Recent Articles
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Web + Partners is Redmond’s Chosen Route to the SMB
Microsoft’s Small Business + site, launched last week, is the latest step in the software giant’s strategy to engage small to midsize businesses on the Web and connect them to partners. The site, a suite of free, personalized online resources and technical support, and Microsoft Small Business Center are designed to draw interested customers and…
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Redmond Helps Partners Plan Successful Events
Microsoft added a Partner Readiness Center this week to its Microsoft Partner Events site, to help partners plan and prepare to take advantage of events before, during and after. The center includes templates, timelines and checklists to guide VARs through the planning phase. The full MPE site contains a content library of Microsoft marketing materials,…
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Why You Can’t Trust Google
Before all you passionate right-to-privacy folks flood my e-mail inbox, hear me out first. Google’s refusal to comply with a federal subpoena to turn over one week’s worth of search inquiries is not for some higher cause to protect customer information. Google is not complying because there is no money in it, plain and simple.…
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Google Fights for Your Rights
If you’ve been paying even a little bit of attention to the various machinations in Washington during the last few months, the recent revelation that the Bush administration has dropped subpoenas on several Internet search giants in an effort to discover what their users are looking for online should have come as no surprise. America…
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Avaya, Juniper Unveil Marketing Agreement
Avaya and Juniper Networks unveiled a joint marketing agreement to deliver end-to-end IP networking systems to enterprises seeking converged communications with a high level of security. The arrangement combines Avaya’s experience in IP telephone technologies with Juniper’s networking and security experience. The new offerings include distributed IP telephony, secure IP telephony on any network, virtual…
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Poll: IT Workers Want New Jobs, More Training
Sixty percent of IT workers are looking for new jobs, and only 20 percent of them want a position with their current employers, according to a survey by trade association CompTIA. Workers get little guidance or support from their employers on training and education, the survey found. Eighty-five percent say they make their own decisions…
