http://www.channelinsider.com Networking - RSS Feeds en-us Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:21:57 -0500 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:21:57 -0500 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:14:33 -0500 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Brocade-Reinforces-VendorNeutral-Strategy-With-Oracle-561905/?kc=rss - Taking a shot at Cisco's 'proprietary' Unified Computing strategy, Brocade is stressing its open approach with Oracle solutions from hardware OEMs HP, Sun, EMC and NetApp, to be sold through their channels. Brocade is announcing a set of solutions designed to enhance the performance of Oracle dat...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Brocade-Reinforces-VendorNeutral-Strategy-With-Oracle-561905/?kc=rss Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:44:28 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Juniper-Unveils-Strategic-Direction-Products-at-NYSE-318795/?kc=rss - At a well-heeled event at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 29, Juniper Networks unleashed a torrent of new products that company executives say will drive innovation and scalability to meet the demands of a network traffic explosion. The ambitious rollout, which spans the company's silicon, r...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Juniper-Unveils-Strategic-Direction-Products-at-NYSE-318795/?kc=rss Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:48:03 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Avaya-Revamps-Channel-Program-660283/?kc=rss - Avaya has announced a major revamp of its channel program at the 2010 Avaya Americas Partner Conference being held in Nashville, with the announcement of Avaya Connect, a brand new global program. Avaya Connect represents a major overhaul of the company's existing channel programs into a globally co...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Avaya-Revamps-Channel-Program-660283/?kc=rss Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:38:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Cisco-IBM-HP-and-Dell-Named-as-Possible-Brocade-Suitors-514437/?kc=rss - Brocade (NASDAQ:BRCD) has put itself on the market, and Hewlett-Packard and Oracle are among those interested in potentially buying the networking and storage technology vendor, according to a report today in the Wall Street Journal. Several big technology vendors HP, Sun, IBM and most recently ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Cisco-IBM-HP-and-Dell-Named-as-Possible-Brocade-Suitors-514437/?kc=rss Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:42:29 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Networking-Vendor-QLogic-Expands-GoToMarket-Strategy-130777/?kc=rss - Looking to bring its leading-edge networking technologies to a broader set of markets, QLogic has signed a distribution deal with Ingram Micro. Ingram Micro and QLogic believe their reseller partners currently have only a 20 percent overlap, opening up large additional bases for both companies....]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Networking-Vendor-QLogic-Expands-GoToMarket-Strategy-130777/?kc=rss Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:42:04 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Brocade-Adds-Services-Certification-to-Boost-VAR-Profitability-802669/?kc=rss - Looking to help its reseller channel partners boost their profitability by making it easier for them to offer services, networking vendor Brocade is expanding its Alliance Partner Network program to enable partners to offer Brocade-certified services and support. Specifically, Brocade will en...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Brocade-Adds-Services-Certification-to-Boost-VAR-Profitability-802669/?kc=rss Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:26:50 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/AMD-Serves-Up-New-Platform-562722/?kc=rss - If one were to characterize the competition between Intel and AMD as a baseball game, then there have been few homeruns -- Centrino (Banias) and Opteron/Athlon 64 (Hammer) -- and a lot of base hits that provide either parity or a small advantage. According to a new report from iSuppli Corp., Intel i...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/AMD-Serves-Up-New-Platform-562722/?kc=rss Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:42:11 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Oracle-Takes-Aim-at-Sun-Competitors-206781/?kc=rss - Oracle and its soon-to-be-acquired partner, Sun Microsystems, made their first joint product announcement since the April 20 merger announcement on Sept. 15 when they unveiled a souped-up, NAND flash-based database server designed for both enterprise-level data warehousing and extreme-performance on...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Oracle-Takes-Aim-at-Sun-Competitors-206781/?kc=rss Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:26:00 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/VARs-Say-Customers-Opening-Wallets-for-New-Wireless-Standard-80211n-372886/?kc=rss - As the IEEE prepares to finally ratify the 802.11n wireless standard in early September, VARs are jockeying to position themselves with the right mix of products and services to meet an expected uptick in wireless projects. According to a report released by ABI Research, analysts project that ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/VARs-Say-Customers-Opening-Wallets-for-New-Wireless-Standard-80211n-372886/?kc=rss Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:49:30 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Networking-Vendor-DLink-Teases-Channel-Program-Improvements-609886/?kc=rss - Three months after a reorganization at the top combined the Americas organization of networking vendor D-Link, executives from the 100 percent channel company say efforts are under way to energize the companys channel organization. That will come in the form of a new partner portal, additional in...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Networking-Vendor-DLink-Teases-Channel-Program-Improvements-609886/?kc=rss Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:23:19 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Nokia-Enters-Netbook-Market-498462/?kc=rss - HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Monday it would start to make laptops, entering a fiercely competitive, but fast-growing market. Nokia has seen its profit margins drop over the last quarters as handset demand has slumped, and analysts have worried that entering th...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Nokia-Enters-Netbook-Market-498462/?kc=rss Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:02:42 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/LAN-Sprawl-can-be-Controlled-by-Context-456333/?kc=rss - New research commissioned by ConSentry Networks found that quot;multi-dimensional growth quot; of the network is placing new demands on IT departments, but the notion of incorporating context into the LAN may help IT resolve many of the challenges being faced. The Loudhouse Research report commi...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/LAN-Sprawl-can-be-Controlled-by-Context-456333/?kc=rss Wed, 22 Jul 2009 08:32:48 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Avaya-Touts-Nortel-Enterprise-Solutions-Acquisition-869198/?kc=rss - Avaya has signed an agreement to acquire Nortel Enterprise Solutions, the latter's enterprise solutions business, for $475 million. According to Avaya, the acquisition agreement is a big step in strengthening its position in the business communications market and also in its ability to provide en...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Avaya-Touts-Nortel-Enterprise-Solutions-Acquisition-869198/?kc=rss Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:17:06 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/HP-Answers-the-Call-for-New-Telephony-Solutions-452871/?kc=rss - With a host of new cost-efficient, ruggedized solutions, Hewlett-Packard is taking another step closer to fully converged telephony and data center infrastructure. “What we've seen over the last five years is the shift from custom hardware built to handle telephony to more commoditized products ...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/HP-Answers-the-Call-for-New-Telephony-Solutions-452871/?kc=rss Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:15:22 -0400 http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Virtualization-Takes-Hold-in-Government-Agencies-285776/?kc=rss - CDW is seeing an increase in interest and deployment of server and desktop virtualization among government customers, but solution providers looking to tap into the space should be aware of the benefits and the pitfalls. Government customers are increasingly turning to virtualization solutions to s...]]> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Networking/Virtualization-Takes-Hold-in-Government-Agencies-285776/?kc=rss