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August, 2007


August 31, 2007  10:21 AM

Channel headlines for Aug. 31, 2007: Microsoft monopoly news; EMC buys VAR; Monster thieves strike again



Posted by: Bcournoyer
News

Microsoft Still a Monopoly, 7 State Attorneys Say Seven states are pushing back against the Department of Justice's assessment that the landmark antitrust settlement between the United States and...

August 31, 2007  9:38 AM

Microsoft’s slow-motion train wreck



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Data storage management, Microsoft, Server virtualization

Microsoft’s acknowledgement this week that Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) won’t   


August 30, 2007  7:28 AM

Channel headlines for Aug. 30, 2007: WinServer ‘08 delayed; raw code causes Win validation woes; XP, Vista SPs to come in ‘08; ATF rejects Vista; Novell makes $ from Linux; how the FBI wiretap net works.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

Windows Server 2008's real release...

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August 29, 2007  10:30 PM

Microsoft buys Parlano to bolster ‘enterprise chat’



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Collaboration software, Microsoft, Server virtualization

Less than two months before it launches  Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft is buying...


August 29, 2007  5:10 PM

Avnet enhances storage business with LeftHand Networks distribution deal



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel, Channel partner programs, Data storage management, Reseller channel business development, Server virtualization, Supplier relationship management

Avnet Technology Solutions, a division of Avnet Inc., has announced an agreement under which its thousand-plus solution-provider partners will be able to distribute the open iSCSI storage area network technology of LeftHand Networks. “Avnet is looking to expand its storage...


August 29, 2007  1:44 PM

Oracle promotes top channel execs



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Channel partner programs, Enterprise applications

 

Oracle has promoted its top North America and Worldwide channel execs.

Rauline Ochs, the top North America channel exec for Oracle has been promoted to senior vice president from vice...


August 29, 2007  10:42 AM

Microsoft: Vista SP1 beta due soon, Windows Server 2008 RTM early 2008



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Microsoft, Network and application security, Reseller blogs, Server virtualization

For partners who’ve been wondering, Microsoft says it will make Windows Vista SP 1 beta available within weeks to “a moderate sized audience." The service pack will address reliability and performance issues, new hardware support and support for emerging...


August 29, 2007  7:44 AM

Channel headlines for Aug. 28, 2007: Lawsuits over automating email; EarthLink cuts half workforce; MSFT releases Vista fixes; Google set to debut mobile OS?; SAP seeks Oracle settlement; wanted: new Google CFO.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel, News

Amazon, Google, Yahoo, and others sued for automating their e-mail The companies are accused of violating a patent on automatic message routing held by Polaris IP. The patent has a long history...


August 28, 2007  7:30 AM

Channel headlines for Aug. 28, 2007: Dell laptop explodes; Microsoft goes more virtual, fixes Vista validation; Ingram financing HaaS; Oracle 11g is ho-hum, VARs say; Intel security plan bypasses OS.



Posted by: Brein Matturro
News

Dell laptop explodes 'like fireworks' Oh no, not again [TheReg]


August 27, 2007  7:20 AM

Channel headlines for Aug. 27, 2007: Acer buys Gateway; IBM, Siemens take on Microsoft; WGA server outage fixed; IBM offers iSCSI storage



Posted by: Bcournoyer
News

Taiwan's Acer to buy Gateway, become No.3 PC maker Taiwan's Acer said on Monday it will buy Gateway for $710 million, creating the world's No.3 PC maker, as Acer doubles its presence in...