Year: 2015
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Cyber-Attacks Prompt Security Pros to Take Action
Categories: SecuritySecurity Breaches Are Widespread 76% experienced a damaging security breach in the last year. Only 14% reported no “notable” security breaches. Top Security Risks Eight out of 10 said end users with malware and viruses are the biggest risk to security, followed by password compromise and cyber-attacks. Prevention Tops IT Issues 50% consider preventing cyber-attacks… Read more
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Aerohive Bets Big on Dell and the Channel
Categories: NetworkingAerohive has announced a partnership with Dell through which its wireless networking products and cloud services will be resold, while at the same time launching an expanded channel program. Under the terms of the alliance, Dell will resell Aerohive’s access points that comply with the 802.11ac standard, along with a network management service delivered via… Read more
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SAP Embraces In-App Purchasing
Categories: Tech CompaniesIn a move that has broad implications for how software will be sold and invoked in the future, SAP this week at the Sapphire Now conference released an update to its Lumira data visualization application that enables end users to buy new functions from directly within the application. Known as in-app purchasing, the SAP approach… Read more
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Custom Apps Help Firms Respond Better to Change
Categories: Tech AnalysisBPM software IT Drives Competitive Advantages 95% said investing in technology has delivered a competitive advantage, and 94% also said technology solutions and applications are central to innovation. IT as a Cost of Doing Business 92% said an IT foundation is viewed as the cost of entry for businesses today. In fact, 94% said limiting… Read more
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Harmon.ie Launches Affiliate Partner Program
Categories: PartnersHarmon.ie Rolls Out Affiliate Partner Program Harmon.ie, a provider of digital workplace products, launched an Affiliate Partner Program for Microsoft partners and VARs. Building on its growth in the SharePoint and Office 365 ecosystem, the expansion of the Harmon.ie channel partner program targets the growing market for cloud and mobile tools at small and midsize… Read more
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IBM Sees New Partner Roles Due to Disruptive Tech
Categories: Tech CompaniesIBM has revamped its channel strategy as new technologies, particularly cloud computing, big data analytics, mobile and social, blur partners’ roles and drive changes in how they work with vendors. A key driver of change in the channel is the transformation in the technology landscape as enterprises transition to the hybrid cloud, according to IBM.… Read more