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Microsoft MVPs to Get Office 12 Sneak Peek
Early next month, Microsoft is set to share its vision for its next-generation Office, Windows, database and other products with hundreds of its Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). MVPs are the independent technology buffs who are recognized experts in one or more Microsoft technologies. They complement Microsoft executives, product managers and developers in tasks ranging from…
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Open Source or Open for Business?
It’s hard not to find the images attractive: Against the bastions of corporate computing, idealistic young software engineers fight for access to free software and an open, benevolent technology community. But before developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) get swept up by altruism and stake their business to development of solutions on open source code,…
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Intel Dominated 2003 Chip Market; Motorola Falls
Intel Corp. easily maintained its position as the top semiconductor supplier in the world in 2003, holding a market share roughly 2.5 times larger than its nearest competitor. However, market data published Thursday by Semico Research Corp., Phoenix, Ariz., found that several of the top 10 chip suppliers of 2003 lost market share, as startups…
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Microsoft, EMC Set Sights on the Remote Office
In an effort to improve data protection and consolidation across organizations’ multiple branch sites, Microsoft Corp. joined EMC Corp. and its Legato software division on Thursday to unveil an integrated offering backed by a series of new educational seminars. The new business continuity solution being launched features Hopkinton, Mass.-based EMC’s NetWin 200 using the company’s…
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Looking Beyond PartnerWorld
It’s hard to escape IBM Corp.’s shadow during Big Blue’s biggest partner conference of the year. But savvy solutions providers are pushing their way into the spotlight with big deals of their own. There’s lots of noise in the legal market, where sources tell me Ciber Inc. has landed lucrative contracts with two big counties…
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IBM to Pump $1B into SMB Programs
LAS VEGAS—IBM Corp. has pulled out all the stops to make it easier for independent software vendors (ISV) and business partners to work with the systems giant to take on Microsoft Corp., both in large, but more importantly, small and medium-size (SMB) markets, the company said. Speaking at the IBM PartnerWorld conference here Tuesday, Buell…
