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Microsoft COO Kevin Turner predicts slow recovery
(Reuters) – Microsoft is still seeing a lot of interest in its Windows 7 computer software launched last year and a new budget cycle will help a gradual recovery in business spending, its chief operating officer said. "We have a lot of interest in the Windows 7 refresh," Kevin Turner told an audience at the…
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Microsoft’s Ballmer Says Company Betting on Cloud
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer used a speech at the University of Washington to suggest that the company’s strategy moving forward will focus primarily on the cloud. Ballmer cited a number of services and platforms, including Windows Phone 7 Series and <leo_highlight style=”border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor:…
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Enterprise vs. SMB: Some Common Lessons
I had lunch today with an old friend from college, who works for a very large enterprise. I used to do consulting in that space and so it’s fun to compare notes and talk shop at a different level than the pure SMB level I deal with day-to-day. He wanted to pick my brain a…
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EMC Shuffles Channel Executives, Adding Accenture Veteran
EMC has reshuffled its channel executives, adding Accenture veteran Terry Breen to oversee the company’s go-to-market initiatives with its systems integrators, outsourcers and service providers. EMC has confirmed that Pete Koliopoulos, who has served as EMC channel chief since 2006, is moving over to run channel programs related to the Vblock coalition, which is made…
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Arrow Formalizes Professional Services Offerings
A month after announcing a 42 percent jump in fourth quarter revenues, Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions (ECS) becomes the latest distributor to try and carve out a bigger slice of the growing professional services pie. Arrow is no stranger to services, but it has spun off the professional services unit it acquired with Alternative Technology…
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Coraid Takes Efficient, Inexpensive SATA Storage Solution to Channel
VMware veteran Josh Leslie’s goal at his new employer, Coraid, is to take sales of the storage technology vendor 100 percent through the channel. Coraid provides a less expensive storage solution called EtherDrive—Leslie said it can be one-tenth of the price of competitive products—that appeals to all sizes of business but especially makes virtualization more…