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Making Money on Virtual Clients
Until recently there were basically two decisions that solution providers needed to make when it came to running Windows applications–run them locally on each machine or on a server that was accessed using terminal services software from either Citrix or Microsoft. Today, the nuances around running Windows applications on the client are multiplying dramatically thanks…
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Lenovo CEO says no plans to buy Dell factories
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Lenovo Group (0992.HK), the world’s fourth-largest PC maker, said on Tuesday it has no plans to buy computer factories from rival Dell Inc (DELL), its Chief Executive William Amelio said on Tuesday. Lenovo has enough capacity, Amelio told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Singapore. Dell is trying to sell…
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Companies Cutting IT Spending Solution Providers Unaffected
No surprise that the Feds took over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, in a bail out that will make the savings and loan meltdown on the early ’90s look like a gift to the U.S. taxpayers. Early estimates say the bailout will cost as much as $200 billion – astronomical figures, and completely…
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Talent Shortage Threatens Channel Stability
Solution and service providers across the country are strapped for IT and sales talent. Recent reports say that as many as 27 percent of the channel are struggling to find new talent and a near equal number is finding it harder to keep good people. Solution providers know the drill: find a diamond in the…
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Looking for a New Managed Services Platform?
It’s no secret that MSPs (managed service providers) have a history of switching between remote monitoring and management platforms to deliver their services to customers. Some have treated platform vendors such as N-able Technologies, Kaseya and Zenith Infotech like the self-serve trays at a Chinese buffet — sampling one, then moving to another until going…
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Microsoft Kicks Off $300 Million Windows Marketing Push
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp kicked off a $300 million marketing campaign on Thursday, aimed at improving the image of its Windows Vista operating system and strike back at Apple Inc’s "Mac vs. PC" ads. The first commercial of Microsoft’s new marketing push, being created by advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky, aired on Thursday…
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