Microsoft Expects Noticeable Cloud Revenue Two Years Out
[25-FEB-10] Vendor says Windows Server and SQL Server are still main revenue drivers but security and developer tools growing.
Microsoft, Amazon Strike Cross-Licensing Deal
[23-FEB-10] Agreement includes Amazon’s Kindle and use of Linux-based servers. Joins others paying Microsoft for Linux.
PGP-BRAL
[20-FEB-10] Based in London, BRAL Limited is part of an independent firm of chartered accountants known as the Blick Rothenberg group. Clients throughout the world trust BRAL to handle their financial administration, management accounting, payroll, and other business-related tasks.
The challenge BRAL was facing was that they needed to upgrade their e-mail system. Because customers send sensitive financial and payroll information to BRAL through e-mail, they felt an encryption service was essential. Some clients even stated they would not do business with BRAL unless they had an effective encryption solution in place.
A10 Networks-Interline Brands
[15-FEB-10] Internet Brands' network runs a variety of applications and platforms, including Microsoft Active 'Directory, Exchange, and Oracle. Because of the diverse nature of its network, the company’s help desk received a large number of calls regarding lost passwords and user account management. This problem was taking up administrators’ time and lowering staff productivity. Interline Brands needed a solution that would allow users to reset passwords and permit password changes to be applied to several disparate systems.
HP, Microsoft Bet $250 Million On Cloud, Promise Sales Boost For Channel Partners
[19-JAN-10] Companies say joint venture will benefit channel partners though synchronized go-to-market plans, stronger collaboration, integration and technology development.
Microsoft Loses Appeal in Patent Infringement Case, Rushes to Modify Word Software
[25-DEC-09] U.S. Court of Appeals upholds $200 million award to i4i and affirms injunction on future sales of selected versions of Microsoft’s Word.
Dell-College of the North Atlantic
[11-DEC-09] The College of the North Atlantic is a network of 17 campuses located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Severe storms are a reality in Newfoundland and Labrador. For the College of the North Atlantic, a blizzard, flood, wind-related power outage, or other disaster could easily translate into a shutdown of the school’s primary data center. Classroom applications, distance learning programs, e-mail, and administrative applications would all be disabled as a result. The college needed to find an effective disaster recovery solution.
IBM-Onyx Pharmaceuticals
[11-DEC-09] Forecasting, budgeting, and planning are crucial to daily operations at Onyx Pharmaceuticals. The company used Microsoft Excel for some time for budgeting tasks, but eventually realized that its use as a budgeting application had been exhausted. Onyx needed to find a replacement application that was flexible, would reduce the company’s reliance on spreadsheets, and would encourage all members of the company to play a role in financial planning.
Microsoft Adds Two Business Security Offerings
[07-DEC-09] Vendor unveils new solutions for endpoint security
Microsoft’s Ballmer Says Windows 7 Unit Sales Rocketing
[20-NOV-09] Pent up demand from PC makers spurs sales.
Marshal8e6-Henrico County Public Schools
[12-OCT-09] Henrico County Public Schools oversees numerous K-12 schools, as well as a small number of technical and specialty centers in the county of Henrico, Virginia. Like every organization responsible for the education and safety of young people, Henrico County Public Schools is concerned with reducing inappropriate Web surfing, as well as security risks such as spyware and phishing.
Marshal8e6-The Container Store
[12-OCT-09] The Container Store makes it easier for people to get and stay organized. Like most companies that rely on the Internet to help conduct operations, The Container Store wanted to find a way to minimize and block spam. Management worried that employee productivity and network resources could be affected if this issue wasn’t properly addressed. Viruses and other computer attacks were also a concern. The retailer’s IT department was asked to find a solution that would minimize the impact of these attacks.
Pillar Data Systems-Plaxo
[12-OCT-09] Headquartered in California, Plaxo, Inc. helps its over five million members stay connected with family and friends. Not surprisingly, data storage is a major concern for this ever-growing company. When their initial 3-TB of data grew to over 75-TB in just a few months, the company began searching for a high performance system that could scale rapidly to meet their increasing data storage needs.
Pillar Data Systems-Skyservice Airlines
[11-OCT-09] Serving the needs of Canadian travelers, Skyservice Airlines, Inc. is the country’s leading commercial charter airline and a recognized leader in aviation services. In 2008, Skyservice made plans to expand its data center, and started to implement a VMware environment. It was at that point they discovered some problems with their current data center, including maintenance difficulties, inefficient cooling, and an ineffective disaster recovery policy. As a result, Skyservice Airlines began their search for a new storage solution that would work with their existing NetApp system.
Pillar Data Systems-Temple University Health System
[11-OCT-09] The Temple University Health System was facing three storage-related challenges. The first was that their current system was expensive to maintain and expand. There were also numerous hidden costs and high fees. They needed to find a more cost-effective solution. Second, Temple needed a storage system that would offer both immediate and archive file storage, capabilities their existing system did not possess. Finally, Temple's backup system was insufficient to meet the organization's disaster recovery requirements, which in part led to the search for a better solution.
TriActive-Newsweek
[11-OCT-09] Highly popular and extremely successful, Newsweek is one of the largest weekly news magazines in the country in terms of circulation and ad revenue, second only to Time. To produce its magazine, Newsweek relies on hundreds of desktops, laptops, and servers located at news bureaus and offices throughout the world.
The challenge the company was facing was that it had outgrown its existing systems management tools. A solution that would meet the organization’s current needs and accommodate future growth was required.
Trend Micro-Follett Corporation
[30-SEP-09] The Follett Corporation, based in Illinois, has been in business for more than a century. Currently, they generate billions in revenue each year, selling a variety of educational products to universities, libraries, and schools.
The challenge the company was facing was that their existing security software was consuming an excessive amount of the wide area network’s total bandwidth. This led to a difficulty in processing credit card transactions – many were not going through.
Trend Micro-Lakeridge Health
[30-SEP-09] Lakeridge Health relies on critical IT infrastructure spanning its 25 hospitals, clinics, and administrative sites to support its operations. Unfortunately, the organization began experiencing an escalation in Web threats, including Web-based phishing, data-stealing malware, and spam e-mails containing links to these threats. As these Web threats increased, so did the number of complaints about spyware and other infections. As a result, Lakeridge Health began searching for effective security solutions.
Zeus Technology-GreatSchools
[30-SEP-09] GreatSchools was founded by a former teacher in 1998. An independent non-profit organization, GreatSchools helps parents choose the best schools for their children and encourages them to get more involved in their children’s education.
As traffic to the organization's site continued to grow, GreatSchools had to deal with rising bandwidth costs. They began searching for a way to better handle their bandwidth usage, but wanted a solution that would run on top of their current operating system and wouldn’t require additional hardware, rack space, or power.
TriActive-Chateau Retirement Communities
[30-SEP-09] Serving the Puget Sound region of Washington for over 20 years, Chateau Retirement Communities prides itself on providing individuals with superior services and amenities.
Chateau Retirement Communities consists of several locations, and each site has its own infrastructure, hardware, and software. There are over 100 users on staff, but just one IT professional. The IT challenges confronting Chateau were numerous. Because there was no central help desk, complaints were communicated through voicemail, e-mail, walk-ups, and instant messaging.
