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Ingram Launches Seismic Hosted Microsoft Services
Ingram Micro on April 15 announced it will offer three hosted Microsoft Software-as-a-Service solutions targeting resellers and VARs. The hosted Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and 2007 and Windows SharePoint Server (SPS) 3.0 will be offered through Ingram’s Seismic Virtual Services Warehouse and can be white-labeled by VARs to increase their brand recognition and add value for…
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Channel Gets Affordable HD Videoconferencing
LifeSize is launching a high-definition videoconferencing system that lists for $4,999, a price the company says will spur widespread adoption of HD teleconferencing systems and make selling them easier for channel partners. Called LifeSize Focus, the system includes a camera with an integrated microphone along with a codec to deliver immersive HD teleconferencing to compete with…
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Sun Intros Eco-Consulting for Partners
Looking to improve partner margins while providing end customers with opportunities to save power, Sun Microsystems is launching a new "Eco" partner program. The program, a component under the umbrella of Sun’s existing Advantage partner program, provides Sun partners with tools, resources and training to build Eco IT practices through assessments and implementations, thereby increasing…
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N-able Offers Free Services for Microsoft Partners
Managed services platform provider N-able Technologies April 14 announced it will offer Microsoft partners a one-year subscription to its new hosted N-central Express software free of charge, hoping to accelerate the adoption of managed services. Earlier this year, N-able Technologies and Microsoft announced a strategic alliance that would ensure tighter integration of N-central with Microsoft’s System Center…
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Gartner Analysts Predict Doom and Gloom for Microsoft Windows
In a presentation at a Gartner-sponsored conference in Las Vegas, analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald said Microsoft is overburdened by nearly two decades of legacy code and not responded to the market and faces serious competition that will make Windows moot unless the software developer acts. My question is “what serious competition?” Linux, MAC…