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Seven MS Office, Windows Patches to Cover Critical Flaws
Microsoft plans to release seven security bulletins on July 11 to cover a range of critical vulnerabilities affecting Windows and Office users. Four of the seven bulletins will include patches for flaws in the Windows operating system, while three will deal with bugs in the Microsoft Office productivity suite. eBay ends the bidding on a…
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N-able Bids for Wider Adoption
N-able Technologies has changed the pricing of its Velocity System to a per-seat structure with an eye to enticing more VARs and integrators to its managed services platform. The Velocity System, introduced in December, offers channel companies making the transition to MSPs (managed services providers) a menu of services designed to speed adoption of the…
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Microsoft’s Burgum: ‘Thank You, Orlando’
Microsoft announced a reorganization the week of June 26 that moved its SMS&P (Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners) group from Midsize Business Solutions to report directly to Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner and sent Orlando Ayala, vice president of SMS&P, out of the organization altogether to become senior vice president of the Emerging Segments…
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Microsoft Office 2007 Falls Behind Schedule
Office 2007 is running late. Microsoft officials acknowledged on June 29 that the company will not meet the October 2006 business-availability target to which it committed in March of this year. At that time, Microsoft officials said to expect retail availability of Office 2007 to be some time in January 2007, so as to coincide…
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Microsoft’s COO Turner: Reorg Boosts Partner Focus
Microsoft announced a reorganization the week of June 26 that moved its SMS&P (Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners) group from Midsize Business Solutions to report directly to Chief Operating Officer Kevin Turner, and sent Orlando Ayala, vice president of SMS&P, out of the organization altogether to become senior vice president of the Emerging Segments…
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Microsoft Lays Off 214 in U.S. Sales and Channel
Microsoft is laying off 214 U.S. salespeople, a day after it announced some executive shuffling across various product groups, officials confirmed on June 29. While this isn’t the first time Microsoft has cut employees, the move is somewhat uncharacteristic for the 70,000-employee company that has been adding staff by the thousands each year. In 2004,…
