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Mini Finds Its Search Bearings
In the modern technology world, Google is the 600-pound gorilla. Companies from Microsoft to Oracle to Verizon are terrified that the reigning Internet search giant will move into their markets, wielding its massive user base and general willingness to give away applications for free as very potent competitive weapons. But there is one area in…
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Dispelling Managed Services Myths
Despite all the attention the managed services model gets these days, it has a long way to go to deliver on its promise of profoundly transforming the IT channel. Aside from the inherent difficulties the average VAR faces in making the transition from the traditional product-centric way of doing business, a great many customers still…
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Linux Professional Institute Adds Open-Source Job Placement Service
For years, the Linux Professional Institute has offered the most important basic Linux worker certification, the LPIC. On Aug. 16 at LinuxWorld in San Francisco, the organization launched a new employment and contract matching service for open-source workers who are registered on LPI’s internal exam candidate database. The new program will match qualified open-source workers…
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Novell Accuses Red Hat of Flip-Flopping on Xen
A virtual war is brewing between Red Hat and Novell on how ready Xen is for business use. In the latest development, Novell Chief Technology Officer Jeff Jaffe has accused Red Hat of flip-flopping in its support for the popular Linux virtualization software. Red Hat CTO Brian Stevens recently accused Novell of “being cavalier [with…
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IBM Offers New Incentives for Public Sector Channel Partners
A little more than a year after IBM started its Public Sector Edge program, the company is offering a new set of initiatives, networking opportunities and marketing resources for its partners, in an effort to reach vertical, public sector markets. The new benefits are a way for ISVs, VARs, consultants and system integrators to take…
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PHP Puts Mainframe Developers in Prime Time
BALTIMORE—As mainframe developers migrate from legacy systems to new languages and environments, PHP should be on the short list, said a longtime mainframe programmer who now helps others to adapt to new technologies. Speaking at the Share conference here on Aug. 16, Wayne Duquaine, director of software development at Grandview Systems, of Sebastopol, Calif., said…
