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Microsoft Mass Market Play Targets Enterprise Tools
With the recent release of the Team Foundation Server component of its Visual Studio 2005 Team System, Microsoft bolstered its effort to take its mass market software story into the enterprise, and the company says this is only the first step. Rick LaPlante, general manager of Visual Studio Team System, said, “This is a mass…
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Study: Two of the 10 Best U.S. Jobs are in Tech
A study released April 12 ranked software engineers as having the best jobs in the United States, citing their use in "virtually every part of the economy." With an average pay of $80,500 and strong potential for creativity, 46 percent annual growth rate, and 44,800 annual job openings, the position received extra marks for the…
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Symantec Intros Integrated Gateway Security
Symantec introduced a new, integrated package of security applications for use with internal e-mail gateways. The Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 5.0 launch marks the first time Symantec has offered its anti-spam, anti-virus and content filtering applications for e-mail gateways as a combined product, a move the company said was spurred by customer demands for…
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3Com Shuffles Sales Team for a More Disciplined Channel
Just three months into his tenure at 3Com, CEO Scott Murray is shuffling the personnel deck on the Sales and Marketing team, saying the company needs a more disciplined channel program to succeed. The network company, based in Marlborough, Mass., announced on April 17 the appointment of channel veteran Robert Dechant to the role of…
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Sales Staff Compensation Is Critical to Success
End-user clients today demand IT solutions to deliver business value and align to their unique business requirements rather than individual point products. These demands place pressure on the sales strategies and models of IT providers such as VARs, system integrators, solution providers and ISVs to improve sales force effectiveness while at the same time controlling…
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Partners Say Oracle Linux OS Would Boost Footing
Oracle’s reported quest for a Linux operating system is likely to be good for Oracle and open-source partners, but Microsoft partners remain confident in their lineup, resellers said. Oracle is considering launching a version of the Linux operating system and has looked at buying Novell, the number two Linux distributor, Oracle told publications on April…
