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Microsoft’s Cloud Showdown
Microsoft’s New Channel Chief Spells Out Cloud Transformation Plan Microsoft Channel Chief Jon Roskill provided solution providers at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference with insights into the tools, training, support and programs available for transitioning to cloud-based businesses. Microsoft Cloud Strategy Outlined by CEO Ballmer at WPC Microsoft executives highlighted the company’s efforts around cloud…
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Cloud Cuts CIO Clout, Study Says
CIOs are losing their influence a little at a time as off-premise technologies such as SAAS grow in popularity. That’s according to a new survey by technology consulting firm Diamond Management & Technology Consultants. As SAAS continues to weaken IT’s role in organizations, VARs who rely on budget from the CIO’s office may need to…
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VMware vSphere 4.1 Platform Targets Small, Midmarket Business
Desktop virtualization solutions specialist VMware announced the launch of vSphere 4.1 solutions for small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) with prices starting at $83 per processor and offering key performance and efficiency enhancements for virtualization and cloud computing environments. The company’s vMotion platform, which delivers live migration capability, is also for the first time included in…
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Dell Pushes Acer Down in PC Market Share, HP Retains Lead, IDC Says
SAN FRANCISCO July 14 (Reuters) – Global sales of personal computers surged more than 20 percent in the second quarter, according to data released on Wednesday, boosted by strong demand from businesses and the European market. Total shipments in the April to May period climbed 22.4 percent, according to IDC. Gartner put the growth at…
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Microsoft Releases Public Beta for Windows 7 SP1, Extends XP Downgrade Rights
Software giant Microsoft announced during its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) the availability of the public beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1), which the company noted does not contain any new features specific to Windows 7. However, the features in SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 benefit Windows 7…
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HP EHReady Health Care Program a Boon for VARs?
HP today unveiled a new health care program called HP EHReady focused on easing physicians’ and hospitals’ moves to electronic health records. HP said it plans to rely on its reseller community to achieve success in the EHR marketplace, and will help educate VARs, physicians and hospitals on success factors and best practices in the…