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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…
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Windows Identity Management: Some Resellers Cheer, but Others Sneer
At TechEd last week, Microsoft Corp. sketched out some of its future intentions in the identity management space, including federation services that likely will include Web single sign-on. Some resellers say the timing couldn’t be much better for these sorts of features to emerge for Windows. Others, though, contend that Microsoft should plug up existing…
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Information Builders CEO Talks on Making Connections
CEO Gerald Cohen, established Information Builders Inc. in 1975. The privately held maker of business intelligence software earned about $300 million in revenue last year. In an interview with eWEEK Executive Editor Stan Gibson at the company’s Summit User Conference in New Orleans last week, Cohen discussed enhancements to the company’s WebFocus product line. He…
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Casino Hits Database Jackpot With SQL Server
When building an IT environment for a large casino and hotel that weaves together traditional mainframe applications with forward-looking Web-based software, rolling the dice on critical database decisions isn’t a wise gamble. Despite the dependence of many casino-oriented applications on IBM infrastructure and “green screen” technology, casinos such as the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa…
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Emptoris Unifies Procurement Suite
Emptoris Inc. has upgraded its namesake supply management procurement software with a sourcing platform that unifies the company’s products. Emptoris Version 5, which the Burlington, Mass., company rolled out last week, promises to integrate the components of Emptoris’ online procurement system—spend analysis, negotiation, supplier performance management, contract management, decision support and compliance tracking. With the…
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HP Claims to Be First OEM with MySQL, JBoss Stack
Hewlett-Packard Co. plans to announce on Tuesday that it will certify, support and jointly sell MySQL AB’s open-source database and JBoss’ applications server on its server hardware. This is the latest in a string of open-source “firsts” HP is claiming. For example, it follows the recent announcement of the company’s Linux Reference Architectures, which HP…
