Year: 2010
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Microsoft to Windows Phone 7 Users: Don’t Be Rude
Bad phone behavior. We all know how to spot it, but few of us own up to it. And Microsoft wants it to stop. To commemorate the launch of its Windows Phone 7 smartphone, the software giant partnered with Harris Interactive on a phone survey of more than 2,000 adults to find out what bad… Read more
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Cloud Business Models, Sales, the Focus of Ingram Micro Cloud
Looking to help IT solution providers make the transition to the cloud, Ingram Micro has launched a new partner enablement platform called Ingram Micro Cloud, which includes a new partner website as well as the Ingram Micro Cloud Services Network and only Cloud Marketplace. “The Ingram Micro Cloud platform is aimed at helping VARs and… Read more
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PC Sales Rise Despite Market Fears
Categories: News and TrendsThe global PC market in the third quarter posted growth of 7 percent sequentially and 10.3 percent year-over-year, meeting expectations despite a “growing chorus of negativity regarding the market,” iSuppli reported Nov. 5. While netbooks and tablets tend to dominate the consumer conversation, it was desktop sales, following strong business demand, that kept figures swinging… Read more
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Kaseya Buys Accounting Suite Developer ObjAcct
IT systems management software developer Kaseya announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of ObjAcct, maker of the ObjAcct XML Accounting Suite. The acquisition, according to Kaseya, will allow IT professionals to analyze and report combined technical and financial data to assist in the alignment of IT with the overall business goals of… Read more
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Database Security’s Biggest Threat: You
From insider attacks to patching, database security has its challenges—but even so, many database administrators are confident in their organization’s ability to address them. That is one of many takeaways from a sweeping survey performed by Unisphere Research and sponsored by Application Security. The report features data culled from a survey of 761 members of… Read more
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Why Windows Tablets of Yesteryear Failed 10 Reasons
Categories: News and TrendsWhy Windows Tablets of Yesteryear Failed 10 Reasons 1. It Was the Wrong SoftwareThe vast majority of those who owned tablet PCs throughout the years were running Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Although the software performed relatively well for simple tasks, it wasn’t as viable for tablets as it could have been. And most quickly… Read more