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Frank J. Ohlhorst is the Executive Technology Editor for eWeek Channel Insider and brings with him over 20 years of experience in the Information Technology field.
He began his career as a network administrator and applications program in the private sector for two years before joining a computer consulting firm as a programmer analyst. In 1988 Frank founded a computer consulting company, which specialized in network design, implementation, and support, along with custom accounting applications developed in a variety of programming languages.
In 1991, Frank took a position with the United States Department of Energy as a Network Manager for multiple DOE Area Offices with locations at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPL), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), FermiLAB and the Ames Area Office (AMESAO). Frank’s duties included managing the site networks, associated staff and the inter-network links between the area offices. He also served at the Computer Security Officer (CSO) for multiple DOE sites.
Frank joined CMP Technology’s Channel group in 1999 as a Technical Editor assigned to the CRN Test Center, within a year, Frank became the Senior Technical Editor, and was responsible for designing product testing methodologies, assigning product reviews, roundups and bakeoffs to the CRN Test Center staff.
In 2003, Frank was named Technology Editor of CRN. In that capacity, he ensured that CRN maintained a clearer focus on technology and increased the integration of the Test Center’s review content into both CRN’s print and web properties. He also contributed to Netseminar’s, hosted sessions at CMP’s Xchange Channel trade shows and helped to develop new methods of content delivery, Such as CRN-TV.
In September of 2004, Frank became the Director of the CRN Test Center and was charged with increasing the Test Center’s contributions to CMP’s Channel Web online presence and CMP’s latest monthly publication, Digital Connect, a magazine geared towards the home integrator. He also continued to contribute to CMP’s Netseminar series, Xchange events, industry conferences and CRN-TV.
In January of 2007, CMP Launched CRNtech, a monthly publication focused on technology for the channel, with a mailed audience of 70,000 qualified readers. Frank was instrumental in the development and design of CRNTech and was the editorial director of the publication as well as its primary contributor. He also maintained the edit calendar, and hosted quarterly CRNTech Live events.
In June 2007, Frank was named Senior Technology Analyst and became responsible for the technical focus and edit calendars of all the Channel Group’s publications, including CRN, CRNTech, and VARBusiness, along with the Channel Group’s specialized publications Solutions Inc., Government VAR, TechBuilder and various custom publications.
Frank joined Ziff Davis Enterprise in September of 2007 and focuses on creating editorial content geared towards the purveyors of Information Technology products and services. Frank writes comparative reviews, channel analysis pieces and participates in many of Ziff Davis Enterprise’s tradeshows and webinars.
He has received several awards for his writing and editing, including back to back best review of the year awards, and a president’s award for CRN-TV. Frank speaks at many industry conferences, is a contributor to several IT Books, holds several records for online hits and has several industry certifications, including Novell’s CNE, Microsoft’s MCP.
Frank can be reached at
frank.ohlhorst@ziffdavisenterprise.com
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2009-05-08 Windows 7: Say Goodbye to XP Downgrades
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2009-05-06 Intel`s Nehalem, Windows 7 are a Winning Combination
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2009-05-06 SuperMicro Unleashes a Workhorse Dual Xeon Nehalem Workstation
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2009-05-05 Panasonic ToughBook CF-30 Is One Tough, Fast Rugged Notebook
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2009-05-01 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Takes a Back Seat to Windows 7 RC1
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2009-04-30 HP EliteBook 2530p Notebook Has Enterprise Written All over It
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2009-04-30 Is Microsoft Windows 7 the Obama of the OS World?
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2009-04-29 Cablevision's 101M-bps Broadband a Boon to Hosted Services
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2009-04-29 Simple Fix for Adobe Reader's Latest JavaScript Vulnerability
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2009-04-28 Are the New ProBooks from HP the Death Knell for Netbooks?
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2009-04-28 NComputing`s X Series Combines Low Cost with Virtualized Thin Client Computing
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2009-04-27 Teradici Thin-Client Technology Enhances DLP Security with Low-Cost PC over IP Solution
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2009-04-22 AMD Launches 3.2GHz Version of Phenom II CPU
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2009-04-22 Prostor Systems Brings Inexpensive, Removable Archival Storage to the Data Center
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2009-04-21 SEH Takes Print Load Off Windows Servers
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2009-04-20 Shipping Version of Presto Linux Makes Netbook Users Long for the Beta
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2009-04-20 Windows 7 Starter Edition: Right or Wrong Choice for Microsoft's Netbook Play?
