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Microsoft Reorganizes to Bolster SMB Strategy
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announce a fairly significant organizational change to its business software groups. Execs said the moves were made in order to better focus the company on its small and mid-sized business applications strategy and align its namesake Business Solutions division and partner channels. The Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) division comprises its Great…
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Patch Management Grows Up
For the vast majority of North American businesses, security of critical IT systems, while vitally important to survival and profitability, has become too arduous a task to manage without help. And that’s where resellers and integrators come in. For many businesses, the solution has been an attempt to patch security vulnerabilities in operating systems, applications…
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Court: Lindows Free to Sell Its OS in Benelux
Lindows’ fortunes in its trademark battle with Microsoft took a new turn May 27 in Europe, when the Amsterdam District Court denied Microsoft’s request for an injunction to keep Lindows from selling its products in the region. The Dutch court—which also ordered Microsoft Corp. to pay 944 euros to Lindows Inc. for its legal fees—agreed…
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WiMax Is Coming, and It’s Going to Be Big
WiMax, an evolving standard for point-to-multipoint wireless networking, is poised to do for the last mile of broadband what Wi-Fi has done for the last 100 feet of networking. Unlike other wireless technology standards, WiMax (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) covers several different frequency ranges. The IEEE 802.16 standard addresses frequencies from 10GHz to 66GHz,…
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Computex Vendors Push IP Telephony with VOIP Gateways
TAIPEI, Taiwan—The networking companies at the Computex show here are not touting IP phones extensively this year, but IP telephony is getting a bit of attention. In the IP phone’s place are FXO VOIP gateways, both wired and wireless, sporting an RJ-45 port for network connectivity and two to eight RJ-11 ports for legacy PSTN…
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NT 4.0 Sunset Could Lead to Migration Bonanza
Imagine a contract featuring cutting-edge servers, storage and the opportunity to offer high-level consulting services. Don’t have one of those? Some channel executives think there could be quite a few in your future. And you’ll have Microsoft to thank for the windfall. Microsoft will cease support for Windows NT 4.0 at year’s end. That means…
