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Microsoft has issued a Release Candidate for Windows Thin PC, a platform that allows users to “repurpose” their PCs into thin clients running a locked-down version of Windows 7. “Customers like the reduced footprint of WinTPC. The machines they will likely use it on often have less disk space than brand-new machines, and WinTPC helps […]

ConnectWise Capital has made its third investment, adding Quosal, developer of an all-in-one software platform for quote and proposal preparation, delivery and management. The investment arm of ConnectWise, created to incubate emerging IT channel technologies and solutions for IT solution providers has made previous investments in remote monitoring management solution LabTech and hardware-as-a-service provider CharTec. […]

Plenty of market indicators out there say that IT decision makers are pulling the trigger on buying again. Are you ready? More important, are you ready for the big changes ahead as the market shifts from product sales to services sales? And if your customer is looking for a service or area of expertise that […]

Contact centers can lower the cost of their contact handling and workforce optimization infrastructure by up to 43 percent over a five-year period by utilizing cloud-based offerings rather than installing equipment in their own facilities, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report, “Premise Vs. Hosted Contact Center: Total Cost of Ownership Analysis.” The study […]

Remote monitoring and management platform provider Kaseya has launched a certification program for managed service providers and enterprise customers, designed to increase skill levels. In return, Kaseya says it will offer certified companies priority support. “Successfully going through the rigors of the certification course work and exam demonstrates a higher level of comprehension to operate […]

Talk about a mass enterprise migration to a single new device—to the Apple iPad, naturally. If you’re a software developer, independent or otherwise, and you’re not revamping your application to run on the world’s most popular tablet PC, then how out of sync are you with the rest of the IT world? Oracle’s certainly not […]

CompTIA, a non-profit association for the IT industry, is encouraging its membership and the broader high-tech industry to aggressively seek their share of $240 million in newly launched federal grants available for job training programs. U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis on Monday announced the availability of approximately $240 million through the H-1B Technical Skills […]

Looking to add more capabilities to its platform, remote monitoring and management platform provider Kaseya plans to acquire network performance monitoring company Intellipool AB "Intellipool immediately brings enterprise-class network performance monitoring capabilities to the Kaseya product line giving customers best of breed enterprise monitoring," Kaseya said in a statement announcing the deal. Kaseya said it […]

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard announced imaging and printing solutions and devices designed to help small to medium-size businesses and enterprise organizations enhance employee productivity, both in the office and on the go. These include expanding HP solutions suitable for the enterprise but scaled for SMBs and delivered by channel solutions partners, the introduction of strategic technology […]

Super Micro Computer, a provider of server technology and green computing, introduced its latest power supply technology: a short-depth, redundant power module option for its SuperServers, the PWS-406P-1R. This 1U 400W supply module conforms to Energy Star Server 2.0 specifications and has SuperCompact dimensions of 8.66 inches by 2.15 inches by 1U height. The new […]

Technology news aggregation site Techmeme has expanded to offer its audience job listings as the tech industry ramps back up, adding a “Who’s Hiring in Tech?” column on the right hand side of the front page of the site. The company’s founder, Gabe Rivera, also wrote a cheeky blog post explaining Techmeme’s decision to launch […]

Dell’s new cloud integration division, Boomi, has introduced several new features to its enterprise platform, which helps companies move to cloud computing while not disturbing the production use of their existing IT. AtomSphere Spring 11, launched April 26 as the latest incarnation of Dell Boomi’s cloud integration strategy, features new capabilities for middleware connectivity, large-scale […]