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Microsoft Makes Virtual PC Free
Microsoft said this week that it will make its Virtual PC software free — not just the older Virtual PC 2004 version, but its upcoming software for Vista, too. Users can download the Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 software from the Microsoft web site. The software allows users to run multiple instances of operating…
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Tech Data to Help VARs Increase Their Cisco Service Business
Distributor Tech Data has trained more than 100 sales representatives in a Cisco Systems. incentive program to encourage solution providers to attach services to product sales. The program, called the ARM (Attach, Renew, Multiyear) Service Incentive Program, is designed to educate resellers on how to sell, renew, offer upgrades to and help lock in service…
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Microsoft Challenges Partners to Take Market Share from Rivals
Microsoft will not allow Google to win in the enterprise search business, Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner told partners July 13 at the software vendor’s Worldwide Partner Conference. “That’s our space, that’s our house,” he said, rallying the troops responsible for 96 percent of the company’s revenue. “They’re not going to take food off our…
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Dell to Cut PC Rebates, not Prices
Dell has decided do away with rebates in an effort to get to the bottom line on its PC prices. As expected, the PC maker will begin phasing out rebates and other special offers in August in favor of presenting lower prices upfront to SMBs (small and midsize businesses) and consumers in the United States,…
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Most CFOs Harbor Security Concerns
Chief financial officers continue to rank information security as their top priority as compliance auditors and the fear of public humiliation over data leaks drive new levels of IT security scrutiny, according to a new survey. The study, conducted by IT services giant Computer Sciences in collaboration with FERF (Financial Executives Research Foundation), FEI (Financial…
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Microsoft Partner Conference 2007 Goes West
Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference is going west in 2007, to the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Next year’s conference is scheduled for July 10-12, at the Colorado Convention Center, in Denver, Allison Watson, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group, announced July 13 to partners at this year’s conference in Boston. Click here to…