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2009-04-17 Sendside Reinvents Business Communications to Foil Spam, Reduce Carbon Emissions
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2009-04-16 Fujitsu's N7010 Desktop Replacement Offers 16-Inch LCD, 4-Inch Touch-screen
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2009-04-16 DLP: Plugging Costly Data Leaks Creates Big Opportunities
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2009-04-16 General Dynamics Itronix GD8000 Is One Battle-Ready Notebook
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2009-04-15 Fujitsu LifeBook T2020 Set New Standard for Tablet PCs
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2009-04-14 ViewSonic VT2230 Melds 1080p HDTV and PC Display
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2009-04-10 Conficker, Cut Cables Show Digital World's Fragility
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2009-04-09 Conficker Followed up by Scareware-Powered Spam
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2009-04-03 Can Novell's SLED 11 Power Enterprise Netbooks?
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2009-04-02 New Windows Mobile Bound to Make Apple Notice
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2009-04-02 Sony Flips Its Wig with High-Priced Camcorder
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2009-04-02 Atom + Android Doesn't Equal Netbook Success
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2009-04-02 Review: Presto Instant-On Revives Old PCs
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2009-03-31 Dell`s PC Pricing Conundrum
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2009-03-30 Intel`s Xeon 5500 Greens Servers and Conquers Virtual Worlds
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2009-03-30 Stopping Conficker: The Tools You`ll Need
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2009-03-29 Comparative Analysis: VOIP PBX for Small Business
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2009-03-29 Xerox's Phaser 6128MFP: Just What the Workgroup Ordered
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2009-03-27 Extending Power Savings Beyond ‘Earth Hour`
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2009-03-25 Replacing Desktop PCs with Zero-Client Solutions
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2009-03-20 Microsoft Passes Buck on Internet Explorer Error
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2009-03-19 Internet Explorer 8 Does Well, but Not Well Enough
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2009-03-19 Samsung NC20 Says Forget the Dell Adamo
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2009-03-18 Google Chrome 2.0, Windows 7 Not a Fast Combo
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2009-03-17 Motion Computing`s Tablet: A Superior Choice
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2009-03-17 Selecting the Right MFPs for SMBs
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2009-03-16 Channel Insider's St. Patrick's Day Green PC
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2009-03-13 GoToAssist vs. LogMeIn: Battle for Remote Management
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2009-03-10 Ultralights, MacBook Air and Netbooks, Oh My
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2009-03-04 Tuning In Free Videoconferencing
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2009-03-04 How eBay Is Alienating Selling Allies
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2009-02-26 eGnyte Makes the Global Storage Cloud Local
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2009-02-25 Finjan Provides Vital Management in Security Appliances
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2009-02-25 WeRecoverData.com Does Heavy Lifting for e-Discovery
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2009-02-20 The Toshiba Portege R600: Executive Jewelry?
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2009-02-16 Netgear Tackles SMB Security with ProSecure Appliances
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2009-02-13 Cisco, Trend Micro Partner to Tackle SOHO Market
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2009-02-11 Break the WebEx Habit with RHUB's TurboMeeting Conference Appliance
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2009-02-10 Websense Web Security Gateway Offers Security via SAAS
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2009-02-06 How to Fix PC Performance Issues with Software Utilities
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2009-02-04 Automation Software Reduces Operational Costs
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2009-02-03 SAAS or On-Premise E-mail: Which is Best?
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2009-02-02 FileMaker Resuscitates Database Market with Pro 10
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2009-01-28 Breach Security Tightens Up Web Security
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2009-01-28 7 Best iPhone Apps for Pros
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2009-01-27 Registry Cleaner Leaves Streaks in Windows
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2009-01-27 Expanding Your Tech Value Horizons
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2009-01-26 Turning the iPhone, iPod Touch into Support Tools
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2009-01-23 SonicWALL Brings High-Performance UTM to the SMB Market
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2009-01-19 Tangent Delivers Solid E-mail Archiving for Compliance
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2009-01-15 Network Depot Delivers Instant MSP Kit
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2009-01-15 7 Tune-Up Tricks to Improve PC Performance
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2009-01-13 Bomgar Offers an Appliance for All Remote Support Needs
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2009-01-12 Touching Customer`s Desktops with LogMeIn Rescue
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2009-01-12 Is TwinHead's Durabook Pro Tough Enough?
