Year: 2007

  • Means to an Endpoint

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    Today’s security product landscape is littered with solutions, each promising network protection, yet breaches continue to happen at an alarming rate. According to the latest survey conducted by the think tank Ponemon Institute, the costs of security breaches have risen 43 percent since 2005. That rise has been driven by affected companies scrambling to notify… Read more

  • Vista Vexes VARs

    Pedro Pereira

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    Can you imagine if the adoption of Microsoft’s Vista matched the amount of discussion it has generated just in the past year? Not one computer in the world would be left without it. But, alas, Vista remains stalled in the market, and solution providers say they don’t expect to see that change any time soon,… Read more

  • Outlook 2008: No Worries

    Outlook 2008: No Worries

    Sara Driscoll

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    If the economy is about to take a dive, solution providers don’t seem all that worried. Nearly three-fourths of channel companies polled in Ziff Davis Enterprise’s Channel Outlook 2008 study said they anticipate higher profits in the next 12 months, and many expect to achieve that with new customers, a sharpened focus on solution sales… Read more

  • Top 5 Technology Opportunities for the Channel in 2008

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    As 2008 rapidly approaches, solution providers are starting to think about what opportunities the New Year will bring. Pair that with the month of December and we have arrived in prediction season. Like many VARs, I am not big on guessing about the future. I prefer cold hard facts before speculating about what technologies will… Read more

  • VARs Should Go Vertical in 2008

    Sharon Linsenbach

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    VARs will find the best growth opportunities in telecom, healthcare and professional services in 2008, according to the results of Ziff Davis Enterprise research. Of the 190 VARs who participated in the research study, 45 percent said they saw IT/telecom as an area they would focus on for 2008 growth. Unified communications could play a… Read more

  • 2008: An Exciting Maturation Year for the Channel

    Tricia Wurts

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    As 2007 draws to an end, the “what’s happening next year?” articles are starting to appear. I grabbed the opportunity to contribute my thoughts when eWEEK’s Channel Insider asked me to comment on 2008 expectations. After considering a couple dozen items, here is what I believe are the important trends that will, ultimately, impact solution… Read more