Year: 2010

  • Avnet Intros Finance, Energy and Retail Solution Paths

    Jessica Davis

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    Building on its successful vertical market solutions strategy, Avnet’s Technology Solutions has announced three new vertical market practices, EnergyPath, FinancialPath and RetailPath, offering a methodology, including playbooks and training designed to help IT solution providers expand their presence in these specific vertical markets. The new solution paths join healthcare and government in Avnet’s vertical market… Read more

  • Data Storage Growth Trends that Benefit the Channel

    Data Storage Growth Trends that Benefit the Channel

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    Data Storage Growth Trends that Benefit the Channel More Data than Ever BeforeData is growing in leaps and bounds. In fact, Berkeley School of Management recently said more data has been created in the last three years than in the whole of human history. And, experts say it’s just going to keep going and growing.… Read more

  • IBM Cloud Lab Helps Partners Test Solutions

    Leah Gabriel Nurik

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    IBM has opened a new lab in the UK designed to help partners prepare and develop cloud-based solutions using IBM products and services and speed their time to market. What the centers help partners to do is test business processes in the cloud, Sandy Carter head of IBM Software Group Business Partners and Midmarket, told… Read more

  • Oracle Says Apotheker Oversaw Software Theft

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Oct 26 (Reuters) – Oracle Corp (NASDAQ:ORCL) Chief Executive Larry Ellison said he has proof that Hewlett-Packard Co’s (NYSE:HPQ) incoming CEO oversaw a scheme to steal Oracle’s software by rival SAP AG (DE:SAPG). SAP has admitted in court documents that it stole Oracle’s software. A jury trial is scheduled to begin on Monday to determine… Read more

  • BroadSoft Introduces BroadCloud Hosted App Delivery Platform

    Nathan Eddy

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    IP-based communications services provider Broadsoft announced the release of BroadCloud, a cloud-based, hosted infrastructure that will serve as the foundation for the company’s software-as-a-service communications capabilities. The platform will feature a set of UC (Unified Communications) services, including corporate instant messaging and presence, which integrates a subscriber’s phone status (desktop and mobile). Other UC services… Read more

  • Cloud Computing

    Cloud Computing

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Cloud Computing Whether open public clouds or closed private clouds, customers need to understand how the new models of computing fit into their plans for 2011 and beyond. Forward-thinking VARs and service providers need to think of ways to help customers remotely manage cloud service implementation and bridge the gap between public and private clouds.… Read more