Year: 2009

  • IBM Picks Up Database Activity Monitoring Vendor Guardium

    Ericka Chickowski

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    IBM announced plans to acquire database security vendor Guardium for what some sources have pinned at $225 million. The acquisition is a big validation of the database activity monitoring (DAM) market, which has managed to maintain healthy traction within the channel  even in the down market. "These products play a critical role in establishing a… Read more

  • Ouch Developers Disappointed with Android

    Ouch Developers Disappointed with Android

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    Ouch Developers Disappointed with Android Android buzz may be fueling fervor, but a recent report shows that Android developers are growing frustrated with Google and are putting the brakes on further development efforts. A recent report by Skyhook Wireless shows Android developers are struggling to monetize their apps and are dissatisfied with Android Marketplace’s billing… Read more

  • The Cloud SMB Force or Distraction

    Channel Insider Staff

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    The cloud is all the rage, or at least that’s what the IT industry wants us to believe.  For certain, the cloud is making a difference, but just how that will impact small and medium businesses over the long term remains to be seen. We’ve been here before.  Remember Application Service Providers (ASP’s) back in… Read more

  • IBM’s Commitment to Employee Leadership a Lesson for All

    Carolyn April

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    If you’ve been in this industry long enough, you know the running joke that every executive you meet — whether he or she hails from a vendor or solution provider — once worked at IBM. It’s not that far from the truth. IBM has in fact nurtured and launched legions of successful technology executives; many… Read more

  • Avnet Expands Healthcare IT Offerings for VARs

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    Distributor Avnet bumped up its healthcare IT offerings today when it announced the availability of new Vendor Neutral Archiving (VNA) solutions for its VARs. The new solutions and services offerings are designed to aid VARs looking to enter or build on existing business in the growing healthcare IT sector. The new VNA solutions focus on… Read more

  • Gartner Says Server Replacement Not the Answer

    Steve Wexler

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    Data centers are facing huge problems with power, space and people that will only worsen in 2010, but Gartner says server replacement is not the answer, which is bad news for vendors and the channel. Even while warning that data centers are facing huge problems that can be addressed in part by smaller, more powerful… Read more