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Windows XP SP2 On The Way
Microsoft began to talk about the upcoming Service Pack 2 for Windows XP at its recent There was a time when service packs were mostly just bunches of individual patches consolidated into a single program. Sure, there were new features in them but they were subtle features, like a new tab on a dialog box.…
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COMDEX Courts Resellers
Would you believe that, even after the disappointing turn-outs of the last few years, it might actually be worth your valuable reselling time to head to Comdex next week? We know, we know. Comdex is only a ghost of its former self. But we’ve seen signs that: 1. Comdex is actually showing some signs of…
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The Decline and Rebirth of Comdex
As those of us who are preparing to depart for Comdex next week get ready for our trip to the big amusement park known as Las Vegas, it’s time to reflect back on why Comdex has declined as sharply as it has and to pause to remember how important and necessary an event like this…
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Gateway Will Resell Hitachi’s Thunder 9500 SAN
Gateway Inc. will enter the SAN business this week, as a reseller of Hitachi Data Systems’ Thunder 9500 product line. The move is part of a trend in the mainstreaming of storage area networks, but comes nearly two years after Dell Inc. started reselling EMC Corp.’s midrange Clariion storage. “We see an average unit price…
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Borland’s Janeva 6 Integrates .Net, Java, CORBA Apps
Borland Software Corp. Tuesday announced a new version of its interoperability solution for .Net, Java and Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) applications. The Scotts Valley, Calif., company announced Janeva 6, an upgrade to its solution to help enterprises integrate new and existing software assets, which Borland introduced last May. Janeva 6 offers connectivity between…
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Novell Partners Prepare to Take Linux to the Enterprise
Tucked into Novell’s announcement last week that it was acquiring Suse for $210 million was a paragraph that got little attention in the press but a lot of attention among Novell’s channel partners. “Novell today also announced that IBM intends to make a $50 million investment in Novell convertible preferred stock. In addition, Novell and…
