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  • Shipping Version of Presto Linux Makes Netbook Users Long for the Beta

    Xandros has officially launched Presto, a Linux distribution targeted at users who want instant booting, ease of use and speed. Xandros originally envisioned Presto as a secondary operating system that users would install on their systems alongside Windows. The idea was to allow a user to quickly boot their system for a minor task or…

  • Oracle to Cut as Many as 10,000 Jobs Following Sun Deal

    Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems will likely mean layoffs and job cuts of 5,500 to 10,000 workers. The estimate was calculated from Oracle’s forecast of how much operating profit the Sun acquisition would contribute in the first year and the second year following completion of the deal, and was released by Bernstein Research in a…

  • Government 2.0 and the Channel

    With the election of the most technology-savvy president in history, the government sector has quickly become one of the most exciting places to work if you’re a solution provider. Traditionally, the government sector was hampered by conflicting policies that made it a difficult place for a solution provider to thrive. Worse yet, government agencies are…

  • Nirvanix and Ocarina Partner to Ease Data Storage in the Cloud

    Cloud storage provider Nirvanix has teamed up with Ocarina to help solution providers optimize storage solutions for faster, easier and more secure access to customers’ data in the cloud. Nirvanix’s Storage Delivery Network (SDN) already leverages the power of cloud storage using its CloudNAS software-only NAS solution that provides data transfers to any of Nirvanix’s…

  • Oracle, Sun Deal to Shine on Channel Programs?

    While Oracle’s acquisition of Sun my have surprised a lot of people, the instant it was announced it made immediate sense to many. Oracle’s and Sun’s technologies and other strengths are complementary, not competitive, with each other. Database and applications get an operating system and hardware. The deal combines Oracle’s sales-led organization with Sun’s engineering…

  • Microsoft’s Ballmer ‘Very Surprised’ by Oracle-Sun Deal

    MOSCOW, April 20 (Reuters) – Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) chief executive said on Monday he was ‘very surprised’ by Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.O) plans to buy Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O). "I just learnt it … I need to think about it. I am very surprised," Steve Ballmer told Reuters in Moscow. Click here to read what Oracle says…

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