Tag: Google

  • Google: No Social Network Planned to Rival Facebook

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Nov 11 (Reuters) – Internet search leader Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is not building a social network to compete with Facebook, a company executive reiterated on Thursday, despite an intensifying rivalry between the two leading Internet groups. "We’re not working on a social network platform that’s just going to be another social network platform," Google’s head… Read more

  • Google Employees’ Pay to Get 10 Percent Higher

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Google Inc will give its staff a 10 percent pay increase at the start of next year, according to website Silicon Alley Insider. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt informed Google’s more than 23,000 employees of the raise by email, the Wall Street Journal later reported. Silicon Alley Insider, citing a reader, earlier reported that… Read more

  • Google Apps Authorized Reseller Program Doubles its Ranks

    Jessica Davis

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    Google Apps Authorized Reseller Program has reached another milestone – over 2,000 global resellers, the company announced in the Official Google Enterprise Blog this week. Google was quick to point out that it has doubled its number in the last eight months and reached the number less than two years after the program’s launch. In… Read more

  • Google Android Gains Market Share as Apple iPhone Slips

    Channel Insider Staff

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    (Reuters) – Google’s Android software platform rose to No. 2 spot globally on the booming smartphone market in the third quarter, research firm Canalys said on Monday. Nokia’s Symbian continued to lead the market with a 37 percent share, while Android had 17 percent of the market. It has surpassed Research In Motion, Apple and… Read more

  • 1. Windows, Windows, Windows

    1. Windows, Windows, Windows

    Don Reisinger

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    1. Windows, Windows, Windows Windows is integral to the success of Microsoft going forward. If it can’t continue to deliver an experience with Windows that consumers and especially enterprise customers want, it will fail miserably. That’s something that Microsoft must keep in mind. And ensuring that Windows stays relevant should be central to the company’s… Read more

  • Microsoft Office 365: The Hosting Partner Opportunity

    Jessica Davis

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    Microsoft Office 365, announced yesterday as the software giant’s answer to Google Docs and Google Apps and Zoho’s online productivity suites, may have left many in the channel wondering where they would fit into the equation. After all, Microsoft’s channel partner program is huge, and IT solution providers have sometimes expressed concern about the move… Read more