Year: 2009
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Vendors Enhance the Case for Solid State Disks
Two new vendor initiatives are attempting to strengthen and enhance the business case for solid-state storage and the opportunities available to the channel. Texas Memory Systems has set new SPC-1 records for flash storage performance and value, and Dataram Corporation (www.dataram.com) has released a tech alert outlining the business benefits of solid-state storage appliances. Together,… Read more
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Juniper Unveils Strategic Direction, Products at NYSE
At a well-heeled event at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 29, Juniper Networks unleashed a torrent of new products that company executives say will drive innovation and scalability to meet the demands of a network traffic explosion. The ambitious rollout, which spans the company’s silicon, routers and software products, also gave a big… Read more
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Ubercool, Uber-fast, Uber-tired — Trends for This Century
If your customers seem to be moving at a more frantic pace, they are not alone. Overall, everyone is more pressed for time these days, says uber-cool trend spotter Michael Tchong, who spoke to VARs about the quickening pace of all things and how that fits into the uber-trend of being unwired. Tchong, founder of… Read more
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Top Reasons SMB Security Still Sags
Categories: SecurityTop Reasons SMB Security Still Sags Most channel partners tasked with securing small businesses likely will not be surprised by the latest Zogby poll co-sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance and Symantec in honor of October’s designation as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The results confirmed plenty of solution provider’s anecdotal conclusions that the… Read more
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Nirvanix Extends Cloud Storage Reach With Channel
The size of the cloud services market may be in dispute — Gartner predicts it will surpass $56.3 billion this year and hit $150 billion by 2013, while IDC finds the market far smaller, believing it won’t pass the $42 billion mark until 2012 — nobody disputes that it exists and that there is opportunity… Read more
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Yankees vs. Phillies: Two Solution Providers Place Bets
Categories: News and TrendsThe folks at Alteva, a Philadelphia-based unified communication solution provider, are really hoping that their Phillies can successfully defend their World Series championship against the dreaded Bronx Bombers, the New York Yankees. A series loss would not only wound the Philly faithful, but force the Alteva staff to don Yankee pinstripes and deliver authentic Philadelphia… Read more