Year: 2015
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AVG Aims to Take the Pain Out of Remote Control
Categories: Managed ServicesLooking to make it much simpler for managed service providers (MSPs) to provide remote services, AVG Technologies released an upgrade to its remote management and monitoring platform that now includes the ability to take control of a remote desktop for free. Version 9.2 of AVG Business Managed Workplace now includes remote control software developed by… Read more
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In Search of a Context-Aware Security Strategy
Categories: SecurityContext-aware security In Search of a Context-Aware Security Strategy Seeking to strike a balance between security and end-user productivity, many firms are looking for some form of context-aware security, which prioritizes threats. IT Security Priorities IT pros (87%) and business execs (86%) agree that IT security is a much higher priority than end-user convenience. IT… Read more
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Pinpointing Promising Opportunities in IoT
Categories: NetworkingInternet of Things Pinpointing Promising Opportunities in IoT The Internet of things, though not a new concept, is gathering steam. A new study examines how executives perceive key growth opportunities in the IoT space. Earnings Forecast 33% of IT industry execs expect their companies to make money from IoT within the next two years, and… Read more
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Voxox Revamps Hosted PBX, SIP Trunking Offerings
Categories: NetworkingVoxox Overhauls Hosted PBX, SIP Trunking Offerings for Channel Voxox, a provider of cloud-based communication services, overhauled its hosted private branch exchange (PBX) and Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) trunking solutions under the Voxox Office brand, leveraging Voxox technology and third-party tools to deliver new features and capabilities to its channel community. New features include a… Read more
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IBM and Cisco Focusing on Converged Tech for MSPs
Categories: Managed ServicesIBM recently teamed up with Cisco to launch VersaStack, a pre-engineered, tested and supported system that leverages Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) Integrated Infrastructure with IBM’s Storwize storage system technology and storage arrays. Designed to operate as a “data center in a box,” the technology is being embraced by managed service providers (MSPs), including iVirtualize in… Read more
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Console Forms Partner Program for Cloud VPN Service
Categories: NetworkingMost enterprise IT organizations would rather use a direct network link to connect to a cloud service than rely on the vagaries of the public Internet. To simplify making those connections, Console, a unit of IIX, created a namesake cloud network service that provides a direct private network connection to major cloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS)… Read more