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Partner Watch, April 24

SurfControl partners with En Pointe in a global VAR agreement.

Dispatch from Dallas

Microsoft Business Solutions Group's annual Convergence conference, which focuses on the company's business applications, drew thousands of customers and partners to Dallas in late March.

A Q&A with Sam Jadallah

Since leaving Microsoft seven years ago, Sam Jadallah has stayed close to the industry and Microsoft. Currently, he's a general partner at the Menlo Park, Calif., venture capital firm Mohr Davidow Ventures. One of the sectors he invests in for the firm is software, which makes his inside knowledge of Microsoft highly valuable. In an e-mail interview with <i>Redmond Channel Partner</i> magazine, Jadallah assessed the changes in the Microsoft Partner Program since his departure.

Microsoft's Gates Takes High-Tech to Vietnam

Gates gets rockstar-like treatment as thousands come out to greet him during his visit to give Vietnamese high-tech efforts a boost.

Microsoft To Defend Business Practices in EU Antitrust Appeal

Microsoft will fight for the way it conducts future business next week as it urges the European Union's second highest court to overturn an antitrust ruling that ordered it to pay a record $613 million fine.

Microsoft's Subpoena for IBM Docs Rejected

Latest effort to obtain documents in its EU antitrust case fails.

Linux Distributors Unite on Standard

In a move to make the freely distributed Linux operating system a stronger alternative to Microsoft Corp.'s Windows, a group of major Linux distributors announced Friday they have united on a standard set of components for desktop versions of Linux.

Flawed April Security Bulletin Slated for Re-Release Tuesday

Microsoft will re-release one of its April security bulletins on Tuesday to fix a flaw in the patch that caused applications to crash on systems running either an older Hewlett-Packard utility or certain NVIDIA drivers.

Court Squashes Microsoft's IBM Subpoena

A New York court has quashed a Microsoft Corp. subpoena aimed at compelling IBM to hand over documents related to the software giants's European antitrust case.

Man Charged with Hacking USC Network

A 25-year-old man has been charged with hacking into the University of Southern California's computer system and accessing information about student applicants.

Linux Distros Unite on Standard for Desktops

Free Standards Group releases latest desktop standard set of components.

PC Shipments Rise in Q1

While PC sales are on the uptick, Dell still manages to lose ground to rivals HP and Lenovo.

Report: Phones Outflanking Notebooks for Web Access

Think accessing the Web from your mobile phone is an idea whose time hasn't yet -- and may never -- come? But you hate lugging even a three-pound notebook everywhere you go?

N.Y. County Enacts Wireless Security Law

Westchester County on Thursday enacted a law that is designed to limit identity theft by forcing local businesses to install basic security measures for any wireless network that stores customers' credit card numbers or other financial information.

Apple Profit Rises 41 Percent

Apple Computer Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit rose 41 percent, beating Wall Street estimates, as sales of its iPod players continued to soar and Macintosh computer shipments increased by 4 percent.

Zenprise Updates Exchange Management Software

Exchange administrators are constantly under the gun to keep their messaging servers up and running without hiccups. And Zenprise is giving those companies a bit more insurance in that regard with the latest release of the company's flagship product, Zenprise 2.0, the service-management software for Microsoft Exchange.

Intel Slashes Spending Plans as Income Falls 38 Percent

Investors looking for signs of just how painful the past few quarters have been for Intel Corp. need look no further than the company's revised spending plans.

Gates To Give Japanese Groups Technology

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates reaffirmed the U.S. software company's commitment to the Japanese market Friday as he kicked off a campaign here to offer some free technology help to nonprofit organizations.

PC Shipments Rise 13 Percent in 1st Quarter

Computer shipments rose at a faster-than-expected 13 percent worldwide in the first quarter, and the No. 1 PC maker, Dell Inc., lost ground to rivals, two technology research firms reported Wednesday.

Google Upgrades Corporate Search Engine

Hoping to become less dependent on Internet advertising, online search engine leader Google Inc. is introducing a tool designed to make it easier for companies and their workers to find vital information scattered across a maze of complex software applications.

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