Tag: Microsoft

  • Ingram Launches Seismic Hosted Microsoft Services

    Sharon Linsenbach

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    Ingram Micro on April 15 announced it will offer three hosted Microsoft Software-as-a-Service solutions targeting resellers and VARs. The hosted Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and 2007 and Windows SharePoint Server (SPS) 3.0 will be offered through Ingram’s Seismic Virtual Services Warehouse and can be white-labeled by VARs to increase their brand recognition and add value for… Read more

  • N-able Offers Free Services for Microsoft Partners

    Sharon Linsenbach

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    Managed services platform provider N-able Technologies April 14 announced it will offer Microsoft partners a one-year subscription to its new hosted N-central Express software free of charge, hoping to accelerate the adoption of managed services. Earlier this year, N-able Technologies and Microsoft announced a strategic alliance that would ensure tighter integration of N-central with Microsoft’s System Center… Read more

  • Is Microsoft Finally Taking Security Seriously?

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    For some time now, the channel has always had a problem putting the words security and Microsoft together in a sentence. Whether or not Microsoft deserves the reputation for a lack of secure products is a debate that rages on throughout the industry; it all comes down to perception. People today perceive Microsoft’s products as… Read more

  • EMC: Latest Acquisition Bid Will Not Cause Conflict

    Sara Driscoll

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    EMC has looked to quell any VARs’ fears over its continuing services acquisition spree.  The storage giant’s latest acquisition bid for U.K.-based Microsoft consultancy Conchango is the fourth consultancy acquisition in two years as the firm looks to boost its services business. However, the storage giant has insisted that the services it will provide through the… Read more

  • Microsoft Confirms Jet DB Flaw, MS Word Attacks

    Ryan Naraine

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    Attackers are exploiting a buffer overrun vulnerability in the lightweight database that provides data access to Microsoft Access, Visual Basic and third-party applications. An unpatched security flaw in Microsoft’s Jet Database Engine is being used to launch targeted attacks against Windows users, according to an advisory from the software vendor. The attacks, described by Microsoft… Read more

  • Microsoft Enables Do-It-Yourself VOIP

    Paula Musich

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    Small businesses have always had to turn to telephony specialists for help in installing and maintaining phone systems. Microsoft on March 24 tried to turn that truth on its head when the company introduced Service Pack 1 for its new Microsoft Response Point phone system. The announcement coincided with the start of Microsoft’s Small Business… Read more