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Can System Builders Turn to Ubuntu?
Late last month, Ubuntu 8.04 arrived on the scene, right on time, right on its six-month refresh cycle and readily available via a simple ISO image file download. While that may have been big news for the Linux community, the question remains, what if any impact will this latest release have on mainstream computer users?…
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Check the Mirror for Channel Success
The thing that distinguishes successful solution providers from the many that fail has much more to do with intangibles than any special knowledge about products or vendor channel programs. That’s basically the core conclusion of a new book called "Mastering a Culture of Accountability," by Chris Winter and Larry Kesslin. If you’re not familiar with…
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HP Offers Partners Desktop Virtualization
Hewlett-Packard is giving its channel partners more virtualization technology targeting the desktop and thin clients, an area that analysts say is poised for big growth. HP on May 19 announced its new HP 2533t Mobile Thin Client. The tech giant says all of its Citrix Ready thin clients and blade client products are now available…
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Microsoft Gets Closer to Open Document Standard
ST GALLEN, Switzerland (Reuters) – Microsoft said on Wednesday that starting some time next year it will make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office. Without adding any special software to Office, users will be able to open documents sent to them in the open source Open Document Format…
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Microsoft Urges U.K. Partners to Sign Up for Office Live
Microsoft is urging partners in the United Kingdom to sign up for its Office Live Designer and Developer Community, hoping that the promise of nearly 1 million potential small business customers will add to its Office Live Small Business partner base. Microsoft’s Tim Kimber, director of product marketing, Office Live, says about 250 Office…