Recent Articles
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A Half-Century of Google Channel Apps
Google reached a bit of a milestone recently–50 channel partners building applications and services on its enterprise search solutions. The channel came to Google in September 2005, when the software giant sought out the aid of partners in bringing its search technology behind the corporate firewall. Twelve initial VARs and ISVs began developing solutions designed…
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IDC Predicts SMB Growth in 2007
IDC released its latest report Jan. 31 titled “Worldwide SMB Top 10 Predictions: Market Position Index and Growth Opportunity Ratings by Region,” predicting that the small and midsize business market will experience growth in several areas. The study from the Framingham, Mass.-based technology research firm examines the SMB market opportunity on a global basis across…
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Business Objects Aims at the Midmarket
No longer solely the province of niche or regional ISVs, midmarket customers are suddenly a hot commodity. Business Objects announced Feb. 5 that it is joining the ranks of software developers investing millions to reach the midmarket, a demographic often described as fragmented and hard to reach. However, the midmarket is also a segment that…
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802.11n Draft Standard Nearly Ready
Last week’s IEEE meeting in London demonstrated that the move to the next stage of Wi-Fi is nearly ready. At the meeting, 802.11n committee members unanimously approved draft standard version 1.10, and agreed to create version 2.0, which should be ready in the near future. The outstanding issues before the committee were resolved, clearing all…
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Iomega Storage Platform Focuses on SMBs
Iomega on Jan. 23 launched 1TB and 2TB versions of its newest storage platform designed for small and midsize businesses, the StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server. The StorCenter Pro NAS 150d Server features a backup location for computers that are on a company’s network, and also provides business users with secure space for important business…
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Epic Prepares to Ship Argus 3.0 Content Management Platform
The surfers whose exploits are captured in photos on the Mavericks Surf Ventures Web site may not have heard of Epic Cycle Interactive, but they have seen Epic’s handiwork every time they visited the site in the past six months. Epic provides software that allows organizations to manage Web-based content and provides a data management…
