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Top 10 (Almost) Happenings at Microsoft WPC
No 1: Partner Program Morphs — Again Partners are going to do some serious digesting of the new program, now called the Microsoft Partner Network. Beyond the name change, the most notable difference for partners is a new membership structure that is going to require more investment in competency specialization, more proof of ongoing customer…
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IBM Earnings: Is the Worst Over for the Technology Sector?
By Ritsuko Ando NEW YORK (Reuters) – IBM sharply raised its full-year earnings forecast as it benefits from focusing more on higher-margin businesses in software and services, sending its shares up as much as 3 percent. The outlook and stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, coming on the heels of Intel’s stellar results this week, may signal that…
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Facebook Has Privacy Gaps, Watchdog Says
(Reuters) – The popular social networking site Facebook is not doing enough to protect the personal information it gets from subscribers, and it gives users confusing and incomplete information about privacy matters, Canada’s privacy commissioner said on Thursday. "It’s clear that privacy issues are top of mind for Facebook, and yet we found serious privacy…
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Managed Security Market to Double by 2015
Managed Security Service Providers are thriving in the North American market as businesses struggle to keep up with data security concerns and compliance mandates, analysts with Frost & Sullivan announced Thursday. Even as other IT products and services are seeing declines or flat sales figures, Frost & Sullivan reports that MSSPs will continue to experience…
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PC Maker Dell Adds Channel Veteran to PartnerDirect Team
Channel veteran Nancy Reynolds’ appointment by Dell to the position of director of business strategy for the PC maker’s year-and-a-half-old channel program, focusing on the large enterprise sector, very well may be the signal solution providers are looking for that Dell is serious about the channel. After all, while Dell announced plans to create a…