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MSPmentor’s sister site — The VAR Guy — reveals what’s next in the IT channel. Here’s a look at the top nine headlines on The VAR Guy’s blog this week.

1. Red Hat Finds 250 Ways to Push Beyond Linux
2. Ubuntu Server Edition: Canonical’s Big Challenge
3. ADTRAN to Network VARs: Hardware Profit Margins Await You
4. The Land of Free WiFi: Huntsville, Alabama
5. Dell’s Linux Ads: Microsoft’s Nightmare Before Christmas?
6. CA World 2008: Not the Same Old Computer Associates
7. Lenovo, Synnex Launch ThinkServer Guarantee for VARs
8. Microsoft’s Small Business Server 2008: A Surprise Twist
9. Novell Attacks Red Hat with Linux Migration Offer
10. Sorry, this is a top nine list. Get to know The VAR Guy and you’ll realize he doesn’t play by the rules.

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This blog entry is a bit of a stretch, but stick with me. Novell has acquired Managed Objects, which specializes in “business service management.” The company’s software allows customers to monitor, manage and report on the availability of specific applications and IT systems.

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A few weeks ago, I started hearing rumblings about managed service platform providers embracing the virtualization market. One of the first movers in this effort is Nimsoft, which today unveiled automation tools for monitoring VMware environments. But Nimsoft won’t be alone for long. Plenty of companies are looking to convergence virtualization with managed services. Here’s a sampling of what to expect.

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Autotask made an intriguing move this week with its product branding. Solutions providers and software companies should take note. As Autotask prepared to launch an entry-level MSP solution, the company must have been tempted to call it “Autotask Lite.” In my humble opinion that would have been a mistake. Here’s why.

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