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Microsoft To Ship First Branded Antigen Products

Microsoft will ship the first branded versions of its Antigen products beginning July 1, the company announced on Tuesday.

Google Co-Founder Admits China Compromise

Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin acknowledged Tuesday the dominant Internet company has compromised its principles by accommodating Chinese censorship demands. He said Google is wrestling to make the deal work before deciding whether to reverse course.

Spam King Settles With Texas, Microsoft

One of the world's most notorious spammers has settled lawsuits with the state of Texas and Microsoft Corp. that cost him at least $1 million, took away most of his assets and forced him to stop sending the nuisance e-mails.

Storage Demands Fuel Hard Drive, Flash Memory Industries

The senior vice president of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc. whipped out a tiny hard drive about the size of a Wheat Thin. The drive's label claimed a capacity of 1,000 gigabytes -- more than 100 times greater than today's models that can hold 8,000 photos or 2,000 songs.

Swedish File Sharers Protest Police Shutdown of Pirate Bay Web Site

Hundreds of people waving picket signs and skull-and-crossbones pirate flags demonstrated in Stockholm on Saturday against a police crackdown on a popular file-sharing Web site that had millions of users worldwide.

Microsoft, Adobe Continue Spat Over Office Integration

Microsoft Corp. said it has canceled plans to include an automatic way to save documents in the popular PDF format in the next version of its Office software, amid an ongoing dispute with Adobe Systems Inc.

IT Weekly Roundup, June 2

From the business wires this week: a Windows auditing and reporting solution, a database development app for SQL and Microsoft highlights.

AMD Unveils New Dual-Core Chips

Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.'s biggest rival in the market for microprocessors that act as the brains of personal computers, unveiled plans for new products it said would deliver improved performance and efficiency.

Microsoft To Offer Premium Exchange Server License

Microsoft Corp. will offer a premium license for the upcoming version of its Exchange e-mail server.

So You Want To Be an MSP...

Sure, you can dive right on into managed services, but you'll be doing your company a favor if you tread carefully and review your business plan to fit your new goals.

Push for Answers on Software as a Service

Partners have good reason to be concerned as Microsoft grows its SaaS business.

Best Buy's Small Business Offensive

In a move that's making some Microsoft partners jittery, the retail giant plans to double the number of stores targeting SMBs this year.

RCPmag.com Readers Respond

Small (biz) complaint; software as a service advocate speaks up; sold on selling tips.

Virtualization Saves Real Dollars

Virtual Server 2005 R2 has a range of applications that can help your customers improve efficiency and cut costs.

Going for the Gold

Partners say that making the jump from Certified to Gold Certified is worth the effort -- but not necessarily for the reasons that Microsoft emphasizes.