Year: 2009

  • IT Operations Spend to Increase by 2% in 2010

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Channel partners selling the meat-and-potato solutions necessary to keep IT operations  up and running will find that they have a little more budget wiggle room in 2010, according to new findings released by Computer Economics last week. The analyst firm questioned 139 North American IT organizations about their spending outlooks and attitudes for the coming… Read more

  • Obama to Appoint Schmidt Top Cyber-security Officer

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Howard Schmidt, the former Microsoft chief security officer, is reportedly returning to Washington, D.C., for a second tour of duty as the nation’s cyber-security czar, according to published reports. President Obama, under pressure in the wake of highly publicized breaches of military Predator drones by al-Qaeda operatives, is expected to name Schmidt to fill the… Read more

  • Cybercrime Vulnerabilities and Targets in 2010

    Cybercrime Vulnerabilities and Targets in 2010

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    Cybercrime Vulnerabilities and Targets in 2010 Cloud, Virtualization Drive CyberCrime in 2010Cloud and virtualization may promise big business benefits for 2010, but a new future threat report from security vendor Trend Micro says the buzzed-about technologies may increase cybercrime by criminals looking for the next big cyber-swindle. Channel Insider takes a deeper look at the… Read more

  • Private Companies Plan to Add Jobs in 2010

    Private Companies Plan to Add Jobs in 2010

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    Private Companies Plan to Add Jobs in 2010 Private Companies Prepare for Growth by Hiring in 2010As economic recovery looms, PriceWaterhouseCoopers’s recent survey found the majority of leading private companies are preparing for the turnaround with plans and budgets targeted at hiring and managing the industry’s top talent. Channel Insider takes a deeper look at… Read more

  • HP, Fortinet Take Top Honors for Partner Program of the Year

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Every channel-centric vendor strives to build and maintain solid, well-oiled channel programs that provide their partners with products, training, support, marketing and the opportunity to earn profits. But only a handful of vendors have partner programs that stand out in the pack. This year, Channel Insider awarded top honors to Hewlett-Packard in the Class A… Read more

  • Bull`s Eye Awards: Partner Program of the Year (Class B)

    Bull`s Eye Awards: Partner Program of the Year (Class B)

    Chris Gonsalves

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    The Partner Program of the Year Award (Class B) goes to the vendor with less than $1 billion in gross revenue that exemplifies partnership through a program that provides superior attributes in partner sales support, marketing, technical assistance, collaboration, channel conflict management and consistency in rules of engagement, and provides a high return on investment… Read more