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Friday, April 02, 2010 1:52 PM/EST

Cisco WebEx: Now on an iPad Near You

Lots of apps will be ready for download right away for Apple's iPad, set to be released on April 3, and Cisco's WebEx is among them, letting you take your online meetings anywhere you can get WiFi or 3G coverage. Do you plan to download it? What other apps are on your list?

Thursday, April 01, 2010 12:37 PM/EST

April Fools' 2010

If your users get tricked by the fake blue screen of death, don't blame us. We tried to warn you.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 5:08 PM/EST

Dell Financing Spurs Small Business Tech Spending

Zero-percent financing makes headlines when the vendors announce the programs, but the really interesting stories are the ones about the companies that take advantage of the programs. Like Wolfgang Puck Coffee saving money every month by buying a new UC solution from what they were paying before in telecom carrier fees. And the collection of stories about small businesses taking advantage of Dell's financing, as told by the Wall Street Journal today.

Friday, March 26, 2010 11:11 AM/EST

Cloud Complexity Means Opportunity for MSPs

Unless your customers want to go all in with a single software as a service (SAAS) provider or cloud provider, they are going to need help integrating multiple offerings, perhaps even from competitive providers. Many industry observers believe that this is the sweet spot for MSPs looking to provide cloud services.

Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:06 AM/EST

Server Virtualization: Not Just for Big Business Anymore

Small business can realize plenty of benefits from server virtualization, too, including easier migrations, more flexible infrastructure and simpler back up. And the price is right. Jenaly Technology Group's president points out that Microsoft isn't the only vendor offering a free hypervisor. VMware also offers a free version of its server virtualization software

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 5:25 PM/EST

Are Dell and/or Oracle in the Market for an EMR Acquisition?

Big IT vendors want in on economic stimulus dollars for electronic medical records. But rather than create such a business unit themselves, one venture capitalist thinks these companies will look to buy smaller vendors specializing in electronic medical records.

Friday, March 12, 2010 3:28 PM/EST

VMware Express Motoring On

VMware is taking its virtualization technology and some server racks and thin client on the road this year, literally. The virtualization giant has equipped an 18-wheeler truck with the technology equipment setup and will visit 150 cities in North America, and is looking for channel partner hosts.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010 2:29 PM/EST

Arranged Marriage for IT, Facilities as Power, Cooling Come to Fore

In the future, IT departments may merge with facilities departments since power and cooling have a direct impact on technology infrastructure. But in today's setup most companies have IT reporting to one business leader and facilities reporting to another, each with his or her own priorities, setting the stage for a turf war as the culture adjusts.

Monday, March 08, 2010 5:23 PM/EST

Google DocVerse Acquisition End Game: A Microsoft Office, Google Apps Bridge

Google's acquisition of DocVerse will lead to a bridge between Microsoft Office and Google Apps, according to DocVerse's founders. That could mean that channel partners could create pilot programs of Google Apps that would still let those users peacefully coexist with the Microsoft Office users.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010 5:03 PM/EST

Dell Switches from 'Product Direct' to 'Service Direct'

Level Platforms CEO Peter Sandiford says that Dell has changed its "product direct" tag line to "service direct" by offering managed services direct to the customer, and that's the tack that big companies without a channel legacy are likely to take as they enter the MSP space. But he says maybe that's not such a bad thing.

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