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Microsoft Launches Office 365 Beta
Microsoft has introduced the public beta of its Office 365, the company’s cloud-productivity offering and current best chance for driving back the threat presented by Google Apps and similar platforms. Microsoft has a habit of launching large-scale betas for its products, the better to apparently weed out bugs and other issues ahead of the general…
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CompTIA A+ Inducted into IT Hall of Fame
The team behind the far-reaching, widely-adopted CompTIA A+ certification program received industry recognition earlier this month when members of the A+ Originators team were inducted into the IT Channel Wing of the IT Hall of Fame. Aaron Woods of Intelligent Electronics accepted the award on behalf of the IT organization, acknowledging the contributions of Jean…
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Payment Solutions Dumps Oracle, HP for IBM
IBM has announced that Payment Solution Providers has selected an IBM system z mainframe running DB2 over a system comprising Hewlett-Packard servers running Oracle database systems. IBM said PSP is consolidating its entire IT infrastructure on the IBM System z mainframe server with IBM information management software to support key business operations such as credit…
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Lifesize Teams With Skype on Passport HD Video
LifeSize Communications is bringing its Passport high-definition video conferencing capabilities to Skype. LifeSize officials announced April 19 that its Passport product, launched in 2009 and aimed at SMBs, home offices and mobile workers, is now qualified to work with Skype, the Internet-based video calling company that has more than 600 million users. Now that Passport…
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IBM Releases Power7 Blades, Servers
IBM recently announced new workload-optimized Power7 systems, including delivering increased performance to the Power 750 — the same server used in Watson, IBM’s Jeopardy!-winning computer system. Unveiled on April 12, the new Power blades and upgraded Power servers are built to manage some of the world’s most demanding emerging applications, used in healthcare management, financial…
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CompTIA: Green IT Trends Up as Business Priority
Green IT initiatives will take on added importance in the next few years as more organizations commit financial resources and develop comprehensive strategies, according to a study released this week by CompTIA, the non-profit association for the IT industry. CompTIA’s study was based on an online survey of 650 IT and business executives involved in…