Year: 2009

  • Bull’s Eye Awards: Partner Program of the Year (Class A)

    Bull’s Eye Awards: Partner Program of the Year (Class A)

    Chris Gonsalves

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    The Partner Program of the Year Award (Class A) goes to the vendor with revenues above $1 billion 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 for partner engagement.… Read more

  • Bull’s Eye Awards Winners Beat the Odds

    Carolyn April

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    At this point, we are all sick and tired of recounting what an abysmal year 2009 was. Layoffs, cost-cutting, worst recession ever… ENOUGH already. Believe it or not, there are positives to talk about. This year, while incredibly challenging, has spawned pockets of innovation, sparked the creative use of resources and accelerated strategic thinking across… Read more

  • New Guidelines for Securing the Cloud

    Lawrence Walsh

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    The Cloud Security Alliance has released the second version of its cloud computing security guidelines. The document is not a prescription for securing cloud computing assets or applications, but rather guidelines for determining risk exposure and tolerance for enterprises adopting cloud computing services. The 76-page document is exhaustive review of cloud security considerations ranging from… Read more

  • Cisco Promotes Learning Channel for Training

    Carolyn April

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    One of the little-publicized aspects of Cisco’s channel is a separate program for partners devoted to providing training and education services on Cisco products and solutions. The program’s not new. It’s been in place for 15 years, but of late, the networking giant has been trying to drum up greater notice. The Cisco Learning Channel… Read more

  • Dutkowsky, Tech Data Take Top Distribution Honors

    Channel Insider Staff

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    When it comes to excellence in distribution, none equaled the performance of Tech Data. The broadline distributor distinguished itself from the field of nominees in the Channel Insider Bull’s Eye Awards to earn top honors as Distributor of the Year. >> CLICK HERE to read about the Distributor of the Year Award Tech Data CEO… Read more

  • BlackBerry Email Outage Fixed

    Channel Insider Staff

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    RIM says BlackBerry email issue resolved (Reuters) – Research In Motion said on Thursday that it has isolated and resolved the issue that delayed email service for some North American BlackBerry customers this morning. RIM said in a statement that some clients may continue to experience delays as email queues are processed. The issue had… Read more