Google vs. Microsoft battle heats up at WPC 2009

July 15, 2009 Published by  SearchSystemsChannel.com Systems Channel Advisor Google vs. Microsoft battle heats up at WPC 2009 Colin Steele, Site Editor NEW ORLEANS -- Microsoft's hosted Business Productivity Online Suite hasn't exactly taken the world by storm, but the company is taking steps to boost sales and fend off competition from Google. Several sources here at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2009 said Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) adoption has not met expectations since its November launch. Since then, Google has ratcheted up the pressure on Microsoft by taking its hosted Google Apps service out of beta and, more recently, announcing its Chrome Operating System. Read the rest of this article. Managing and optimizing the Microsoft Hyper-V server In this chapter excerpt from MCTS: Windows Server Virtualization Configuration Study Guide: (Exam 70-652), you'll learn how to understand the configuration tools and techniques for Hyper-V and get an overview of System Center Virtual Machine Manager. Read this chapter excerpt. Microsoft Hyper-V R2 technology services opportunities Dave Sobel, CEO of Evolve Technologies, talks about the new opportunities for Microsoft partners to offer Hyper-V R2 technology services. Watch this video. New features in Windows Server 2008 R2 There are quite a few notable new features in Windows Server 2008 R2, such as support for 64-bit processors and the inclusion of Hyper-V R2. Read this tip.   ADVERTISEMENT   Get answers to all your channel questions on ITKnowledgeExchange.com Get answers to your vendor, managed services, product evaluation and vendor support questions today. View all the latest channel related questions and answers. Ask your IT questions today and get answers from your peers. View all channel related questions recently answered by the IT Knowledge Exchange community.   Need systems channel answers? Ask your own question or browse thousands of IT answers on IT Knowledge Exchange. ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER This e-newsletter is published by SearchSystemsChannel.com, part of the TechTarget network. TechTarget provides IT professionals with the resources they need to perform their jobs: Web sites, newsletters, forums, blogs, white papers, webcasts, events and more. Copyright 2009 TechTarget. All rights reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners. If you no longer wish to receive Systems Channel Advisor from SearchSystemsChannel.com go to unsubscribe: http://searchSystemsChannel.techtarget.com/u?track=NL-677&em=charles%40cpedley.com&uid=6486075&eid=715319& Unsubscribe requests may take up to 24 hours to process; you may receive additional mailings during that time. A confirmation e-mail will be sent when your request has been successfully processed. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. Contact Us: SearchSystemsChannel.com Member Services 117 Kendrick Street, Suite 800 Needham, MA 02494 Contact: Webmaster@techtarget.com When you access content from this newsletter, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content as described in our Privacy Policy: PRIV LINK