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Why Windows Vista Will Suck
Oh! My aching head. When I first saw ExtremeTech’s article “Why Windows Vista Won’t Suck,” I thought: “Aha, sarcasm.” Nope. I was wrong. They really were saying that Vista is pretty good. Oh, please. First, let me say, I’ve been running Vista myself for quite some time. Next to me at this very moment is…
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Cisco Snags Scientific Atlanta, Lays Out Vision for IP TV
Cisco Systems on Feb. 28 outlined its vision for Scientific Atlanta a day after its mega-acquisition closed, but product integration roadmaps won’t follow for another couple of months. In one of its largest acquisitions to date, Cisco is going after service providers who are ultimately building next-generation applications for the consumer market. The traditional enterprise…
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More Windows Live Services in the Microsoft Pipeline
Microsoft has turned on the Windows Live tap and software services are starting to really flow from it. On Feb. 28, Microsoft announced the start of the U.S. beta of Windows Live Expo, its online classified service, code-named Fremont. Earlier this month, Microsoft had provided some testers with a private beta release of Windows Live…
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Level Platforms Seeks to Accelerate Adoption of Managed Services
Once a service provider converts one customer to the managed services model, it might as well convert them all. At least, that’s how the management at Level Platforms sees it. On Feb. 28, the company released Managed Workplace 5.0, a new version of its managed services platform that Level Platforms hopes will accelerate adoption of…
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Salesforce.com, Sigmatrak Give Vendors a Window to Channel
Vendors and ISVs with a channel sales force can use SigmaTrak’s Partner Visibility application as part of the Saleforce.com to open a window into the channel. The Partner Visibility application, bundled with Salesforce.com as part of its AppExchange family of plug-ins, is designed to allow VARs and distributors to share sales, inventory and claims data,…
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Microsoft Reveals Details of Its RFID Infrastructure
DALLAS—Microsoft Corp. revealed at this week’s RFID World conference here that it is developing an RFID infrastructure—one that its claims will affordably handle device management, event management, integration and application development. The infrastructure, in beta since January, is really an expansion of a middleware strategy Microsoft introduced just about a year ago. In April 2004,…
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