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Beyond Google: Cultivating Workplace Innovation
ORLANDO, Fla.—Google is often showcased as the poster child for workplace creativity and innovation, in no small part because early on—in their pre-IPO statement of intention, no less—the company declared that, “Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one.” Yet most conventional companies will never be a Google. Few have…
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McAfee Plays Channel Safe
McAfee intends to integrate SafeBoot Technology’s channel following its acquisition of the mobile security vendor. The $350 million transaction, announced Oct. 9, will give McAfee a stronger foothold in the data encryption market, McAfee President and CEO Dave DeWalt said in a statement. “With the acquisition of SafeBoot, McAfee becomes a leader in the fast-growing…
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Trend Micro’s Fast Track for Managed Service Providers
What happens when a vendor and a distributor rethink software distribution? You get the Trend Micro Usage-based Licensing Program, a new method for solution providers to buy and resell security software. Trend Micro and Ingram Micro have developed a new sales program based on a pay-as-you-go model. Simply put, solution providers can buy a block…
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SAP VARs Will Win Out
Business Objects’ VARs could lose deals or be swallowed up by larger SAP VARs, channel sources said following the merger of the two software vendors. After the announcement Oct. 8 of SAP’s $6.78 billion acquisition of Business Objects, the two vendors said they would combine their channels to leverage the cross-selling opportunity. “We intend to…
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TransNet Reports $1.5M Loss
The IT industry slowdown and decreased services revenues have been cited by TransNet CEO Steven Wilk for the company’s dismal financial performance in fiscal 2007. TransNet reported a net $1.5 million loss for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, which Wilk said in a statement was due to increased competition from large manufacturers and…
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Ballmer Threatens Linux and Open Source with Patents Again
At a small meeting of Web 2.0 developers and partners on Oct. 1 at Microsoft’s London office, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer once more attacked Linux and open source for violating Microsoft’s patents. The meeting was a Microsoft-sponsored event: the UK Microsoft Startup Accelerator Programme launch event called The Online Opportunity. According to Lars Lindstedt, who…
