Year: 2014
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Retailers’ Interest in Managed Security Services Rises
Categories: SecurityRetailers’ Interest in Managed Security Services Rises Does Your Business Offer Wireless Access? More than half of those polled are vulnerable to some form of potential security threat targeting wireless networks. guests: 4%, employees: 29%, both: 48%, neither: 19% For Guest Access Do You Enforce Security Policies? The good news is that the majority have… Read more
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HP Expands Just Right IT Portfolio of Prepackaged Offerings
As part of an effort to help channel partners better address the needs of small- and midsize-business (SMB) customers, Hewlett-Packard extended its Just Right IT portfolio of prepackaged solutions for the channel. At the same time, HP is making the terms and conditions through which those offerings can be acquired much more flexible. Rather than… Read more
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Egenera Eases the Channel’s Move to the Cloud
Egenera is capitalizing on cloud management capabilities acquired last year and now aims to help companies in the channel more easily manage IT services running on-premise and in the cloud via the same management console. The latest version of Egenera Cloud Suite adds support for enhanced workflow automation, simplified administration and integration with Microsoft Active… Read more
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CA Technologies Aims to Change Its Channel Face
Change is nothing new when it comes the channel at CA Technologies. But with the naming of Alyssa Fitzpatrick as senior vice president of global partners and alliances, things related to the channel at CA Technologies may finally be changing for the better. Ever since Michael Gregoire became CEO in January 2013, the wheels of… Read more
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3D Printing Shapes Significant Channel Opportunities
As a technology, 3D printing has already captured popular imagination; everyone tinkering with one idea or another wants one for their basement or garage. But from a business perspective, 3D printers represent a major innovation that helps make organizations significantly more competitive on a global scale. Instead of having to manually build prototypes of everything… Read more
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IT Buyers Tap Social Media for Content
Categories: Cloud ComputingIT Buyers Tap Social Media for Content Finding Value in Social Media 86% of IT buyers use social media networks and content to help with their buying decisions. Content Is King Editorial content from third parties (35%) holds the biggest weight in IT buying decisions, followed by vendor content (34%) and social content (31%). In… Read more