Year: 2005

  • Woe to the VAR that Walks Alone

    Woe to the VAR that Walks Alone

    Elliot Markowitz

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    I have said before in this column—and in light of the CompTIA Breakaway event being held the first week in August in Las Vegas I will say it again—partnering with other VARs is one of the most critical business decisions anyone in the channel can make. Partnerships should be a cornerstone to your business foundation.… Read more

  • News from EMC, Avnet, Avaya, Spare Backup

    Karen Schwartz

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    EMC shores up its security offerings through its channel partners, Spare Backup signs a new channel partner, Avnet Partner Solutions announces a distribution agreement with NEC, Avaya and MTM Technologies sign a master reseller agreement, and Spare Backup signs a reseller. EMC Signs Storage Security Partners Through its EMC Select partner program, EMC partners now… Read more

  • Apple’s Halo Stays on Despite Switch to Intel

    Apple’s Halo Stays on Despite Switch to Intel

    Daniel Drew Turner

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    Industry watchers have noticed a “halo” surrounding Apple Computer’s iPod: The popular music player is helping to bring new users to the company’s Macintosh line of computers. However, could the uncertainty surrounding the Mac’s upcoming switch from PowerPC to Intel processors take the shine off that halo? When Apple Computer Inc. made that dramatic announcement… Read more

  • VMTN Virtually Eases Software Development

    VMTN Virtually Eases Software Development

    Francis Chu

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    Software developers looking to leverage virtual environments for projects will get a new resource this month, when VMware introduces its VMware Technology Network for Developers. My early look at VMTN shows it will be a smart choice for IT professionals who want to standardize on a virtual environment, and it can help shorten development lifecycles.… Read more

  • CompTIA’s Breakaway Brings Opportunity to Partner

    CompTIA’s Breakaway Brings Opportunity to Partner

    Pedro Pereira

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    By the time the VARs and integrators who are attending the CompTIA Breakaway event from Aug. 3 to 5 leave Las Vegas, many of them will go home with plans for partnerships with other attendees. Networking between CompTIA members is one of the primary goals of the annual event, organizers say. This year, 850 members… Read more

  • Microsoft Delivers Pair of Internet Explorer Betas

    Microsoft Delivers Pair of Internet Explorer Betas

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Microsoft Corp. made available to beta testers on Wednesday two slightly different test versions of Internet Explorer 7.0, the next version of the company’s Web browser. Microsoft included IE 7.0 bits in the Beta 1 build of Windows Vista that the company began distributing, via download, to beta testers on Wednesday. It also released a… Read more