Year: 2008
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QNAP Combines NAS with IP Video to Create an Instant Video Surveillance System
Let’s face it, video surveillance is a necessity for many small businesses, especially retailers. Until recently, most video surveillance solutions were beyond the reach of the channel and were relegated to security specialists, but the power of IP has changed all of that. Simply put, IP technology and surveillance technology go together like bread and… Read more
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VBS Reduces Back-Office Pain with VAR-specific ERP
Categories: News and TrendsERP systems were not designed with solution providers in mind. Either they’re too simple or too linear in design to accommodate the unique workflow of their sales process. Not so with a solution from VBS Software. The company’s ERP software, aptly titled VBS version 5, was designed specifically for solution providers to address what could… Read more
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New SAAS Provider StrataScale Redefines ‘On Demand’
Software on demand already has changed the way applications are sold and consumed, and now a new player is tweaking the model a little further. The newcomer, StrataScale, is adding flexibility and speed to deployments and updates with its server management tool, IronScale, which administrators can control through a secure Web portal. StrataScale, a subsidiary… Read more
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CA Brings Data Modeling to the Masses
Categories: News and TrendsCA is offering up a data-modeling opportunity for solution providers serving the midmarket with its ERwin Data Profiler, designed to provide an enterprise view into data for effective management and governance for companies not yet ready for large enterprise products. Offered through a partnership with Exeros and sold exclusively through the channel, CA’s ERwin… Read more
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Six Money Making Tips for Success in Tough Times
Categories: News and TrendsUnless you can make a persuasive case for a government bailout, chances are you will have to rely on your market savvy and hard work to turn a profit in the coming year. Hard work, of course, is nothing new to the entrepreneurial crowd that makes up the IT channel, so you’ve got that covered.… Read more
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Unison’s Free Unified Communications Software Challenges Microsoft and Google
Unison Technologies is making a direct challenge to the traditional sales model for unified communications software, aiming directly at industry giants Microsoft and Google. Unison’s new sponsor-supported model lets businesses download and use the company’s self-branded UC software for free, says Rurik Bradbury, chief marketing officer at Unison. The Unison software combines the best features… Read more