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Solution Providers Call VMware View 4 Disruptive, Game-Changing
Solution providers are viewing the release of VMware View 4 as a game-changing disruptive technology that could revolutionize how IT infrastructure is deployed today. That’s because the technology, announced this week by VMware, delivers a virtualized PC over IP to the client side, simplifying IT management and disaster recovery in addition to significantly reducing costs.…
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Bleak Unemployment Numbers Spell Opportunity for VARs
With unemployment hitting 10.2 percent last week and a few other technology vendors announcing layoffs, the question arises of what exactly does this mean to solution provider community. Sister publication eWEEK says the unemployment picture for technology companies is shady, and that education and health services are the only categories showing any signs of positive…
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Microsoft, i365 Aim to Spoil Symantec`s Grip on Storage Protection Market
Microsoft and i365, the Seagate subsidiary built off its EVault acquisition, announced a partnership today for a new multi-platform, cloud-connected data protection solution they say will disrupt the midmarket in data backup and recovery and give Symantec a run for its money. The two companies are teaming up to extend the capabilities of Data Protection…
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Microsoft Lifts Covers on Exchange 2010
At its TechEd Europe event in Berlin today, Microsoft officially released Exchange Server 2010, touting it as the first server in the Redmond portfolio developed from the ground up for both traditional on-premise and cloud-computing use cases. In his keynote, Microsoft Business Division President Stephen Elop, who oversees Exchange as well as information worker technologies…
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Cisco Intros Next-Gen Video Conferencing, Collaboration Platform
Looking to create a complete video-enabled collaboration solution for the new millennium, Cisco today introduced a handful of new products and outlined how they would work together, enabling businesses to increase productivity and reduce travel. The announcements include nods to next-generation collaboration standards as well as providing an answer to those who have said that…
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Philly VAR Pays Up on World Series Bet
The defending World Series champions, the Philadelphia Phillies, put up a good fight in defending their title, but just couldn’t hold off the irresistible force known as the New York Yankees. In the process of losing, the team hailing from the City of Brotherly Love let down one of their biggest fans – unified communications…