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Channel Insider is going international with the launch of four European, local-language partner sites. In a partnership with Ziff Davis Enterprise, NetMediaEurope launched versions of Channel Insider in France (www.channelinsider.fr), Germany (www.channelinsider.de), Spain (www.channelinsider.es) and Italy (www.channelinsider.it). News, intelligence and research published by the primary North America-version of Channel Insider will be available to the […]

REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) – Bill Gates said a teary goodbye on Friday to Microsoft Corp, the software maker he built into the world’s most valuable technology company based on the ambitious goal of placing a computer on every desk and in every home. He leaves Microsoft, which he co-founded with childhood friend Paul Allen in […]

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Damages sought by software maker Oracle Corp could top $1 billion in an intellectual property lawsuit it has brought against arch-rival SAP AG, according to a court filing. Oracle is suing TomorrowNow, a U.S. subsidiary of SAP, for corporate theft and alleges it illegally downloaded masses of Oracle customer service materials and […]

 By Channel Insider Staff 1. Limit Your Selections No company can provide every solution.

Lori Cook, the long-time channel chief at BMC Software, has left the Houston, Texas-based company.   BMC confirmed Cook’s departure, but had no details on the circumstances. Calls to Cook for comment were not returned. Cook has served as vice president of worldwide channels and professional services for more than three years. Previously, she held […]

Written by John Hazard; Illustrated by Brian Moore

Avaya officials earlier this week confirmed that the networking vendor’s President and CEO Lou D’Ambrosio will step down for medical reasons. "Lou has been a guiding force at Avaya during his six-year tenure, the last two as CEO," said Dave Roux, co-founder of technology investment firm Silver Lake and non-executive chairman of Avaya, in a […]

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 By Channel Insider Staff 1. Virtualize Servers It’s time to end the "one application-one server" paradigm favored by many organizations. Moving multiple applications to a single server can boost server use by 15 to 90 percent.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Intel is investing heavily in WiMax in hopes of getting the networked world to switch to the super high-speed wireless technology within a few years, a senior executive said on Tuesday. "Intel is leading the charge," Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital, the chip maker’s investment arm, said in an interview. "We’re […]

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Acer Inc. said on Tuesday its sales will grow by more than 50 percent this year, raising its previous forecast as demand for laptops grows despite consumers feeling the pinch from an economic slowdown and rising fuel and food prices. The world No.3 PC vendor said that smaller, cheaper laptops are […]

BOSTON (Reuters) – IBM will offer help desk service for its Symphony line of software, raising the competition with rival Microsoft Corp’s suite of Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The programs from International Business Machines Corp have been available for free on its Web site since September 2007, but businesses can now buy contracts for help […]