Tag: Microsoft
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Microsoft Walks Tightrope Across Channel
Microsoft is skating on thin ice across the channel today after the vendor revealed it will offer its SharePoint and Exchange as hosted services to small businesses. Microsoft Chairman Steve Ballmer announced at the CeBIT conference in Germany today that the software giant intends to offer both applications as online services to small businesses –… Read more
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Is Microsoft Missing the Point of the Channel?
It has been one launch after another as Microsoft hurls software-as-a-service missiles at companies such as Google and others. It started with expanded offerings under Office Live and now has culminated in the announcement that Sharepoint, Exchange and other products will be added to the barrage. While Microsoft must take on Google to ensure its… Read more
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How Will Google`s Sites Service Impact Microsoft?
Some 18 Months ago, Google acquired JotSpot, a little known wiki-type service that was gaining interest among those looking to share information via the Web. Some questioned why Google purchased JotSpot, while others concluded that the move was a brilliant foray into wiki territory for the search giant. Both camps waited to see what the… Read more
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Microsoft: 100K Partners Already Trained on Windows Server 2008
Even if some of the software is not ready yet, Microsoft partners have been well prepared for the launch of Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio, according to channel executives a the software giant. Robert Deshaies, vice president of the U.S. Partner Group at Microsoft said that the channel organization has spent… Read more
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Microsoft Enters Virtualization with Windows Server
Categories: Tech CompaniesSEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp released the latest version of its Windows operating system for powerful servers on Wednesday, thrusting itself into the red-hot market for virtualization technology that allows one computer to act like many machines. Windows Server 2008 marks Microsoft’s first major challenge against VMware Inc, the leader in virtualization, by building the… Read more
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Analysts: Microsoft SBS Long Overdue
Categories: Tech CompaniesAnalysts have given a resounding thumbs up to the launch of the Microsoft Essential Server family, however, they agreed that the move couldn’t come soon enough for the SMB sector. Microsoft announced the launch this week, which comprises The Essential Server Family, based on Windows Server 2008 Standard, and includes Microsoft Small Business Server (… Read more