May 8, 2008
Sun creates its own solar system of eco partners
ZD Net
Heather Clancy takes a closer look at Sun’s new Eco Advantage partner program.
“The main elements of the program include: training: Information about how to discuss data center power and cooling issues; training on consolidation and virtualization services with a specific green twist; services: eligible business partners will be able to work with the Sun Eco Assessment Service, which is essentially a high-level evaluation of the specific consumption profile of the data center in question…modeling and ROI tools and methodologies.”
OCS 2007 R2 coming in Q4?
Network World
Alex Lewis shares a rumour he’s heard about Microsoft Office Communications Server and a possible release.
“I heard a rumor last week that Microsoft might be releasing an R2 version of OCS 2007 prior to the next planned release of OCS 2009. My guess is this is in response to the widespread call for additional voice features and ease of implementation. It might also include the more standard SIP over UDP as an option.”
Could AOL be next on Microsoft’s list?
TechCrunch
Erick Schonfeld raises the question of where Microsoft may be looking next now that the possible acquisition deal with Yahoo has fallen through.
“With Microsoft walking away from the Yahoo deal, there’s been a lot of talk about what it’s next best option would be. Going after AOL is an obvious choice. It has the ad inventory (aka pageviews) Microsoft needs, has its own collection of growing online advertising businesses, and has a very willing seller in parent Time Warner.”