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Netbooks Brighten PC Sales Outlook
Worldwide PC shipments didn’t fall as sharply as expected in Q1 – dropping just 6.8 percent – 1.4 percent better than previously forecast. But the decline still marked the sharpest decrease since Q3 of 2001, according to market research firm IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. IDC notes that positive activity at the end of the…
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Application Development: 19 Reasons Why Microsoft Is Huge with Developers (and 1 Reason Why Not)
Microsoft has a long history of catering to developers, going back to the origins of the company when Bill Gates noted that winning the hearts and minds of developers would be essential for Microsoft’s success. As evidenced by the focus on application development at the recent Microsoft TechEd North America 2009 conference and the overwhelming…
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IBM`s Palmisano Enlists Partners in ‘Smarter Planet’
IBM CEO Sam Palmisano called on its partners worldwide to participate in the company’s Smarter Planet initiative during the launch of a new Business Partner Leadership Agenda series of online events. Intended as a replacement for this year’s PartnerWorld live events, the new series is part of an overall effort to reach out to channel…
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Lotus Notes versus Microsoft Redux
The biggest battle in the history of the channel harkens back to the way Microsoft essentially destroyed Lotus Development Corp., by first bundling productivity applications together in Microsoft Office and then tightly coupling its Microsoft Outlook client with the Microsoft Exchange messaging platform. The first move essentially eliminated the viability of the Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet…
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Internal Best Buy Memo Details Presales Plans for Windows 7
Looking to get a jump on sales of Microsoft’s forthcoming Windows 7 operating system, Best Buy is planning a host of pre-release specials and incentives for retail customers. In an internal memo to Best Buy employees posted on the Website engadget.com, Best Buy’s management details a multifaceted presales plan that will be rolled out starting…