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Microsoft`s Pie in the Sky Play with SkyDrive
Although it’s a little late to the game, Microsoft’s free hosted storage service entered the market with a lot of noise. After all, the company is giving 5GB of storage away for free to any Tom, Dick or Sally and consumers are ready to gobble up that storage. But, is there anything new here? Other…
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Viewsonic Looks to Capitalize Desktop Space
With a street price of just over $400, the ViewSonic VP2250wb proves to be an affordable monitor for graphics professionals and power users looking to maximize their desktop image. While its 21.8-inch viewable area is far from the largest available, the VP2250wb makes good use of the widescreen LCD with a resolution of 1680 by…
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Microsoft Says New Server Family `Essential` for Midmarket
Microsoft has unveiled details of its Essential Server family of products, including Essential Business Server targeted specifically for the midmarket, which it says will help partners earn recurring revenue through services and spur customer upgrades. The Essential Server Family, based on Windows Server 2008 Standard, includes Microsoft Small Business Server ( SBS) 2008 and Microsoft…
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SBS 2008 Muddies the Waters of Hosted Services
Microsoft is finally talking about Small Business Server 2008, but not every VAR is going to like what is being said. Sure, the proposed feature set sounds great, but there is one element that may cause concern, and that is the planned integration with Office Live Small Business, a hosted offering that is direct from…
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HP Reports Earnings Hike
By Philipp Gollner SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co on Tuesday issued a quarterly earnings report and forecast ahead of Wall Street targets as it cut costs and sold more PCs and server computers, sending its stock up 5 percent. The report of a 38 percent profit rise showed HP was able to manage through…
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VARs Reveal What`s Wrong with Windows SBS 2008
What’s wrong with Microsoft’s Windows Small Business Server 2008? It’s not here yet. Microsoft announced the new server family name on Feb. 20. Called Windows Essential Server Solutions family, it includes standard and premium editions of Windows Small Business Server 2008 and standard and premium editions of Windows Essential Business Server 2008 which is aimed…