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2009-01-09 ASUS`s Eee Box Brings Atom to the Desktop
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2009-01-08 IPEVO TR-10 Makes Phone Conferencing Portable
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2009-01-08 AMD Guns for Intel`s Nehalem with the Phenom II
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2009-01-07 SpiceWorks Simplifies Network Management for Free
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2009-01-06 AMD Poised to Lose Another Race with Intel
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2009-01-05 Adder Proves KVM Still Has Relevance
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2009-01-02 Zyxel Melds 3G, Wi-Fi to Create a Wireless Security Appliance
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2008-12-30 Does Microsoft Have a Chance with Windows 7?
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2008-12-30 Tanberg's RDX Breathes Life into Backup Hardware Market
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2008-12-30 Windows Vista's Prematurely Reported Death
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2008-12-28 Turning Dane-Elec's Zpen into a Digital Ink Powerhouse
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2008-12-23 Lenovo Cranks Up the Green with M58p PC
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2008-12-22 Server Wars: AMD`s Opteron VS. Intel`s Xeon
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2008-12-17 Microsoft IE Patch Opens New Opportunities
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2008-12-17 Critical Links' EdgeBox Creates Ample Opportunities for Solution Providers
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2008-12-16 Channel Insider`s 10 Best Products of the Year
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2008-12-16 Fujitsu Takes the Slate Route with the New ST6012 Slate Computer.
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2008-12-15 Weather Direct Brings Hyper Local Forecasts to Businesses
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2008-12-11 Tech Recipes: How to Build a Super Hot, High-Performance Workstation
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2008-12-11 QNAP Combines NAS with IP Video to Create an Instant Video Surveillance System
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2008-12-10 Array Networks Wants Citrix's GoToMyPC Off the Desktop
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2008-12-09 Adtran Enlists VADs to Attack SMB Market
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2008-12-08 Can AMD Entertain System Builders with the Maui HTPC?
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2008-12-04 Symantec Has a Hit in Backup Exec System Recovery 8.5
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2008-12-01 Toshiba`s Latest Tecra Turns Compromise into an Art Form
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2008-11-26 Managing Paper Chaos with a Xerox Travel Scanner
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2008-11-24 SpectorSoft Spector 360 6.2 Offers New Features to Monitor Employee Internet Use
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2008-11-19 Netvanta Switch Line Goes Green with Energy Saving Features
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2008-11-18 HTC Touch Pro Sprints into Mobile Smartphone Market
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2008-11-13 Can AMD Shanghi Intel Nehalem Users?
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2008-11-13 Buffalo Technology Offers Easy-to-Expand iSCSI to the Channel
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2008-11-13 SIMTone Puts the Silver Lining on Cloud Computing
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2008-11-11 Fortinet Pushes UTM Performance with FortiGate 620B
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2008-11-06 HoundDog Helps Solution Providers Bark up the Right Tree
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2008-11-05 Iomega StorCenter ix2 Offers Ample Storage for Negligible Price
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2008-11-05 Intel`s Core i7 CPU Cranks Up Performance
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2008-10-31 VIZIO Offers a Different Path to Digital Signage.
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2008-10-30 HP Blends Performance, Aesthetics in Winning Workstation Formula
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2008-10-28 Netgear Increases Wi-Fi and Internet Security with the Latest Prosafe Firewall
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2008-10-28 Supermicro Does Super Job with Super Server
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2008-10-17 SonicWall Brings Next Generation Unified Threat Management to the SMB Market.
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2008-10-15 Unison Brings Harmony to Unified Communications
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2008-10-13 Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect Challenges Citrixs XenApp on Desktop Virtualization
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2008-10-08 Adtran, Netgear Clash over New Enterprise Switches
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2008-10-06 D-Link Refreshes Xtreme N Line with DIR-825 Wireless Router
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2008-10-01 KeyScan Melds Keyboard and Color Scanner into a New Peripheral
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2008-10-01 Sunbelt Software's CWSandbox Lets VARs Test IT Security
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2008-09-30 Intuit Turns to Online Features to Keep QuickBooks on the Desktop
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2008-09-29 SolarWinds Redefines Network Configuration Management
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2008-09-25 Avocent Delivers New Kilowatt-Killing Technology
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2008-09-24 Toshiba Adds 128 GB of SSD Storage to the Portege Product Line
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2008-09-23 The Eee PC from Asus offers Atom Power.
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2008-09-23 Expressgate: The Fastest Boot in the West!
