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Citrix Debuts, Quantum Leap in Apps Access
More, better, faster. Like clockwork, such claims accompany new technology advances. It’s rare, however, when they turn out to be completely valid—and lower in cost at that. But that is exactly the situation with Presentation Server 4.0 for Microsoft Windows® Server 2003 x64 Edition, introduced in October 2005 by Citrix Systems, Fort Lauderdale, FL, a…
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Hardware Leasing Completes Managed Service Model
Hardware is the elephant in the room of managed services. It’s the unanswered critical question capable of stunting adoption of the model unless someone comes up with a workable answer soon. The folks at N-Able Technologies Inc., a managed services platform vendor in Ottawa, believe they’ve got it. And the company is taking the lead…
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Critical Windows Metafile Flaw Being Exploited
Microsoft Corp. has issued a security advisory for what Secunia is deeming an “extremely critical flaw” in Windows Metafile Format (.wmf) that is now being exploited on fully patched systems by malicious attackers. Websense Security Labs is tracking thousands of sites distributing the exploit code from a site called iFrameCASH BUSINESS. That site and numerous…
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Commission Payments Fit the Bill for Services Vendor
When most vendors look to prime channel sales with better incentives, a margin boost is the answer. But when your revenue model is a recurring stream, such as hosted services, small monthly margins seem less attractive to VARs, and vendors may consider monthly payments to VARs that have little involvement after the initial engagement to…
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Expect Continued Growth from the Channel in ’06, Analysts Say
Financial research firm Raymond James & Associates found little change in the channel for the fourth quarter of 2005 and expects little change in the forecast for 2006. IT distribution through the channel continued growing at 6.9 percent in the last three months of 2005, similar to the 5 percent to 9 percent growth seen…
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Massachusetts CIO Resigns Over OpenDocument
Peter Quinn, the man responsible for bringing OpenDocument to the state of Massachusetts as CIO, will resign on Jan. 9, citing the controversy around the decision as well as personal attacks aimed at him as reasons for his departure. No announcement has been made as to a replacement. However, Quinn did stress to employees of…
