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25 Facts Partners Should Know About Microsoft
25 Facts Partners Should Know About Microsoft 1. Microsoft originally started as Micro-soft. The hyphen was removed in 1976. No Title 2. The company was founded in New Mexico in 1975, moved to Bellevue in 1979 and settled in at Redmond headquarters in 1986. No Title 3. The company only brought in $16,000 in its…
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Google App Inventor for Android Opens App Development to Everyone
Google is opening up Android development to the masses with App Inventor for Android, a new development environment beta program that does not require coding or knowledge of development languages. Google introduced the tool at the App Inventor for Android site, which includes a video demonstration, tutorials and a way for users to sign up…
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10 Reasons to Dump Microsoft Office for a SaaS Office Suite
1. Lower costs: Business class SaaS office applications, like Google Apps and ZOHO Business, cost as little as $50 per user per year, while MS Office 2010 Professional retails for $499 per license. 2. Reduced storage costs: SaaS office applications include hosted storage as part of the user fee. Both ZOHO business and Google Apps…
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Channel Looks to the Cloud as Microsoft Courts SMB Partners
A report from research firm AMI-Partners found the rapid growth of cloud computing is making it much easier for small to medium-size business channel partners to provide a broader range of offerings on a 24/7 basis at a lower cost and with fewer IT staff, including services such as SaaS and managed IT services. The…
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Business Intelligence Partner of the Year
Winner: Slalom Consulting, United StatesBusiness Intelligence Partner of the YearWinner: Slalom Consulting, United States Finalist: GrupoMas, Costa RicaFinalist: 21C, United Kingdom Desktop Partner of the YearWinner: CMS Consulting Inc., Canada Finalist: Dimension Data, United KingdomFinalist: ATEA, Denmark Identity and Security Partner of the YearWinner: Certified Security Solutions Inc., United States Finalist: Oxford Computer Group, United KingdomFinalist: Edgile Inc., United…
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Microsoft At Risk 10 Competitive Threats It Can’t Ignore
Microsoft At Risk 10 Competitive Threats It Can’t Ignore 1. Chrome OS Google’s upcoming Web-based operating system, Chrome OS, could pose a major threat to Microsoft. Although the software won’t compete with Windows in the desktop and notebook markets, it will play a key role in netbooks. If the Chrome OS infiltrates the corporate world…
