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Microsoft Releases Public Beta for Windows 7 SP1, Extends XP Downgrade Rights
Software giant Microsoft announced during its Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) the availability of the public beta for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1), which the company noted does not contain any new features specific to Windows 7. However, the features in SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 benefit Windows 7…
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1. Allow Chrome OS to Succeed
1. Allow Chrome OS to Succeed Microsoft can’t let Google’s Chrome OS succeed. Although it won’t negatively affect the Microsoft’s market share in the short-term, there is a good chance that if Chrome OS can catch on, it could be extremely troublesome for Microsoft just a few years down the road. 2. Miss Out On…
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HP EHReady Health Care Program a Boon for VARs?
HP today unveiled a new health care program called HP EHReady focused on easing physicians’ and hospitals’ moves to electronic health records. HP said it plans to rely on its reseller community to achieve success in the EHR marketplace, and will help educate VARs, physicians and hospitals on success factors and best practices in the…
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SugarCRM’s Sugar 6 Sweetens Up Microsoft Windows Azure
Open-source customer relationship management (CRM) software specialist SugarCRM announced its latest version of their flagship software solution, Sugar 6, is now certified for deployment on Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud computing platform. With the availability of Sugar 6 on Azure, SugarCRM developers and users have more choices in deploying and developing Sugar 6 in the cloud,…
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Microsoft Cloud Strategy: New Channel Chief Outlines Transformation Plan
For much of the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, executives from CEO Steve Ballmer down have talked nothing but cloud computing and what Microsoft is doing to deliver Web-based applications and platforms. Answers for how Microsoft will work with partners came this morning from new channel chief Jon Roskill, who laid out many specifics for the…
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Microsoft Cloud Strategy Outlined by CEO Ballmer at WPC
As competitive threats to the world’s largest software company have grown, Microsoft Steve Ballmer told IT solution providers at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference, held July 11 to July 15, that they will play a critical role as the industry as a whole moves to the cloud. Microsoft executives touted the company’s 500,000 online seats…
