2008 VARBusiness Tech Innovators Award Winners
R&D throughout the industry has led to significant steps in innovation this year, and VARBusiness presented awards to the most innovative of these offerings from several different sectors.

Microsoft: Morro Won't Rival Symantec, McAfee
Microsoft's says its free security download, Morro, only offers antimalware protection for users' PCs. But the news triggered falling shares for both Symantec and McAfee.

CA Unveils Channel-Exclusive SaaS Offering
On-demand applications for backup and disaster recovery, project and portfolio management highlight CA World 2008 in Las Vegas.

Solution Providers Pick What's Hot For 2009
Despite economic pressures, solution providers have plans to emphasize certain vendors and technologies they think will be winners in 2009. Here's what they selected.

Microsoft Readies Dynamics NAV 2009 Apps For Midmarket
Solution providers cite new 'role-tailored' capabilities as a key selling point for the new ERP software.

IBM Expands Virtualization Push With Transitive Acquisition
Transitive technology lets businesses run x86-based Linux apps on multiple platforms.

7 Scenes From ScanSource's 'Impact Now'
At the Orlando, Fla., event, VARs and vendors attended sessions on leadership and customer loyalty while meeting IndyCar Series racing sensation Danica Patrick and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Review: StarOffice 9 Merits Serious Consideration

StarOffice 9's final release is the strongest alternative to Microsoft Office Professional yet.

It Ain't Heavy, It's A Brother

For a variety of reasons, multifunction printers (MFPs) are continuing to see nice strength in the market as system and IT consolidation continue unabated. All-in-ones, as they are also known, offer small and midsize offices the features of multiple devices, but with a relatively smaller footprint and price. They can let SMBs attain the same consolidation benefits, in many cases, as larger enterprises if on a smaller scale.

When Patch-work Counts

Software updates, or "patches," have become such a crucial component of network security, that a day of the week has been dedicated to them: "Patch Tuesday" is when Microsoft Corp. releases regular updates for its software.

Intuit Goes SaaS With QuickBooks

Intuit Inc.'s QuickBase, a Web-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) suite, is in a market competing with better-known CRM providers like Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash., and Salesforce.com Inc., San Francisco. But the Scotts Valley, Calif.-based software vendor may not have been as aggressive in pitching its offering—inasmuch as Intuit's more traditional personal and business finance applications continue to be its much better-known flagships.

The Switch Is On--Gigabit, That Is

Gigabit Ethernet is the current norm. So, there is no shortage of all things Gigabit: switches, hubs, adapters, etc. It can be arduous to wade through all the varying Gigabit hardware offerings. Product purchase choices are contingent on a number of factors. Yet, as of late, another consideration has been influencing IT purchase decisions—energy efficiency. This makes product decisions even more daunting, because many vendors have been quick to tout their products as "energy efficient."

Bake-off: Notebook Hard Drives

As is usually the case with technology, things start out big and then keep getting smaller as time advances. The same holds true for the computer industry, where laptops are rapidly approaching the point of being able to replace the standard desktop workhorse. Overall improvements in hard drive development can be credited, in part, for this progress.

Yahoo And T-Mobile Bring Web2Go To Mobile Phones

T-Mobile and Yahoo partnered up to bring Web2Go, a mobile search engine, to subscribers' mobile devices.

Zune: Playing For Keeps

As of today, Zune subscribers can add 10 new tracks every month to their permanent collections.

CDW Survey Predicts Areas of IT Growth For 2009

CDW eyeballed two verticals -- health care and energy -- and three technologies as having the biggest growth potential in the new year.

Majesco's Mama Defends Herself Against PETA

Is PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) barking up the wrong tree in its criticism of Majesco's Cooking Mama video game?

Google's Lively Ends Life

After a four and a half month run, Google has decided to end the livelihood of its Second Life clone Lively.

Prosecutor: Cyber Bully Mom 'Preyed' On Megan Meier

The trial for cyber bully mom Lori Drew began Wednesday in a California court.

We've just rolled out a major upgrade to our Real Time Pricing and Availability tool. Built by our partners at VARStreet, the application queries major distributors, as well as more than two dozen web retailers, to provide quick access to...

Microsoft's free security download, Morro, only offers antimalware protection for users' PCs. But the announcement was enough to trigger falling shares for both Symantec and McAfee.

Google and Life Magazine have struck a partnership through which Google will host millions of Life photographs as part of its image search function.

Forget all the bad news dragging down the IT market. Here's why HP, the world's largest IT products and services company, is beating the competition and outperforming the market.

With the BlackBerry Storm, RIM's first touch-screen smartphone, hitting stores Nov. 21, there are sure to be comparisons between the Storm and the Apple iPhone. Here are five reasons the Storm is the better device.

How does the BlackBerry Storm, RIM's first ever touch-screen smart phone, stack up against its touch-screen rivals the T-Mobile G1 and the Apple iPhone 3G? Here, we pit the devices head-to-head-to-head in 14 different categories to determine the true touch-screen titan.

R&D throughout the industry has led to significant steps in innovation this year, and VARBusiness presented awards to the most innovative of these offerings from several different sectors.

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