http://www.channelinsider.com Tech Analysis - RSS Feeds en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:48:58 -0400 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:48:58 -0400 Fri, 01 May 2009 15:32:45 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2008-R2-Takes-a-Back-Seat-to-Windows-7-RC1-258930/?kc=rss - According to Microsoft, The release candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2 will become publicly available around May 6 and new features will abound, perhaps making WS2008R2 the network operating system to have. Yet that news has been buried under a pile of Windows 7 press releases and one has to won...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Microsoft-Windows-Server-2008-R2-Takes-a-Back-Seat-to-Windows-7-RC1-258930/?kc=rss Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:34:50 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Simple-Fix-for-Adobe-Readers-Latest-JavaScript-Vulnerability-248857/?kc=rss - On April 28, the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned users of Adobe Reader that a critical vulnerability could allow remote hackers to execute malicious code. That vulnerability has its roots in how the product works with JavaScript and can lead to an exploit where remote attackers could w...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Simple-Fix-for-Adobe-Readers-Latest-JavaScript-Vulnerability-248857/?kc=rss Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:39:39 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Are-the-New-ProBooks-from-HP-the-Death-Nell-for-Netbooks-124077/?kc=rss - Those selling netbook computers may want to reconsider their sales strategy, thanks to HP. The company rolled out a new line of notebook computers aimed at cost-conscious business users, which combine features, performance and low prices together in an attractive package. Netbook buyers will b...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Are-the-New-ProBooks-from-HP-the-Death-Nell-for-Netbooks-124077/?kc=rss Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:33:45 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Windows-7-Starter-Edition-Right-or-Wrong-Choice-for-Microsofts-Netbook-Play-868189/?kc=rss - In an attempt to maintain market share and not lose out on the swelling netbook market, Microsoft is planning to offer a stripped-down version of Windows 7, called Starter Edition. Windows 7 Starter Edition will be a crippled version of Windows 7 that will only be able to run three concurrent a...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Windows-7-Starter-Edition-Right-or-Wrong-Choice-for-Microsofts-Netbook-Play-868189/?kc=rss Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:10:03 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Extending-Power-Savings-Beyond-Earth-Hour-183061/?kc=rss - On Saturday, March 28 at 8:30 p.m. local time, people around the world will shut off their lights for one hour. The goal is to let world leaders know that the citizens of the world are concerned about global warming and unchecked energy consumption. While silent demonstration may prove to be an ef...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Extending-Power-Savings-Beyond-Earth-Hour-183061/?kc=rss Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:28:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/IBM-SAP-Make-Cloud-Computing-Breakthrough/?kc=rss - Migrating running applications and data center workloads between remote locations across different networks wasnt supposed to be possible. But IBM and SAP broke through that barrier and may have created a means for solution providers to deliver cloud-based computing thats better tailored for t...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/IBM-SAP-Make-Cloud-Computing-Breakthrough/?kc=rss Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:22:58 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Registry-Cleaner-Leaves-Streaks-in-Windows/?kc=rss - The typical Windows machine is like a big old house, bound to collect junk and get a little dusty over time. PC security software vendor Cyber Defender is aiming to become that maid for the dusty PC with Registry Cleaner, a utility that throws out the junk and cleans the Windows. As the name implie...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Registry-Cleaner-Leaves-Streaks-in-Windows/?kc=rss Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:14:07 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/7-TuneUp-Tricks-to-Improve-PC-Performance/?kc=rss - The economic downturn has hit both solution providers and their customers in the pocketbook. Many businesses are delaying purchasing new PCs and are stretching out their replacement cycles to five years or more. If your customers arent buying new PCs, any revenue and profit from hardware sales g...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/7-TuneUp-Tricks-to-Improve-PC-Performance/?kc=rss Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:41:01 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Does-Microsoft-have-a-Chance-with-Windows-7/?kc=rss - It's a sure sign that Microsoft has unofficially given up on Windows Vista when a beta version of Vista's replacement, Windows 7, is flooding the Internet. The real question here becomes, quot;Was Windows 7 Beta 1 leaked intentionally? quot; Perhaps the backdoor release was a way to subdue the ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Does-Microsoft-have-a-Chance-with-Windows-7/?kc=rss Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:40:08 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Avocent-Delivers-New-KilowattKilling-Technology/?kc=rss - In todays world of spiraling energy costs, CIOs are looking to squeeze every kilowatt out of the data center and minimize the power footprint of every desktop PC, creating an almost insurmountable challenge to solution providers and the systems administrators they support. While energy savings may ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Avocent-Delivers-New-KilowattKilling-Technology/?kc=rss Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:36:36 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/How-to-Build-a-Green-InstantOn-PC/?kc=rss - .poptop_module_hdr .poptop_items .poptop_items a CHANNEL INSIDER LABS: How to Build a Green Instant-On PC Channel Insider Labs review: by Frank Ohlhorst System builders are always looking for new ways to leverage technology, yet still off...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/How-to-Build-a-Green-InstantOn-PC/?kc=rss Tue, 27 May 2008 08:49:06 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Time-to-Talk-About-Tablet-PCs/?kc=rss - Tablet PCs have firmly established themselves in certain vertical markets where users don't have offices or need to compute while standing. But as the tablet market matures, more sedentary office workers could benefit from using them, particularly when it comes to annotation and approval tasks. T...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Time-to-Talk-About-Tablet-PCs/?kc=rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:51:46 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/So-You-Want-to-Be-an-MSP/?kc=rss - Managed services are all about supporting the customer, and that is something VARs know all about. After all, VARs have been providing services since the dawn of IT, and those services have always needed an element of management. From the start, the big question about services has always been, qu...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/So-You-Want-to-Be-an-MSP/?kc=rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:22:06 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Online-Backup-for-the-Channel/?kc=rss - As more small businesses expand, they need to protect their data in case of disaster, theft or user error. A number of online backup companies have entered this market, and some even have well-developed channel programs for which they are recruiting VARs. Those companies include Asigra, Zman...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/Online-Backup-for-the-Channel/?kc=rss Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:11:43 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/What-CIOs-Really-Want-from-Their-Solution-Providers/?kc=rss - A full 48 percent of survey respondents said they look to service providers for advice on business and technology trends, and 32 percent said they wanted even more of this kind of advice. Forty-one percent of respondents said they look to providers for recommendations of technologies to inves...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Tech-Analysis/What-CIOs-Really-Want-from-Their-Solution-Providers/?kc=rss