Tag: Microsoft

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Released to Manufacturing

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    Microsoft released the final version of SQL Server 2008 Release 2 (R2) to manufacturing today. According to Microsoft, customers can expect availability in the next few weeks through Microsoft distribution channels. The update features a number of enhancements centered on scalability, analytics, reporting and data management. More than 300,000 users downloaded the database’s technology previews,… Read more

  • Channel Partners: Microsoft Windows Intune Not a Threat

    Steve Wexler

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    Those entrenched in the managed services market could have viewed Microsoft’s announcement this week of the Microsoft Windows Intune hosted managed service as a competitive threat that could disrupt the growing market for managed services. But instead, those contacted by Channel Insider said they are enthusiastic about the Microsoft Windows Intune offering. Microsoft is piloting… Read more

  • Microsoft: Small Business to Increase IT Spending

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    Microsoft released the results of its 2010 SMB/Partner Insight Report, which focuses on small to medium-size businesses and their IT spending plans for the year. In the study, based on a survey of Microsoft Small Business Specialist partners, 63 percent of respondents predicted their SMB customers will spend more on IT in 2010, up from… Read more

  • Microsoft Windows Intune Beta Closed

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    Less than two days after rolling out the beta program of its cloud-based Windows Intune, a management system for IT administrators of midsize businesses, Microsoft announced that it had closed the offering to new users. “Due to the overwhelming response to the beta invitations, we are no longer accepting new participants into the Windows Intune… Read more

  • Facebook? Twitter? Microsoft Employees Use Social Media the Most

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    (Reuters) – Twitter and Facebook are the bane of many bosses, but a new survey has found that employees at Microsoft Corp are the most social media-savvy in the world. The survey, the first by sales and marketing contact database NetProspex, ranked the top 50 companies based on their social network membership, frequency of social… Read more

  • Microsoft Upgrades Dynamics ERP

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    Microsoft unveiled Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010, an ERP platform for midsize businesses, on April 20. The software includes business intelligence reporting tools, functionality for streamlining approval scenarios for daily workflow, and interoperability with Microsoft Office Unified Communications and other software. Using the software, a warehouse manager could detect any depletion in supplies and reprovision with… Read more