit, “Art of Another Kind: International Abstraction and the Guggenheim, 1949-1960”. The Project Runway teams were instructed to use the iconic Frank Lloyd Wright-designed museum, its exhibits, and the ultrathin Hp Envy x2 as inspiration for their designs. More

Telkom Indonesia Contracts IBM to Build Data Center

Telkom Indonesia, through its affiliate Telkomsigma, has partnered with IBM to build a data center and provide data center operations services. This collaboration is expected to address the needs of organizations across industries in Indonesia for data center solutions, supported by reliable communications networks. Telkom is also working with IBM to address critical location challenges such as the impact of Indonesia’s frequent earthquakes and tropical storms on communications  networks.  More

Dell Files Preliminary Proxy Statement for Merger Agreement with Affiliates of Michael Dell and Silver Lake

Dell has filed preliminary proxy materials with the SEC connected to the definitive merger agreement between the company and entities owned by Michael Dell, Dell’s founder, chairman, and CEO, and investment funds affiliated with Silver Lake partners. Under the terms of the agreement Dell shareholders will receive US$13.65 in cash for each share of Dell common stock they hold in a transaction valued at approximately $24.4 billion. More

NetApp to Participate in Wells Fargo Tech Transformation Summit April 3

NetApp Executive VP for Product Operations Manish Goel will participate in  fireside chat at the Wells Fargo Tech Transformation Summit on Wednesday, April 2, at 11:40 a.m. PDT. A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available through the Netapp Website, and the recording will be archived on the site until noon April 10. More

Schools Improve IT with Tools from NetApp Education Donation Program

NetApp continues to support learning institutions across the United States with donations of data equipment to help their networks go further, faster. Since starting its Education Donation Program in September 2011, NetApp has donated products and services valued at more than $14 million to more than 1009 schools across the United States. More

Broadcom Names Michael Hurlston EVP of Worldwide Sales

Broadcom Corp. has promoted Michael Hurlston to Executive VP of Worldwide Sales effective today. He replaces Thomas Lagatta, who will continue with Broadcom as EVP of Business Development until his retirement at the end of 2013. Hurlston most recently served as SVP and GM of the Wireless Connectivity Combo business. More

India’s Idea Cellular Selects Broadcom Android 4.0 Smartphone Platform

Idea Cellular, an Indian telecom operator, has chosen the BCM21654G integrated Android 4.0 platform for its new Idea Ivory Android smartphone. The Broadcom 3G platform allows it to provide customers with an entry-level smartphone offering enhanced  functionality, powerful graphics, and advanced features including dual-SIM connectivity. More

Chicago Job Market Shifts: Contract Work Up, Loyalty Down, Demand for Traditional Benefits Steady

According to “The Future of Work”, a new Ernst & Young LLP study conducted in conjunction with Chicago Ideas Week, white collar employees still want full-time employment but expect to be productive on their own terms. They  want and expect the flexibility to work on their own schedule and where they choose. They expect contractors to have an increasingly prominent role in the professional economy. And younger workers value security. More

E&Y Offers Tax Guide, Suggests Reviewing Last Year’s Return

The clock is ticking toward Tax Day in the United States, but, says Ernst & Young, that is no excuse to leave money on the table. The 28th edition of the Ernst & Young Tax Guide, now available in e-book formats, suggest that filers can save money by reviewing their 2011 tax return. That may contain items that carry over to 2012 or remind filers of deductions, credits, and savings they are entitled to, says Greg Rosica, an E&Y LLP Tax Partner and contributing author to the guide. More

E&Y Advisory Services Recognized as 2013 CRM Watchlist Winner

The Ernst & Young LLP Advisory Services practice has been named to the annual CRM watchlist 2013, a prestigious list of leading companies developed by customer strategy consultant Paul Greenberg. The E&Y Advisory Services is one of three winners selected from hundreds of entries in the consulting and system integrators category. More