April 5, 2010
Microsoft Rides the Software Wave With OCS 14
Network World
Irwin Lazar shares some things to think about when looking to implement the next generation of Microsoft’s OCS solution.
“IT architects should evaluate OCS 14 as part of your on-going UC planning, look at opportunities to deploy software-only solutions to reduce costs, and make sure that you coordinate desktop software plans with other efforts around desktop virtualization.”
Botnets: How VARs Can Protect Customers
Network World
TJ Alldridge shares tips on how partners can keep their customers safe from botnet threats.
“Here are a few suggestions: make sure your security software is up to date, apply patches to Web browsers, OS’s and applications that use the Web, don’t click on links that are unfamiliar, don’t click links in e-mails. Instead type the destination in your browser.”
Yep, Chrome OS Is Getting Deep Flash Integration Too
TechCrunch
<p MG Siegler writes about a partnership between Adobe and Google and how this will affect future releases of Google Chrome.
“Adobe and Google announced a partnership that integrates Flash right into future builds of Chrome. At a time when Flash is under fire from both Apple and HTML5 advocates, this is a huge win for the technology. Here’s why this is significant: when Chrome OS-based netbooks launch later this year they will not only compete with Windows-based netbooks, they will also compete with the iPad. The iPad, of course, will not run Flash. This could be a major differentiating factor when people are deciding which machine to buy this holiday season.”
