Year: 2013
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LogMeIn Launches Its First Official Channel Program
Categories: Managed ServicesAfter 10 years of operating without one, LogMeIn has launched its first formal channel program, which is aimed primarily at managed services providers (MSPs) that would incorporate the company’s IT application and systems management tools into their portfolios. The new channel program puts some formal terms and conditions around tools that are already widely used… Read more
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Adobe Reaches Out to the Channel via the Cloud
Not too long ago Adobe Systems changed the way its sells software to reflect the realities of digital distribution. Now, it’s looking for help from the channel to maximize the profitability of that new online distribution model. Adobe has unfurled a new option for licensing Adobe Creative Cloud under which teams of end users can… Read more
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IBM Adds Arrow, Avnet as Global Training Partners
Categories: Tech CompaniesIBM has added Arrow and Avnet, two of the industry’s largest value-added distributors, to its roster of IBM Global Training Providers. Both distributors demonstrated the requirements for delivering quality IT training capabilities globally. They will provide their reseller partners and end users with access to IBM IT technical resources for advanced technologies, including mobile, cloud,… Read more
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Diversification Comes Slowly to Virtualization
Categories: VirtualizationHow Many Servers Does Your Organization Have? Even midsize IT organizations have a lot of servers. 9 = 5.7%, 10-19 = 6.96%, 20-49 = 13.09%, 50-99 = 14.76%, 100-249 = 17.83%, 250-499 = 15.04%, 500-999 = 8.08%, 1,000 = 17.83%, 0ther = 0.84% Read more
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Extreme Networks Extends Its Ecosystem Reach
Categories: NetworkingAt a time when most major platform vendors are trying to get customers to standardize on their products across the data center, Extreme Networks is looking to play nice with others. The enterprise network equipment provider has entered into a reseller alliance with Lenovo that enables Lenovo channel partners to resell Extreme Networks’ products and… Read more
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Sonus Expands Its Channel Partner Program
Categories: NetworkingSonus Networks has expanded its channel partner program to include additional partner designations, including the adoption of a two-tier distribution partner model. The Sonus Partner Assure program was launched last year to support the company’s expansion into the enterprise market with its session border controller (SBC) portfolio. Today, Sonus has expanded the program into a… Read more