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OpenSUSE 10.1 Is Versatile, but Uneven
Novell’s OpenSUSE 10.1 is a solid, multipurpose Linux-based operating system that—in addition to being a very good distribution in its own right —offers an early peek at the SUSE Enterprise Linux Desktop product that Novell is set to ship this summer. Click here to read the full review of OpenSUSE 10.1. Novell’s OpenSUSE 10.1 is…
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New IBM Tivoli Software Manages IT Processes
IBM has announced new software and services from its Tivoli division to automate and manage IT processes. The new software, called the IBM Tivoli Change and Configuration Management Database, or CCMDB, along with three new IBM Tivoli Process Managers, will be available on June 30, said Mike McCarthy, director of strategy at IBM Tivoli. The…
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Microsoft: Use MS Word in Safe Mode
Use Microsoft Word in safe mode to protect against targeted zero-day attacks. That’s the advice from Microsoft’s security response team to counter known attacks against a serious code execution vulnerability in the widely used word processing program. In a pre-patch security advisory, Microsoft said the flaw can be exploited when a user opens a specially…
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VARs Say They Welcome Best Buy’s Microsoft Service Move
Going by the chatter in the channel, it sounds like VARs don’t expect to lose any business to Best Buy for Business or the Geek Squad, the consulting and field service arms of electronics retail giant Best Buy. When the store announced with Microsoft on May 18 that 300 of its Best Buy for Business…
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IBM, SAP, Partners to Drive Business Operation Innovation
SAP and IBM announced plans May 17 to leverage IBM’s access to research and its business partner community to drive business operation innovation on its MySAP All-in-One platform. IBM Global Business Services will resell All-in-One solutions, built by All-in-One ISVs, through IBM Business Partners in five verticals—wholesale distribution, life sciences, industrial machinery and construction, and…
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Best Buy Small Business Experts Earn Microsoft Certs
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy is positioning itself to drive more sales to the SOHO and SMB markets by having its small business experts become Microsoft Certified Professionals. Three hundred Best Buy for Business small business experts have achieved the certification to date, and the company’s goal is 900 by December, Best Buy and Microsoft…
