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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Released to Manufacturing
Microsoft released the final version of SQL Server 2008 Release 2 (R2) to manufacturing today. According to Microsoft, customers can expect availability in the next few weeks through Microsoft distribution channels. The update features a number of enhancements centered on scalability, analytics, reporting and data management. More than 300,000 users downloaded the database’s technology previews,…
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Apple Quarter Results Strong on iPhone Sales
(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s results blew past Wall Street expectations on the back of record iPhone sales, and the company gave a strong revenue forecast, sending its shares up more than 5 percent to an all-time high. The results and forecast should boost Apple’s stock price, which has charged upward for more than a year…
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Strong Demands Spurs Apple to Add iPad Production Capacity
Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook suggested during the company’s April 20 earnings call that sales of the iPad had exceeded the company’s internal predictions, and that more capacity will be added to deal with demand. Cook also confirmed that the iPad had been priced “aggressively” to help establish a beachhead in the nascent consumer…
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Channel Partners: Microsoft Windows Intune Not a Threat
Those entrenched in the managed services market could have viewed Microsoft’s announcement this week of the Microsoft Windows Intune hosted managed service as a competitive threat that could disrupt the growing market for managed services. But instead, those contacted by Channel Insider said they are enthusiastic about the Microsoft Windows Intune offering. Microsoft is piloting…