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Sun: Java Coming to a PC Near You
Sun Microsystems is close to announcing an effort designed to preload its Java software on more PCs across the world. The Santa Clara, Calif., computer maker is expected to announce on May 16 at its JavaOne conference a streamlined process for licensing of its Java Platform, Standard Edition or Java SE to PC makers. The…
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Access Distribution Jumps into Managed Services
Access Distribution just took a decisive step to define the role of distributors in managed services through a partnership with analytics software vendor Klir Technologies. The distributor, a General Electric subsidiary, is extending Klir’s Hosted IT Analytics platform through a software-as-a-service arrangement to VARs and integrators that want to set themselves up as MSPs (managed…
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How to Build a Better Product—Study People
Did you ever imagine the world’s largest chip maker may ride the train into work with you to find out how mobility could be improved? Product development has historically been predicated on a “build it and they will come” basis. But times are changing, consumer choice is increasing and the game plan has evolved. Ethnography,…
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The Dark Side of the Search Engine Business
A new study by McAfee’s SiteAdvisor Web ratings finds that sponsored results from some of the biggest names in the search engine business contain spyware, spam, scams and other Internet menaces. The study, which was conducted by anti-spyware activist Ben Edelman and SiteAdvisor research analyst Hannah Rosenbaum, found that all the major search engines—Google, Yahoo,…
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It’s Time to Take VOIP Seriously
Voice over IP is finally coming into its own. Studies show the technology is gaining serious traction in businesses of all sizes and its use in small companies is expected to triple during the next three to four years. A survey conducted by CompTIA (Computing Technology Industry Association), in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., found that convergence…
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Is Dell Partnering with the Channel?
Dell and the channel are secretly growing fond of each other. More and more VARs (value-added resellers), indifferent to shrinking hardware margins and prodded by price-sensitive customers, say they are buying Dell computers for their clients. The Round Rock, Texas, PC maker embraced resellers by granting them visits from account representatives, sales support and even…
