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Softchoice Corp. Bulks up by Acquisition

Toronto-based Softchoice Corp., a major Microsoft large account reseller, has grown even larger thanks to a recent three-month buying spree.

VMware Gets a Face-Lift

Virtualization leader's flagship offering now sports improved performance, availability and management capabilities.

Diamond Leaves ePartners, McCarthy Steps in as CEO

Software reselling veteran Howard Diamond has left ePartners Inc. and the company has promoted its former President, Michael McCarthy, to replace Diamond as CEO.

Use of Live Customer Data in Application Testing Still Widespread

A survey released by Compuware Corporation and the Ponemon Institute shows "an overwhelming majority of organizations surveyed risk compromising critical information by using actual customer data for the development and testing of applications."

Partner + Partner = Profits

With research confirming the value of P2P activity, Microsoft focuses on ways to help its partners join forces with each other.

Amazon Expands Into Data Center Market

Critics thought it was over the top when Amazon.com Inc. expanded from books into music in 1998. When the Web retailer let competitors start selling things alongside its own inventory in 2000, they said Amazon had gone nuts.

UPDATED: U.S., EU Unlikely To Stop Microsoft Deal

U.S. and European antitrust regulators aren't likely to prevent Microsoft from buying Yahoo, analysts said Friday, though scrutiny of the deal could drag on for months.

Microsoft Makes Case for Blockbuster Yahoo Deal

Microsoft today has made a surprise bid to acquire Yahoo Inc. for a $44.6 billion, a 62 percent premium over the company's closing share price Thursday.

Analysts Unfazed by Microsoft Oversight Ruling

Analysts are seeing little reason for concern over a federal judge's decision to keep Microsoft Corp.'s competitive business practices under court scrutiny for an additional two years.

VMware Updates Desktop Manager, Integrates with VDI

Yesterday VMware announced it has released a live version of Virtual Desktop Manager (VDM) 2 and integrated it with its Virtual Desktop Infrastructure management product.

Google 4Q Profit Misses Analyst Target

Google Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit missed analyst expectations, signaling the crumbling U.S. economy has dented the Internet search leader's moneymaking machine.

Cable Break Causes Wide Internet Outage

At least for a while, the World Wide Web wasn't so worldwide.

Yahoo's Semel Steps Down as Chairman

Terry Semel stepped down as Yahoo Inc.'s chairman Thursday, severing his ties with the slumping Internet icon 7 1/2 months after he resigned as chief executive under shareholder pressure.

Free Tool Strips Vista to Bare Bones

A new tool released late last week lets you take as much of the "feature bloat" as you want out of Windows Vista -- and then some.

IBM Goes After SMB Virtualization with PowerVM Express

Yesterday IBM announced the release of PowerVM Express and a new Power6 microprocessor which, when combined, will bring new efficiencies to virtualization for small- and medium-size businesses, it said.

Tech Data to Distribute Fujitsu Servers in U.S.

U.S. VARs have a new x86 server vendor option from a major distributor after Tech Data Corp. announced a deal this month to offer Fujitsu PRIMERGY servers.

Sybase Has 'Record' Year

Once left for dead, Sybase Inc. has shored up its key tools and mobile businesses, while it remains a factor in a database market dominated by Oracle, IBM and Microsoft.

Microsoft Oversight Extended to 2009

Court oversight of Microsoft Corp.'s market power, which began in 2002 after a landmark antitrust settlement, has been extended by 18 months.

Microsoft Launches New 'Code Gallery' for Developers

Microsoft recently unveiled a new site for developers to download and share Microsoft-related code samples.

Office 2003 SP3 To Be Pushed Out in Feb.

Don't want Office 2003 SP3 rolled out across your desktops next month? Then make sure you don't have Microsoft Update set to automatic.