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  • Microsoft, Dell Ink $500M Deal with Air Force

    Microsoft Corp. and Dell Inc. on Friday will announce a significant consolidation of multiple support and software license agreements with the U.S. Air Force into a single enterprise agreement worth as much as $500 million over six years. This multiyear deal will see Microsoft provide core server software, maintenance and upgrade support, while Dell will…

  • Alleged Oracle Scammer: I Am Not a Crook

    Beware, Oracle training and/or security expertise buyers. Ed Haskins—the purveyor of Oracle training materials that paying consumers complain often fail to appear in their mailboxes, the mastermind behind Oracle security pitches that he admits tout a completely fictional “expert,” and a man who admits that he owes customers and experts more than $30,000—is still at…

  • Cisco Makes Security Pay for Channel Partners

    Cisco Systems this week announced two new programs that make a security focus even smarter for channel partners. Check out eWEEK.com’s for the latest security news, reviews and analysis. And for insights on security coverage around the Web, take a look at eWEEK.com Security Center Editor

  • In Wake of Training Scam, Oracle Says Buyers Should Beware

    Following recent news about an Oracle training provider who allegedly scammed his customers, Oracle training experts had unanimous advice for consumers: Be a smart shopper. “[Oracle’s] advice would be to be a smart shopper and to ask for confirmation of credentials and/or to begin by reviewing the list of Oracle authorized partners who are indeed…

  • Seagate Ships 400-GB Drive

    Seagate Technology began shipping its first 400-Gbyte drive, the Barracuda 7200.8, this week. The 7,200-RPM drives are available in 200-GB, 250-GB, 300-GB and 400-GB capacity points, with either a native Serial ATA or parallel ATA interface. The drives feature either an 8-Mbyte or 16-Mbyte buffer, depending on the model. Seagate did not release a price…

  • Sun, TELUS Team on Sun’s N1 Grid Computing

    At this week’s Network Computing ’04Q4 launch, Sun Microsystems Inc. announced that TELUS Communications, a major Canadian telecommunications company, is its first strategic alliance for its pay-for-use grid computing services. With Sun’s wholesale model for standardized grid services, introduced in September 2004, TELUS will resell Sun’s Web-based N1 Grid Computing services starting at $1 CPU/hour.…

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