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BlueArc Formalizes Channel Program
Unified network storage vendor BlueArc is looking for slow, steady growth of its partner program as it tries to remain "underdistributed and truly differentiated," in the market place. BlueArc recently launched a formalized partner program and brought channel veteran Cameron van Orman on board as senior director of worldwide channel marketing to strengthen ties with…
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The Channel`s Anti-Recession Trends
It’s starting to feel silly. Since the fall, I have taken every opportunity to ask solution providers whether they are feeling any effects of the economic downturn. Counter to any reasonable expectations, considering the ongoing barrage of bad news about the economy, the answer has remained essentially the same. Since the fall, most solution providers…
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Google Adds Free BI to Spreadsheets
Google is looking to make its Spreadsheets application a little smarter. The Mountain View, Calif., company March 18 said it is using BI (business intelligence) software from Toronto-based Panorama Software to let users leverage analytical and reporting tools. In beta as a free gadget that loads within Google Spreadsheets, Panorama Pivot Tables for Google Spreadsheets…
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Microsoft Issues Hyper-V Release Candidate
Microsoft made the feature-complete Release Candidate for Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V available to customers and partners March 19, as the company moves to meets its own August deadline to deliver the final code. "This is a key milestone signaling that Microsoft is on track to deliver Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V virtualization by August 2008," Bill Hilf,…
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Intel to Sell Classmate PC in U.S., Europe
BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)—Intel Corp, the world’s biggest computer chip maker, will soon expand its distribution of low-cost educational laptops to retail distributors in the United States and Europe, a company executive said on Wednesday. Computer makers will start selling Intel-designed Classmate PCs in those markets for about $250 to $350, making them the latest super…
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HP Embeds Citrix XenServer in ProLiant Systems
Hewlett-Packard is adding another virtualization option to its line of ProLiant systems. Company officials announced March 19 that they will begin embedding a co-developed version of Citrix’s XenServer virtualization software into 10 different ProLiant systems starting March 31. They also have developed a set of management tools that will create and control the various virtual…