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April 29, 2008

Partners Face Challenges with Vista

Please stick to at least a neutral tone when it comes to Vista, some Microsoft channel partners are saying this week. A CRN article yesterday reports that some partners are feeling the pressure of... More >

April 23, 2008

OLPC Project Founder Now Wants to Dump Open Source for Windows

Linux helped the One Laptop Per Child project get thousands of low-cost computers into the hands of children in developing countries around the world, but now the OLPC's founder says certain pressure... More >

April 21, 2008

Microsoft Hands off Windows XP SP3 to Manufacturers

As widely expected, the Windows XP SP3 reached RTM (released to manufacturers) status today, on its way to general release on April 29. BetaNews reports that it will be available through the Micro... More >

April 17, 2008

Red Hat Gently Concedes to Microsoft on Desktop

Red Hat delivered a pick-me-up to Microsoft yesterday when it announced formally that it will not be delivering an open source, Linux consumer desktop product.   Said Red Hat , "We have no plans... More >

April 14, 2008

It's No Joke, Microsoft Got This Security Question Right

There are two schools of thought on the intersection of computer security and computer users.   Some say that IT should be left to the IT pros -- that's why they're called pros -- so that end us... More >

April 8, 2008

Microsoft Releases More Interoperability Documents

Less than a month after declaring that it would do so , Microsoft has posted more than 14,000 pages of documentation on Office 2007, Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007, reports... More >

April 4, 2008

XP Reprieve Doesn't Take Advantage of Microsoft's Opportunity

The latest update to the killing off of Windows XP this week is about as disingenuous as they come, even for Microsoft. So now, XP Home will be available on ultra-low-cost PCs (ULCPCs) through June 3... More >

April 3, 2008

Third Parties to Determine Whether SharePoint Could Be the Next Lotus Notes

SharePoint:   Is a healthy cash cow for Microsoft and its channel partners.   Is a technical and operational morass, as repositories proliferate , and IT comes to recognize that various c... More >