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Installed just fine.  I install Exchange updates all by themselves after all other updates are installed.  Ensure you shut off the SBS manager.  But a note to Microsoft: If you want to encourage us to install the new stuff, you might want to make the new stuff patch as well as the old stuff.

The professional IT organization ASCII Group will use the IT Success Summit forum in Austin Sept. 18–19 to make the announcement.

Live events and streamable Web content “provide guidance and acumen for VARs.”

Thrive in a competitive storage market by putting SMB needs first. These simple tips will help ensure VARs deliver successful solutions.

Thrive in a competitive storage market by putting SMB needs first. These simple tips will help ensure VARs deliver successful solutions.

Vembu’s SyncBlaze is a white-label file-sharing, synchronization, and collaboration tool for SMBs available exclusively via the MSP channel.

When it comes to screen real-estate bigger is always better... right? LG thinks so, and it's got a new 21:9 ultra-widescreen monitor to prove it.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced he'll be stepping down next year, relinquishing control of Microsoft to an unnamed successor after 13 years in the position.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced he'll be stepping down next year, relinquishing control of Microsoft to an unnamed successor after 13 years in the position.

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft since 2000, has announced that he'll be stepping down in the next year. A search committee has been formed. Microsoft's stock soared 7.5% on the news. Where Bill Gates was generally loved and had a Teflon coating when it came to criticism, Ballmer has more of a Velcro coating. Folks outside Microsoft…

While lots of VARs are transitioning to managed services, others are taking a wait and see approach. And CompTIA says that’s not a good move.

Nomad Technology Group has embarked on an aggressive acquisition strategy to grow into a national company with a local, multipronged focus. Would this work for you?

Public cloud storage solutions have found their way into small businesses, but not all are created equal. Here’s a roundup of the standouts.

Public cloud storage solutions have found their way into small businesses, but not all are created equal. Here’s a roundup of the standouts.

There are a handful of things we do that truly define our business and separate us from other IT providers. One is our monthly maintenance process. Another is our Quarterly Roadmap Meetings. Roadmap meetings actually…

NCM adds end-of-sale, end-of-life device management and global device connection profiles.

At CompTIA ChannelCon, SaaSMax Marketplace CEO Dina Moskowitz touts the lead generation, sales earnings, and vendor partnership potential of her company’s platform for VARs in the channel.

Starting 9/1 you can now do so.  Also keep in mind that you don't have to sell 5 of the same thing.  You can sell one of the thing you want and four more of the cheapest thing on the price list. http://blogs.technet.com/b/uspartner_ts2team/archive/2013/08/22/office-365-open-expanded-lineup-faq.aspx…

Corsair, a designer of high-performance components for the PC hardware market, announced the release of the Force Series LS SSD line.  Available in 240GB, 120GB, and 60GB capacities, Force Series LS SSDs provide consumers “a cost-effective way to upgrade their notebook or desktop PCs to faster, more reliable solid-state storage.”…

Aruba Networks, Inc., a provider of network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, announced the addition of seven new financial services apps to the Aruba WorkSpace Partner Program.  The addition of these apps, according to Aruba, “illustrates its growing presence in the financial services market and expands the WorkSpace App Ecosystem, which helps financial services firms more…