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  • Does Microsoft Have a Chance with Windows 7?

    It’s a sure sign that Microsoft has unofficially given up on Windows Vista when a beta version of Vista’s replacement, Windows 7, is flooding the Internet. The real question here becomes, "Was Windows 7 Beta 1 leaked intentionally?" Perhaps the backdoor release was a way to subdue the feverish backlash against Vista? Or perhaps it…

  • Server Wars: AMD`s Opteron VS. Intel`s Xeon

    With the launch of “Shanghai”, AMD has revamped their Opteron product line to do battle with Intel’s Xeon in the multi-cpu server space. Does Intel have anything to worry about? Server CPUs tend to be unique beasts. Sure you can build a server with a desktop CPU, but once you move into the multi-processor space,…

  • Sunbelt Software’s CWSandbox Lets VARs Test IT Security

    Trust is the key element when it comes to selling security products and services. Solution providers have to trust that vendors have created a product that actually works and customers have to trust that solution providers are offering a product that actually protects. But, as they say, the proof is in the pudding. In other…

  • SolarWinds Redefines Network Configuration Management

    Network and IT infrastructure is getting more complex by the day. System administrators are constantly battling the demons of change management and performance degradation. SolarWinds’ latest release, Orion NCM 5.0, gives solution providers a powerful tool that will help their customers achieve network management nirvana. Orion NCM promises to bring network device-configuration control to networks…

  • Avocent Delivers New Kilowatt-Killing Technology

    In today’s world of spiraling energy costs, CIOs are looking to squeeze every kilowatt out of the data center and minimize the power footprint of every desktop PC, creating an almost insurmountable challenge to solution providers and the systems administrators they support. While energy savings may start with common-sense policies, those policies are often difficult…

  • McAfee Claims No. 1 Pure-Play Security Spot with Secure Computing Acquisition

    With the acquisition of Secure Computing, McAfee is solidifying its spot as the world’s largest pure-play security technology vendor, positioning itself better against key competitors and opening a mother lode of new technologies to its channel resellers.  McAfee will pay $465 million for Secure Computing, one of the oldest security companies in the marketplace. With…

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