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CA Partner Portal Aims To Prevent 'Virtual Stall'

CA has created a microsite for partners to help them sell the CA Virtual portfolio and get past the "virtual stall" that often occurs when customers get about 30 percent of their servers virtualized.

Google Debuts Microsoft Office Collaboration Plug-In

On Thursday, Google made globally available its free Microsoft Office plug-in that enables document collaboration and sharing.

Alleged Leak Suggests Windows 8 Coming Mid-2012

According to veteran Microsoft watcher Mary-Jo Foley, Microsoft may be planning a "Windows 8" release for mid-2012.

Microsoft Rakes in Public Sector Cloud Deals

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it recently signed contracts with over a dozen state and local government entities for its cloud computing services.

Cisco Pulls Plug on Cloud E-Mail Service

Cisco is discontinuing its hosted e-mail service, which the company made available for testing over a year ago.

Judge Blocks Salesforce from Hiring Ex-Microsoft Employee

A Washington superior court judge today enforced a temporary restraining order preventing Salesforce.com from hiring a former Microsoft employee for an executive sales position.

Parallels Names Former Microsoft Exec CEO

Parallels has just given partners more reasons to pay attention to the company: Today it promoted former Microsoft executive Birger Steen to CEO.

Microsoft To Release Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 This Week

According to a Microsoft blog, Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 will be available to TechNet and MSDN subscribers later this week.

Microsoft: Windows Embedded Will Help Thin-Client Comeback

According to Microsoft, next-generation thin clients are poised for an enterprise comeback thanks to its Windows Embedded Standard 7 operating system.

Microsoft SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.0 Debuts

Microsoft announced a new set of reference architectures designed for partners building Fast Track data warehouse products.

Microsoft Accuses Former Employee of Stealing Cloud Strategy Data

Microsoft filed a motion with a Washington State Superior Court on Thursday that accuses Matt Miszewski, former market development manager for Microsoft's government group, of stealing 600 MB of documents the company considered confidential when taking a new position at Salesforce.com.

Microsoft Unveils Upcoming Windows 7 VDI and Security Options

A Microsoft official briefly noted on Thursday that Microsoft is planning two new options for IT organizations using Windows 7 -- but the catch is that Software Assurance (SA) licensing needs to be in place.

SP1 Hits RTM Status for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Wednesday released Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to its equipment manufacturing partners.

Microsoft Appoints Nadella as Server and Tools Head

Microsoft today announced the appointment of Satya Nadella as president of the company's Server and Tools Business.

VMware To Release Connector for Hybrid Clouds

In a move key to bridging public and private clouds based on its virtual machines, VMware this week said it will release software that ties internal vSphere VMs to service providers' cloud platforms.