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Two New ‘Planets’ Join Microsoft’s Solar System
The Planet today announced the launches of two new satellite brands that will offer customers more service choices and allow the company to go head-to-head with Rackspace and other hosting providers, including, perhaps, Microsoft’s own online services. The Planet announced its entry into managed hosting under the Planet Northstar brand and the addition of advanced…
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Microsoft Partner Initiatives, Pricing Take Shape
HOUSTON – Microsoft started its Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 with a series of announcements including a new pricing and partner model for Microsoft Online Services, as well as other announcements around the company’s effort to focus on a software-plus-services strategy. Indeed, during the opening keynote address, Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division,…
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Microsoft to Deliver SQL Server 2008 in August
HOUSTON — Microsoft announced that SQL Server 2008 will be available in August with no price increase. At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 here, Bob Kelly, corporate vice president of the Microsoft Server and Tools business, announced that Microsoft would make SQL Server 2008 available in August. Kelly also said that on Sept. 8,…
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Microsoft Kicks Off WPC, Announces Essential Server Solutions Launch
Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) kicks off today in Houston, Texas, and the software giant’s ramping up for the release of Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS) and Essential Business Server 2008 (EBS) which could help partners increase their customer base by 25 percent to 50 percent. SBS and EBS, collectively known as Windows Essential…
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AMD Delivers Performance, Value with Phenom 9350e
AMD’s continued push into Intel’s territory is now being spearheaded by the latest Phenom processors, a series of multi-core processors that promise performance while maintaining value. Case in point; when the 9350e version of the Phenom was announced on July 1st, it came with a sticker price of just $235. That price has already been…