Recent Articles
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Microsoft to Deliver SQL Server 2008 in August
HOUSTON — Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2008 will be available in August with no price increase. At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 here, Bob Kelly, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Server and Tools business, announced that Microsoft would make SQL Server 2008 available in August. Kelly also said that on Sept. 8,…
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VMware CEO Resigns, Stock Tumbles
Virtualization vendor VMware disclosed Tuesday that its founder and CEO Diane Greene has resigned and been replaced by former Microsoft executive Paul Maritz. The company also cut its 2008 revenue growth forecast, saying it will be “modestly below” its previous forecast of 50 percent growth over 2007. Wall Street reacted quickly, sending company shares tumbling…
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Education Is the Solution to IT Skills Shortage
Until recently, hardly a month went by without grumbling from the high-tech sector about the difficulty of hiring skilled IT workers. But as the economy slows to a crawl, the grumbling has subsided somewhat. That’s presumably because as some companies lay off workers, others are having an easier time filling vacancies. Unlike the turn-of-the-millennium recession…
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ConnectWise Extends Software Automation into Client Sites
Managed services revolve around monitoring IT devices and applications from afar, but what if you could also monitor the technicians? ConnectWise, which makes business process automation software for channel companies, believes it has just the thing. Don’t worry, though, it isn’t some sort of LoJack for humans or ankle-bracelet monitor. The company’s new DownStream IT…
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Microsoft Kicks Off WPC, Announces Essential Server Solutions Launch
Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) kicks off today in Houston, Texas, and the software giant’s ramping up for the release of Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS) and Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS) which could help partners increase their customer base by 25 percent to 50 percent. SBS and EBS, collectively known as Windows Essential…