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ScriptLogic Expands Channel Program

Company known for IT automation suite reaches out.

MS Project Add-ins Bow

Steelray Software announced it is shipping two add-ins -- one updated and one new -- for Microsoft Project.

A Guide to Daylight Saving Time Updates

For the first time in 22 years, daylight saving time starts three weeks sooner and ends one week later than normal. Although the consequences from an earlier "spring forward" and later "fall back" doesn’t represent the level of threat imagined with Y2K, there are enough little snafus and "gotchas" to keep any IT manager busy for the next couple of weeks.

SED Sees Gold in OEM Distributor Status

Associate OEM distributor graduates to Authorized status.

IBM's India Hiring Binge Continues

The work force at International Business Machines Corp. grew 8 percent in 2006, with most of the rise coming in India, where the technology company has been on a hiring binge in recent years.

Europe Threatens New Microsoft Fines

The European Union threatened Microsoft Corp. on Thursday with fines as high as $4 million a day, claiming the software company was still not offering a fair deal to rivals seeking to make their products more compatible with Windows.

Fixing Nagging Problems with RMtP

A Microsoft program gives partners a way to help customers with pre-existing conditions and other issues.

Microsoft VP to Keynote TechPartner Conference

TechPartner will be held March 28-29, Orlando, Fla.

EU Threatens New Fines Against Microsoft

Microsoft is asking rivals to pay too much for information that can help software interoperate, claims European Union commissioner.

Microsoft Partners Aren't Sleeping on NAP

Microsoft drives up support for Network Access Protection technology.

Mass. Man Arrested in Cisco Resale Fraud Plot

A Massachusetts businessman who resold Cisco Systems Inc. networking gear was arrested on charges he defrauded the technology company out of millions of dollars by cheating its program to replace broken or defective hardware.

Google Search Growth Outstrips Yahoo, MS

Google's cash cow search engine -- Google Search -- continued to pull ahead of all competitors in usage growth in the U.S. during January, and managed a whopping 40.6 percent year over year growth rate, according to two recent surveys.

Vanguard Opposes HP Director Proposal

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s sixth-largest shareholder said Wednesday it opposes a proposal floated in the wake of the company's boardroom spying scandal that would allow shareholders to nominate candidates for the company's board of directors.

Lenovo Recalls 100,000 More Laptop Batteries

Computer maker Lenovo Inc. on Thursday recalled about 100,000 lithium-ion batteries used in ThinkPad laptops after receiving four reports of the Sanyo-built batteries overheating.

Vista for Consumers Sets Sail

Analysts wonder how choppy the waters will be.

Microsoft: Google Was 'Wake-Up Call'

Ray Ozzie says Microsoft will answer with plans that more than mimic its rivals successes.

Men Arrested in Stop & Shop Data Thefts

Four California men were arrested in what police said was a scheme to switch checkout-lane credit card readers at Stop & Shop supermarkets as a way to steal customers' numbers and passwords.

Microsoft's Ozzie: Google Was 'Wake-Up Call'

Watching Google Inc. rake in advertising revenue "was a wake-up call within Microsoft," the company's top technical executive, Ray Ozzie, said Tuesday. But he said Microsoft plans to do more than simply mimic Google by rolling out Web-based versions of desktop programs or following its particular search and advertising model.

Network Gear Reseller Arrested in Cisco Fraud Plot

Massachusetts man is alleged to have defrauded Cisco of millions through a scheme involving orders of 'defective' hardware.

Microsoft Ships February CTP of 'Sedna'

Microsoft announced it is shipping the latest preview of its upcoming Visual FoxPro "Sedna" project.

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