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Microsoft Front Runner Gives Partners Head Start, Prestige
When Microsoft Corp. releases SQL Server 2005 in November, Emanual D. Errico, won’t just hit the ground running after a new solution. His firm STFB Inc., a database ISV, will be out in front of the pack with a solution developed ahead of the release and tested and certified as effective by Veritest. STFB and…
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Microsoft Bundles Up for SMB Channel Blitz
Microsoft Corp. announced Monday a software bundle and subsidies designed to put more small businesses in the driver’s seat behind its Microsoft Small Business Server, Microsoft Office 2003 and Windows XP technology. Offered exclusively through its resellers, the software giant is selling all three components under a single SKU for $922 (a 28 percent discount),…
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Thermaltake’s Armored Fortress: A PC Case with Substance
The price of gas isn’t the only thing getting out of hand these days. Loyd Case gave us the breakdown on inflated gaming hardware prices in his Gouging Gamers? story last month, and we’re not expecting relief anytime soon, at least not from the President or foreign producers. So if our components are getting more…
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Ballmer Details Microsoft Changes for Employees
In an e-mail to employees Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spelled out his plans for the company’s reorganization into three new divisions. Under the subject heading of "Organizational Changes for Next Wave of Growth & Innovation," Ballmer said, "Today, we are announcing the creation of three new business divisions—Microsoft Platform Products & Services Division, which…
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Sparkle Vs. Flash
Flash has been spreading across the Internet like animated kudzu in recent years, powering dynamic applications in everything from traditionally staid banking sites to digital photo tools. Earlier this year, Adobe made a big stir by acquiring Macromedia, and it has been argued that the purchase was so that Adobe could acquire Macromedia’s Flash. Flash,…
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Airgo’s Router Chipset Promises 240-Mbit Speeds
Airgo Networks said Wednesday that the company is sampling its third-generation router chip at speeds that surpass a typical wired Ethernet connection. Airgo’s third MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out) chipset is sampling now to router manufacturers, who are expected to have products on the market by the fourth quarter, Airgo said. Enhancements to the core…
