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Managed Services:
Is It Too Late?
Solution providers that have failed to embrace the managed services model now face greater obstacles if they decide to offer managed services, as competition heats up.

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credit & finance

Channel Credit Card Rewards Programs Give the People What They Want
Getting points for credit card purchases aren't just for consumers. Many vendors are offering rewards programs to partners as a means to reward their sales and fulfillment efforts.

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& Finance Resource Center

microsoft

Shattered Glass: What's the Deal with Vista, Windows 7?
Windows Vista is likely the most beleaguered operating system and software packages ever created. Microsoft continues to offer support for their creation, while beginning to push its much-desired replacement— Windows 7. Channel Insider takes a deep look at Windows Vista and Windows 7, their history and potential future.

research

Survey: MSP Market Expected to Get Crowded in 2009
CompTIA’s annual managed services best practices survey reveals optimism among MSPs that business and competition will increase in next 12 months.

security

Zyxel Melds 3G, WiFi to Create a Wireless Security Appliance
ZyXEL shows that the sum is worth more than the parts when you add wireless broadband to wireless LAN and sprinkle in a bit of security with ZyWALL 2WG Secure Wi-Fi Firewall/VPN Router.

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Security Forecast 2009
Symantec channel chief Randy Cochran talks about the security and storage opportunities that solution providers should expect to see despite the challenging economic times we live in today.

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    Green Leadership: Tech Vendors Leading the Eco-Friendly Charge

    Oil prices may be plummeting, but it won’t last forever. If the energy shock in recent years has taught us anything it’s that conservation is good for both the environment and business. These tech vendors are leading the charge in making the earth greener and more efficient.
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    Do Users Really Love Laptops?
    Survey Says Maybe Not

    More than one-fifth of all laptop computers will break down over the course of their life, and other limitations frustrate their users. From this list of user complaints come laptop opportunities.

    Solution Providers: Professionals or Tradesmen?

    Securing the future of the solution provider channel will require taking cues from the medical and law professions.

    Adder Proves KVM Still has Relevance

    The next-generation KVM that doubles as a remote support appliance by incorporating TCP/IP, HTTP Server, and VNC support into a single unit that can support as many as 16 servers locally or over the Web.

    9 Steps to Better Business Automation

    Professional services automation was designed to help businesses run better by automating task and process tracking. Solution providers have used PSA to help their clients, but haven't done well in using it themselves. These best practices will keep PSA from becoming another piece of expensive shelfware.

    Tech Stocks Hemorrhaged Value in 2008

    Microsoft, Cisco, VMware and other publicly traded technology stocks weren't immune to the troubled economy. More than one-third of publicly traded technology vendor and solution providers saw their stock values tumble more than 51 percent in 2008.

    Coming Soon: Managed Services for iPhones

    Kaseya is developing remote management tools to give solution providers the ability to remotely configure and manage Apple iPhones, Microsoft Mobile and Symbian devices.

    DataCore Delivers High-Availability SANs for SMBs

    As smaller companies look for ways to avoid expensive storage equipment, DataCore's new SANMelody extends the life and utility of existing storage infrastructure.

    Managed Services Success Still a Big Challenge

    Experienced MSPs say adopting the managed services model requires major cultural adjustments that trip up a many solution providers.

     

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