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Windows Security for $1 Per Month
A dollar. One buck. One hundred cents. No matter how you say it, $1 doesn’t buy much these days. But apparently it can buy you security software for your Windows PC.
More >The Most Difficult Software Job in America
Susan Heystee likely has the toughest job in the software business. Novell has named her to oversee the company’s relationship with Microsoft.
More >Meet Oracle, For the Second Time
Oracle is a channel-friendly company. No matter how many times he reads that first sentence, it’s still hard for The VAR Guy to believe. But it seems to be true.
More >Vista Arrives But Apple Thrives
Microsoft will officially launch Windows Vista and Office 2007 November 30 in New York.
More >CA Employees Air Their Complaints
The VAR Guy opened this morning’s newspaper and read about the latest controversy at CA Inc. Apparently, employees are upset about CA purchasing a helicopter (list price: $12 million) even as employees are forced to pay more for health care and child care services.
More >Lenovo’s Next Move
The VAR Guy has been watching Lenovo — maker of ThinkPad laptops — and scratching his head in confusion. While HP has successfully targeted small and midsize businesses, Lenovo has remained focused almost exclusively on large enterprises and corporate executives.
More >Building An Open Source Server Stack
Selling Linux-based servers is old news. The VAR Guy is telling solutions providers to move up the software stack. It’s time to focus on LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) and other related open-source applications.
More >Websense Has 100 Reasons to Celebrate
The VAR Guy was walking through Websense’s halls earlier this week at 8:30 a.m. Despite the early hour, the place was already buzzing with employee activity.
More >Intel Lines Up Behind Linux Suite
Intel is making a big Web 2.0 push that has caught The VAR Guy’s attention. The initiative includes a new Internet suite comprising software from Six Apart, Socialtext, NewsGator, SimpleFeed and SpikeSource.
More >Yes, Another Linux Alternative
While most eyes focus on the Microsoft-Novell Linux deal, The VAR Guy is keeping close tabs on another Linux provider that is quietly gaining momentum: Collax Inc.
More >Microsoft, Novell: The Hidden Agenda
Ray Noorda is spinning in his grave. The former Chairman and CEO of Novell would be shocked to see his former company partnering with bitter rival Microsoft. But that’s exactly what happened today. Under terms of a new partnership, the duo is working to make Windows and Linux work better side-by-side in the enterprise.
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