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Growing Business Intelligence Demand Means VAR Opportunity
I’ve been on a gadget spree in the last few weeks, wrapping up two “home” projects as I write this. First, I’m redoing my home network, retiring the servers I had in my home and replacing them with a new Windows Home Server and a SheevaPlug, which will handle all the tasks that a virtualization…
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Oracle Turns Attention to Project and Document Management
Oracle unveiled Oracle Primavera Portfolio Management 8, designed to assist organizations in project portfolio management from conception through execution, on April 6. This is just one of several Oracle product announcements over the past few weeks, as the company seems to be stepping up its effort to provide systems solutions to the enterprise. >>Click here…
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New President Takes the Reins at Tigerpaw
Though he’s been filling the role behind the scenes for the past five months, James Foxall today officially became president of Tigerpaw, the software vendor that makes CRM, PSA and other business productivity tools for managed services providers and other channel organizations. Foxall takes the reins at a time of major activity for Tigerpaw. In…
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VelociRaptor Hard Disk Drives from WD Offer Doubled Capacity
Western Digital, which wants to be known as WD, on April 5 started shipping the fastest, most capacious 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drive it has ever made. At 600GB, the VelociRaptor VR200M doubles the capacity of the original version, which was released in 2008. A 450GB model is also available. >> Click here to read…
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Do Microsoft’s Server Moves Indicate a Shift to the Cloud?
Microsoft’s recent decision to end support for Intel’s Itanium chip in its server architecture, along with the elimination of its Essential Business Server (EBS) development, suggests that the company is trying to reposition to take advantage of several developing business IT trends, including virtualization and cloud computing. That paradigm shift is also mirrored on the…
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Skype Offers iPad App, but Not Support for 3G
Skype released a free iPhone app with iPad compatibility on April 6, although the updated software still does not include support for 3G-enabled Skype calls. Termed Version 1.3.1, the Skype app includes boosted stability when switching between tabs, as well as handling unread chats and incoming calls. >> Click here to read the rest of…