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2008-09-16 Lenovo's Giant Notebook Aims to Seize the Desktop
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2008-09-15 Can MSI Blow Away the Atom Competition with the Wind Notebook?
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2008-09-10 SMC's Instant Hot Spot Melds Wired, Wireless Worlds
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2008-09-09 PlumChoice Helps MSPs Service PCs Without Getting Their Hands Dirty
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2008-09-08 Zyxel ZyWall USG100 Brings Unified Threat Management
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2008-09-05 Asus Offers What May Be the Perfect Motherboard for the Intel Crowd
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2008-09-04 Open-E Data Storage Server Paves the Road to Scalable IP Storage
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2008-09-02 Free Embotics V-Scout Tool Helps Consultants Tame VMware Environments
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2008-09-02 Fujitsu LifeBook S6520 a Solid Choice in Thin and Light Notebook Category
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2008-08-22 Reimage Works Like Magic to Solve Problems with XP
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2008-08-22 How to Build a Green Instant-On PC
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2008-08-07 Talking to Yourself Productively with Dragon Naturally Speaking
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2008-08-06 Creative Labs: Skip the Flight, Be There inPerson
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2008-08-05 Samsung Shows Off Nice Pair of Big Screens
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2008-08-05 Digital TV on PCs: It's Not as Easy as You Think
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2008-08-04 New Applications for 2.0 World
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2008-08-01 Network Diagnostics That Work
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2008-07-31 DocuSign Melds Process, Paper, Technology into Management Solution
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2008-07-28 Skating on Solid ICE Desktop Virtualization
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2008-07-24 Trend Micro Makes Play for Symantec Partners
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2008-07-22 Fujitsu's Convertible Drops the Top on Intel's Montevina
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2008-07-15 Lenovo: Out of the Gate with Intel's Centrino 2
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2008-07-11 Build an Affordable Virtualization Server for Thin-Client Computing
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2008-07-03 AMD Delivers Performance, Value with Phenom 9350e
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2008-07-01 Servoy Blurs Line Between Web Apps, Desktop Apps
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2008-06-30 6 Freeware Tools You Need To Know About
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2008-06-26 No Guarantee of Success for Microsoft's Hyper-V Virtualization
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2008-06-20 A PC Tune-Up to Improve Vista Performance
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2008-06-13 IP-Based Video Surveillance Gets Easier
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2008-06-13 Channel Insider Labs Walkthrough: D-Link IP Video Surveillance
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2008-06-11 Toshiba Notebook Shows a Melding of Markets
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2008-06-09 Netgear's FVS336G Shows There's Still Some Life Left in Selling Firewalls
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2008-06-06 Want to Make VOIP Portable? Plantronics Says Stick It in Your Ear!
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2008-06-04 Channel Labs Walkthrough: Fujitsu Lifebook U810
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2008-06-04 Is Fujitsu's Miniscule PC a Big PDA or a Small Tablet?
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2008-06-03 Symantec Brings SAAS to Storage with Hosted Backup
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2008-05-26 Can System Builders Turn to Ubuntu?
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2008-05-20 Reaching the Top
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2008-05-19 AMD Is on a Phenom roll
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2008-05-14 Can E-Discovery Boost Solution Providers` Bottom Line?
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2008-05-07 A New Way to Point.
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2008-05-01 A Real Tablet for Real Tablet Users
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2008-04-30 So You Want to Be an MSP?
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2008-04-30 Can Toshiba Tip the Tables in Favor of Tablets?
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2008-04-29 REV 120GB Drive from Iomega Is a Jack of all Trades, Master of One
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2008-04-22 Is Web 2.0 the Future for the Enterprise?
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2008-04-22 Lenovo Greens Up the Desktop with ThinkCentre M57p
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2008-04-21 Missed Opportunities
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2008-04-18 On the Hunt for Green
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2008-04-11 Gartner Analysts Predict Doom and Gloom for Microsoft Windows
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2008-04-08 Is Microsoft Finally Taking Security Seriously?
