========================================================= -------- THE CHANNEL INSIDER -------- ========================================================= October 6, 2004
========================================================= Sponsored by Microsoft The Microsoft Partner Program has added yet another way to help your business succeed. The Microsoft Resource Directory has been redesigned to make it easier for potential customers to find your services. See how: http://eletters.czone.ziffdavis.com/zd1/cts?d=92-85-2-13-80991-7059-1 ========================================================= IN THIS ISSUE: News: Microsoft's Upgrade Mandate for SP2 Perks Ruffles Few Feathers News: PeopleSoft's Changes Don't Faze Its Partners News: Some See PeopleSoft's End Drawing Near News: Top IT Players Tout Their Tech at Vortex Opinion: Play it Again, Sam Opinion: Vendor Pursues Channel with High-Performance Database Visit The Channel Insider http://eletters.czone.ziffdavis.com/zd1/cts?d=92-85-2-13-80991-7062-1 ========================================================= News: Microsoft's Upgrade Mandate for SP2 Perks Ruffles Few Feathers Resellers see business as usual in Microsoft's refusal to fully support non-Windows XP desktop customers with updated patches. http://eletters.czone.ziffdavis.com/zd1/cts?d=92-85-2-13-80991-7065-1 ========================================================= News: PeopleSoft's Changes Don't Faze Its Partners PeopleSoft's old founder is back as CEO, and its battle with Oracle is raging on, but its partners continue to see business as usual. http://eletters.czone.ziffdavis.com/zd1/cts?d=92-85-2-13-80991-7068-1 ========================================================= News: Some See PeopleSoft's End Drawing Near Never-the-less, a PeopleSoft board member says the company would negotiate an Oracle takeover "if the price was right." At the same time, the company is defending its anti-takeover programs in court. http://eletters.czone.ziffdavis.com/zd1/cts?d=92-85-2-13-80991-7071-1 ========================================================= News: Top IT Players Tout Their Tech at Vortex Meanwhile, Cisco, Sun, Oracle and HP share their corporate visions at the annual Vortex executive conference. http://eletters.czone.ziffdavis.com/zd1/cts?d=92-85-2-13-80991-7074-1 ========================================================= Opinion: Play it Again, Sam While new Channel Insider columnist Wayne Rash thinks old technology can work just fine. After-all, if pre-owned cars can work for Lexus and Acura, why can't pre-owned PCs work for you when you're bidding on fiscally tight projects? http://eletters.czone.ziffdavis.com/zd1/cts?d=92-85-2-13-80991-7077-1 ========================================================= Opinion: Vendor Pursues Channel with High-Performance Database And our other columnist, John Moore, fins that ANTs Software is seeking alliances with VARs in select verticals--along with OEMs and ISVs--to draw customers to its real-time ANTs Data Server. http://eletters.czone.ziffdavis.com/zd1/cts?d=92-85-2-13-80991-7080-1 ========================================================= Questions or comments about the newsletter? E-mail The Channel Insider Editor Steven Vaughan-Nichols: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ========================================================= eNewsletter Information ========================================================= You are subscribed to the The Channel Insider newsletter with the e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your HTML/text preferences, change your e-mail address or subscribe to other eNewsletters from Ziff Davis Media, click here: http://eletters.czone.ziffdavis.com/zd1/cts?d=92-85-2-13-80991-7083-1 To unsubscribe, click here: http://www.pcmag.com/unsubscribe_newsletter/0,4225,,00.asp?n=72&type=u&sh=y&[EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTE: Make sure the above URL, which includes your email address, displays completely in your browser. Copyright 2004 Ziff Davis Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Media Inc., 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
