Year: 2005

  • CA Offers SMBs Full Protection Suite

    John Hazard

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  • Google’s Channel Scheme Irks VARs

    Google’s Channel Scheme Irks VARs

    Elliot Markowitz

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    Sometimes even editors need confirmation. Every once in a while I have an initial harsh opinion, or a positive one, on a vendor’s channel strategy and I always try to run my thoughts by a handful of trusted VARs to keep myself in check. Such was the case when I first heard about Google’s grand… Read more

  • Channel Plays Dual Role For BSM Vendors

    Channel Plays Dual Role For BSM Vendors

    John Moore

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    The label “two-faced” is normally seen as pejorative. But that’s not the view of business service management vendors that have found allies in the integration and outsourcing sector. BSM makers now target those service providers as end customers and as a sales channel for their products. This dual role has sparked numerous conversations between software… Read more

  • Digest: News from InfoNow, Edge Dynamics

    John Hazard

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    InfoNow’s new market data appliance was applauded by Gartner as one of a kind in its field; Edge Dynamics’ Version 3.0 provides an analytics tool for channel commerce management. InfoNow Appliance Allows Vendors to Track Partner and Customer Market Dynamics InfoNow Corp., a channel data and consultant firm for vendors and manufacturers, was applauded by… Read more

  • Why Bother Being an Apple VAR?

    Why Bother Being an Apple VAR?

    Pedro Pereira

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    When shopping for a PowerBook last spring I visited an Apple VAR who couldn’t stop singing the praises of the Mac OS, which he considered far superior to Microsoft Windows. He had no PowerBooks in stock, and as I looked around his cramped quarters I realized most of the machines being serviced were Windows-based, a… Read more

  • Red Hat Launches Linux Security Certification Program

    Red Hat Launches Linux Security Certification Program

    Chris Preimesberger

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    Enterprise Linux software maker Red Hat Inc. Thursday launched a new security certification program for IT managers and Linux sysadmins and developers, Red Hat Certified Security Specialist. It is the first enterprise Linux certification program of its kind, the company said. Red Hat has long had RHCE (Certified Engineer) and RHCA (Certified Architect) programs in… Read more