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SCO, ASK Ring Up Smartphone Customers
Hand-in-hand with The SCO Group’s rollout of Me Inc., reseller ASK Technologies Inc. has unveiled early engagements with a food products distributor, an insurance firm and a uniform manufacturer around SCO’s new smartphone-based mobile technology. After dropping broad hints about an upcoming mobile product at last month’s SCO Forum, SCO made an official launch of…
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IBM Aims Dual-Core Servers at SMBs
IBM it taking advantage of dual-core technology to bring enterprise server features to businesses with 50 or fewer employees. The Armonk, N.Y., company on Tuesday is rolling out the xSeries 100 server, with a choice of processors, including Intel Corp.’s dual-core Pentium D chip. Other options include the single-core Celeron and Pentium 4 processors. The…
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Anti-Spyware Suits: New Era for Security Industry?
The legal battle against adware and spyware programs has taken a new turn with a pair of putative class action complaints against Direct Revenue and 180Solutions, two companies facing allegations of installing online tracking software through security holes and making it virtually impossible for computer users to remove the unwanted programs. Now that a judge…
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N-Able Adds VOIP to Remote Services
VOIP has been talked about so long that it has taken a life of its own in the abstract realm. But an indication the technology is decidedly entrenching itself in the physical world is the availability of tools to remotely monitor and manage voice over IP networks. N-able Technologies Inc., of Ottawa, Canada, on Tuesday…
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Is Oracle Serious About Partnering?
Oracle Corp.’s newest plans for a channel foray and accompanying mid-market push have observers wondering whether the software giant will truly overcome its spotty past with partners. Oracle last week disclosed arrangements with Avnet Inc., Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Corp. that are intended to cultivate a small and midsize business channel. Such partnerships…
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Progress Programs Guide Partners on OpenEdge
Progress Software this week beefed up its partner program to get VARS more proficient on its OpenEdge business applications. The Accelerator Program makes available to partners a package of teaching resources, development tools and marketing aids. The idea is to help bring new and updated applications to market using OpenEdge technology, a standards-based platform for…
