Outlook gloomy for most IT sectors
Most companies still planning cuts
Microsoft won’t let Windows Marketplace users share apps after all
It plans to use its Live ID authentication system to prevent piracy
Microsoft cancels anti-trust hearing in Europe
Software giant claims the timing of the meeting works against it, while rivals argue it is running scared
Bell Micro adds to its line card
Company extends relationship with Teneros for its Exchange continuity appliance
Reseller awards $50,000 in extreme technology makeover contest
EPIC Information Solutions of Winnipeg helps out smaller companies with an IT overhaul
Lenovo loses in the fourth quarter, but still manages to maintain its optimistic outlook
Plus, BlackBerry Storm 2 and Intel’s next-generation Atom platform
Supercom teams with Rogers for Rocket Stick distribution
Partnership to bring added revenue streams to Supercom and to its channel partners
HP Officejet 6000 Wireless
If you’re in the market for a lower-priced, more environmentally friendly printer for your small business, this may be a better fit than a laser printer
Building a better TechSelect
Solution providers are finding there’s strength in numbers, no matter what the economy
VMware pulls trigger on vSphere cloud OS
Starting Thursday, the software is available in six different packages
Cisco settles lawsuit with Free Software Foundation
The networking giant will employ a director who will oversee open source license compliance in Linksys products
Conficker still infecting 50,000 PCs per day
Many Fortune 1000 companies are still infected, researchers say
NetApp to acquire Data Domain for $1.5 billion
The deal will extend NetApp’s reach into the growing disk-based backup market
Security issues and social computing
Plus, HP’s Q2 2009 results and trusted business advisors
HP devises Green IT Action Plan for the channel
Tools such as its Green IT Action Plan for Printing and Imaging and its Carbon Footprint Calculator help businesses see the ROI from green solutions