Year: 2006

  • Reinventing the Channel Chief

    Reinventing the Channel Chief

    Michael Vizard

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    With razor-thin margins eating away at the relationship between solution providers and hardware vendors, one of the interesting questions facing the industry is: What is the future role of channel chiefs within their organization? For all intents and purposes, falling product margins have turned far too many channel chiefs into custodians whose main job is… Read more

  • Oracle Unveils Enhanced Partner Solutions Catalog

    John Hazard

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    Oracle unveiled a more robust and thorough partner solutions catalog Oct. 23, enhancing and streamlining the process for customers and partners searching the software maker’s growing list of ISV solutions. The Oracle PartnerNetwork Solutions Catalog, unveiled at Oracle’s OpenWorld user conference enables searches based on specific attributes such as vertical expertise, solution type, product, customer… Read more

  • It’s Technology Fall Fashion Time

    Pedro Pereira

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    When I saw in September the first Halloween decorations in neighborhood yards, I snickered at the zealous celebrants for jumping the gun. A month later, it feels like I just saw those decorations for the first time yesterday and I am ready to concede those early celebrants were on to something: Time flies, and it’s… Read more

  • Microsoft to Unveil New Certification Program for Office Project 2007

    Microsoft to Unveil New Certification Program for Office Project 2007

    Peter Galli

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    Microsoft will introduce a new Office Project 2007 certification program and a new portal, the EPM Connect, at the Project Management Institute Global Congress 2006 conference in Seattle the week of Oct. 23. Microsoft, which is the host sponsor of this project management conference, is on track to release Microsoft Office Project 2007 to businesses… Read more

  • Business Travel Tips: Staying Connected

    Business Travel Tips: Staying Connected

    Russell Morgan

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    In my recent article on business travel, I described strategies to strengthen your laptop security and keep your information safe while on the road. Now that you’ve established a travel-security plan to protect your hardware, software and personal data, you can focus on the best methods to stay connected during trips. Wi-Fi is likely the… Read more

  • Bell Microproducts Makes Security Play

    Bell Microproducts Makes Security Play

    John Hazard

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    Distributor Bell Microproducts kicked off a security awareness initiative with the addition of Procera Networks, a network traffic management and secure application vendor, to its line card. Bell Microproducts, based in San Jose, Calif., primarily known for storage and infrastructure solutions, said it expects the initiative to attract security-focused solution providers, in addition to expanding… Read more