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2008-04-04 Gaviri Brings Indiana Jones to the Desktop
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2008-04-04 eWEEK Channel Labs Walk-through: Gaviri Universal SearchOS
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2008-04-01 Lenovo Brings Perfection to Ultraportable Market
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2008-03-28 eWEEK Channel Labs Walk-through: Fujitsu Lifebook A6120
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2008-03-27 Fujitsu Lifebook A Series Notebooks Combat the Pepsi Syndrome
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2008-03-25 SonicWall Looks to Protect the Enterprise with the NSA 3500
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2008-03-14 eWEEK Channel Labs Walk-through: Fujitsu LifeBook E Series
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2008-03-14 Fujitsu Aims the LifeBook E Series at the Desktop
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2008-03-14 How to Build a Green PC This St. Patrick`s Day
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2008-03-04 Ingram Micro Brings House-Brand Monitor to System Builders
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2008-03-03 Is Microsoft Missing the Point of the Channel?
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2008-02-29 Lenovo`s SUSE Linux Play – Take Two
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2008-02-28 How Will Google`s Sites Service Impact Microsoft?
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2008-02-26 What Does the Upgrade Landscape Look Like for Windows Server 2008
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2008-02-22 Microsoft`s Pie in the Sky Play with SkyDrive
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2008-02-22 An Alarming Solution to Office Security
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2008-02-22 Bigger Is Better with NEC`s Huge Monitor
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2008-02-21 Viewsonic Looks to Capitalize Desktop Space
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2008-02-19 Vista SP1 Arrives, Thrives, Excites then Disappoints
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2008-02-14 Lenovo Launches Linux Laptop and Leaves Lots of Questions
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2008-02-12 eWEEK Channel Labs Walk-Through: Nuance PDF Converter Professional 5
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2008-02-12 Worlds Collide at Channel Summit
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2008-02-11 Office Live a Threat to the SMB VAR
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2008-02-11 Nuance Aims to Take a Piece of Adobe`s Pie with PDF Converter Professional 5
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2008-02-07 Konica Minolta Printer Is Jack of All Trades for SMBs
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2008-02-05 Konica Minolta`s MagiColor 2590MF Is a Jack of All Trades
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2008-02-04 ATandT Brings Simplified 3G Broadband Connectivity to Most Any PC
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2008-02-01 ATT Makes 3G Broadband Simple
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2008-02-01 What Juniper Networks` Entry into the Switch Market Means for the Channel
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2008-01-31 Channel Insider Labs Walk-Through: Exinda WAN Optimization
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2008-01-30 Z-Wave, Zigbee and the Channel
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2008-01-28 Exinda Makes WAN Optimization Make Sense
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2008-01-23 Windows Vista, We Hardly Knew You
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2008-01-22 Brocade`s New Channel Play
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2008-01-17 Virtual Iron 4.2, Ready to Take On All Comers?
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2008-01-14 Code Green Prevents Red Alerts with DLP Appliances
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2008-01-14 Expending the Role of the Solution Provider and Making IT Matter Again
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2008-01-10 gOS 2.0 Where for Art Thou?
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2008-01-08 Storage Goes Virtual
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2008-01-08 How to Shift Printers from Commodity Status to Profitable Hardware
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2008-01-03 Marathon Offers High Availability with Low Hassles
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2007-12-21 A Few of My Favorite Things
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2007-12-19 Selling Virtually
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2007-12-18 Means to an Endpoint
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2007-12-18 Top 5 Technology Opportunities for the Channel in 2008
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2007-12-17 Fujitsu Proves Good Things Still Come in Small Packages
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2007-12-17 Less Is More with Toshiba's Satellite Pro A210
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2007-12-12 Lenovo Builds a Desktop for the Enterprise
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2007-11-29 Supermicro's Latest Workstation Brings Performance and Choice to the Channel
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2007-11-27 Keeping It Elsewhere
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2007-11-27 Who Knows What When
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2007-11-27 Small Business: A Tough Nut to Crack
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2007-11-19 How Sweet Is Eset's New Security Suite?
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2007-11-09 Do Your Customers Hate Vista? Rip and Replace with a Twist
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2007-11-05 Is Zoho a NoGo or SoSo for the Channel?
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2007-11-01 Hosted Backup: Friend or Foe of the Channel?
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2007-10-30 Going Green with Envy
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2007-10-24 Sun Shines with the Ultra 24 Workstation
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2007-10-22 Is Small the Next Big Thing for AMD?
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2007-10-15 Breathing Life Back into Desktop Sales
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2007-10-10 The Dream of a Managed Desktop
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2007-10-09 Trend Micro's Fast Track for Managed Service Providers
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2007-10-01 Apple: An IPhony to the Channel
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2007-09-27 Partnering: Some Security Vendors Still Don't Get It
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