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Microsoft Names 2012 Partners of the Year

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Microsoft Names 2012 Partners of the Year

Microsoft announces the top performing partners at the 2012 Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC 2012) in Toronto-- with 10 Microsoft Dynamics partners beating 294 global partner nominations. 

The Microsoft Dynamics winners are as follows: 

  • Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner of the Year: PowerObjects
  • Microsoft Dynamics Cloud Business Excellence: Zero2Ten Inc.
  • Microsoft Dynamics Marketplace Solution Excellence: ClickDimensions
  • Microsoft Dynamics ERP Partner of the Year: INFORMA Software Consulting GmbH Read more...

Not-So-Great Expectations for Intel

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Not-So-Great Expectations for Intel

Intel lowers Q3 2012 expectations after it falls short of Q2 2012 goals, noticing softer consumer spending in Europe and the US-- even if Q2 revenues grow by 5% Y-o-Y to total $13.5 billion.

This means Intel is doing like AMD in lowering outlooks as a sign of current tepid economic conditions.

The Intel PC client group sees revenues of $8.7bn (with 3% Q-o-Q growth), while the Data Center Group sees the most growth (14% Q-o-Q) and revenues reaching $2.8bn.

The earnings call also allows the company to tell how its mobile efforts are going-- CEO Read more...

European Declines in AMD Q2

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European Declines in AMD Q2

AMD's Q2 2012 shows signs of decline, with "softer-than-expected" sales in Europe and China together with a weak economy causing a -11% Q-o-Q decrease in revenues.

The company had earlier forecast 3% Q-o-Q growth for the quarter. It also expects Q2 gross margin to be "approximately in line" with earlier forecasts.

The European decline is not too surprising considering the current economic situation. Hitting AMD particularly hard is the fact it sells to the lower end of the PC market.

AMD also faces competition from the latest Intel PC and server Read more...

Intel Buys into Chipmaking Making

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Intel Buys into Chipmaking Making

In the hopes of accelerating the pace of chipmaking technology development Intel commits €3.3 billion for a 15% share into Dutch chipmaking equipment vendor ASML.

The funding will go in the further development of 450mm wafer and Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) litography-- technologies that could not only slash production costs but even help maintain the Intel mantra, Moore's Law (the prediction saying the average number of transistors per chip doubles every 18 months).

ASML is the biggest supplier of chipmaking equipment in the world. It recently Read more...

Microsoft Buys Enterprise Social Network

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Microsoft Buys Enterprise Social Network

Microsoft confirms earlier rumours by confirming the purchase of enterprise social networking services developer Yammer for $1.2 billion in cash. 

Yammer now becomes part of the Microsoft Office Division, even if employees will continue reporting to Yammer CEO David Sacks. 

The purchase is the 2nd biggest for Microsoft since the $8.5bn acquisition of Skype back in May 2011. 

Microsoft says it will "accelerate Yammer's adoption alongside complementary offerings from Microsoft SharePoint, Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics and Skype," hinting at further Read more...

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