Year: 2007

  • How to Avoid the Next Data Breach

    Slavik Markovich

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    2007 may be remembered as the year of data breaches (unless 2008 surpasses it, which we hope will not be the case). Big names from Disney to Western Union, Fidelity National Information Services and of course TJX were all in the headlines for the wrong reasons. Security, it is often said, is only as strong… Read more

  • Outlook 2008

    Channel Insider Staff

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  • A Few of My Favorite Things

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    As January approaches, the time for reminiscing about the year past has come. No, I won’t bore you with the details of family vacations, events, arrivals and passings, but I will tell you about some of the products that left an impression and how those products impacted the channel. All things Microsoft I would be… Read more

  • The Future’s Bright, the Future Is Channel

    Sara Driscoll

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    The Channel Insider has produced this exclusive research with Ziff Davis Enterprise Research to help VARs find out exactly what will be hot, and what will not, in 2008. Will verticals still be crucial, and if so, which ones? What technologies do solution providers believe will make it to the top of the list for… Read more

  • Attune Systems Enhances Partner Program

    Sara Driscoll

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    File virtualization vendor Attune Systems has unveiled a revamped channel program that includes an enhanced partner portal, deal registration and lead generation. The vendor said it needed to update its partner program because it has seen such an increase in demand from VARs, according to Attune CEO Alan Kessler. “Server virtualization with vendors such as… Read more

  • IBM: Services and Verticals Will Help Us Beat Rivals in 2008

    IBM: Services and Verticals Will Help Us Beat Rivals in 2008

    Sharon Linsenbach

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    IBM is betting that its global services and verticals strategy will propel it past rivals Dell and Hewlett-Packard, whom it says remain mired in commodity markets and products. Mark Hanny, IBM’s vice president of developer relations, ISV alliances and go-to-market, said the company’s 2005 sale of its PC group to Lenovo and its continued commitment… Read more