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Hifn Expands Channel 100 Partner Program, Adds Dallas Digital Services

5/28/2008

Storage and networking solution provider Hifn welcomed Dallas Digital Services (DDS) last week to its Channel 100 Partner Program. DDS is a value-added storage reseller, providing enterprise-level, mission-critical storage solutions to customers in manufacturing, telecommunications, government, and education, among others. Read More

IPLogic Makes Short List Of U.S. Companies Recognized As NetApp Authorized Professional Service Partners

5/28/2008

Data center specialists IPLogic announced Tuesday they have become the newest member of NetApp's Authorized Professional Partner Program (APSP). It is the highest level of Storage System Design and Implementation authorization offered by the data management solutions company. Read More

Georgia State Pilots Incident Response System

5/27/2008

Georgia State University in Atlanta is piloting a new incident response system from Risk Mitigation Systems. FIRSTResponder provides planning and two-way voice, text, and e-mail communications response. Read More

Microsoft Rolls Exchange Labs into Live@edu

5/27/2008

Microsoft's Live@edu, a suite of online tools focused specifically toward education, has now been expanded to include Exchange Labs, which is similar to a hosted Exchange service but with prototype features that are not yet available to the general public. Microsoft told us the move provides new opportunities for channel partners providing services around Live@edu. Read More

Van Dyke Public Schools Deploys NetOp Software for Master Control in Classroom

5/27/2008

After two years of working with NetOp School, the Van Dyke Public School System in Michigan has gone public with details about its installation of the software, which lets teachers control and interact with classroom computers. Read More

Microsoft Dynamics Helps Education Consulting Firm Prepare for Growth

5/23/2008

In an announcement Tuesday, Microsoft said Pacific Northwest Publishing and its affiliate, Safe & Civil Schools, have chosen Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 and Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 to integrate their accounting, customer service, marketing, and scheduling capabilities. Read More

Microsoft To Adopt ODF, Take Role in Format Development

5/23/2008

Microsoft Wednesday posted plans for expanding file format support in the next major revision of Office 2007. The move follows charges from the ODF Alliance and the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) that Microsoft has been stifling options for users by favoring its own OOXML format. Read More

Office Live Workspace Beta Released Internationally

5/23/2008

Microsoft this week released an international beta of its Office Live Workspace (OLW) suite of productivity tools. The company also quietly launched an Office Live Update last week that takes on performance issues and brings in some additional functionality when working with Office 2007, XP, and 2003. Read More

Windsor Lands Multi-District ERP Contracts

5/23/2008

Windsor Management, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, has landed contracts with several school districts, including districts in Arizona, Illinois, and Colorado, to deploy its Infinite Visions ERP software. Read More

Collaboration and Education Expand SAP Business Process Expert Community

5/22/2008

SAP announced new incentives for their Business Process Expert community at SAPPHIRE 2008 in Berlin, Germany. Read More