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July, 2007


July 17, 2007  11:05 AM

Microsoft’s COO Turner to Microsoft Partners: Help us beat Google



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Microsoft

As partners heard over and over (and over again) at the Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver last week, Microsoft wants partners to get on the stick vis-a-vis

July 17, 2007  7:07 AM

Channel headlines July 17, 2007: WinServer, not Vista is hot MSFT seller; IBM in $1.4B deal; zero-day auction complicates security; EMC updates storage; HPC on Windows, not Linux.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

Here's what Windows IT shops are buying today Despite all the hype about Microsoft's new Vista desktop, it sits on the shelf. Microsoft partners say...


July 16, 2007  7:03 AM

Channel headlines July 16, 2007: Vista report card: Oracle plans security updates; zero-day auction raises fears; EMC overhauls storage; ISPs jump on SaaS; Windows DRM cracked.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

6 months later, a report card on Vista Chris Pirillo leaned away from his...


July 13, 2007  11:33 AM

The word on Microsoft Server 2008



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Microsoft

At it’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Denver Colorado,  Microsoft recently announced that Windows Server  2008 is to be launched...


July 13, 2007  10:51 AM

Oracle: Database 11g not very important for resellers



Posted by: YuvalShavit
Data storage management, Direct reseller channel conflict, News, Systems and systems management

Oracle unveiled the latest version of its enterprise-edition database yesterday, but the product isn't likely to be huge news for most resellers and system integrators, according to the company's president. At a press conference following the Oracle Database 11g release in New York yesterday,...


July 13, 2007  6:59 AM

Channel headlines for July 13, 2007: MSFT update fubars PCs; EMC, Oracle integration pact; surprise ISPs in SaaS biz; UC could depend on mobility; ERP market stays strong.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

MS update sends PCs 'haywire' .NET patch trips up systems. [TheReg]


July 12, 2007  12:19 PM

Fun Facts From Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 07



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Channel, Microsoft, News

*** Best Nickname: One hotel for press and analysts combined the interior look of a war zone with the façade of a parking structure. Press wags not-so-affectionately dubbed it the Baghdad Hilton.


July 12, 2007  12:06 PM

Gov’t data breaches in the news … again



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Network and application security

Two news items today show, once again, that the problem of data breaches in government isn't going away any time soon. First, the Associated Press reports the

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July 12, 2007  7:22 AM

Channel headlines for July 12, 2007: Unprotected military info.; IBM’s new Unix server; EMC plans storage upgrades; Ohio breach affects more taxpayers



Posted by: Bcournoyer
News

Military files left unprotected online The military calls it "need-to-know" information that would pose a direct...


July 11, 2007  2:34 PM

IBM expands sales and marketing services for SMB partners



Posted by: YuvalShavit
Channel partner programs, IBM, Reseller channel business development, SMB

IBM announced today a set of new sales and marketing resources for its small and midsized business (SMB) partners, including systems integrators, to help those partners push more products and services based on IBM's platforms. While most of those partners are independent software vendors (ISVs),...