Chris Talbot

Hewlett Packard is looking to help IT professionals designing and building cloud infrastructure with the introduction of new cloud certifications for integrators and systems architects who build cloud infrastructure and tailor it to meet business needs. The certifications build on HP’s ExpertONE Converged Infrastructure certification program announced a year ago. The HP Accredited Solutions Expert […]

Level Platforms has added managed print service features to its remote monitoring and management platform. Managed Workplace 2011 R3 provides the traditional managed print service (MPS) functions, and also provides additional capabilities, including remote monitoring, firmware updating and stopping/starting services on printers – something Level Platforms hopes will give an edge to its channel users. […]

Brocade is making changes to its channel partner program to increase the profitability of its current partners and to bring new partners into the fold. The Brocade Alliance Partner Network (APN) is being updated  and getting some new components. Brocade said the changes are driven by the continuing maturation of cloud technologies, and Brocade is […]

Even as the proliferation of smartphones and tablets continues, retailers selling mobile devices are concerned about the future of their businesses. With high turnover rates for sales associates and an ever increasing number of ways for consumers and business professionals to research and purchase mobile phones, mobile retailers are worried about the future of their […]

For business travelers who need to find a telepresence room quickly, Polycom and Sabre Travel Network have partnered to create a solution that will create a global reservation system for reserving and using public and corporate-owned HD videoconferencing and telepresence rooms. Through the Sabre Virtual Meeting reservation system, business travelers will be able to locate, […]

CompTIA and ITpreneurs have partnered to release a new credential focused on cloud computing skills and best practices. The Cloud Essentials exam will be available through CompTIA in December. Cloud computing certifications currently available focus on vendor-specific technologies and architectures, but there has been demand from the industry for an entry-level cloud computing credential that […]

New York-based IT solution provider BlueWater Communications Group is on the front lines of an emerging trend for VARs and MSPs – how to secure an increasingly mobile fleet of consumer devices that are accessing corporate information and networks. From iPads to iPhones to Android smartphones and tablets, increasingly company boundaries are being pushed. Corporate-issued […]

New York-based IT solution provider BlueWater Communications Group is on the front lines of an emerging trend for VARs and MSPs – how to secure an increasingly mobile fleet of consumer devices that are accessing corporate information and networks. From iPads to iPhones to Android smartphones and tablets, increasingly company boundaries are being pushed. Corporate-issued […]

Looking to get into offering cloud-based unified communications services to your customers, but unable or unwilling to make a big capital investment?  Neutral Tandem has developed a cloud-based collaboration that Cisco channel partners can white label and resell. Based on Cisco unified communications infrastructure, the service lets Cisco partners get into the UC game without […]

Cisco Systems is pushing its five-year-old telepresence business from the enterprise down into the small and medium business (SMB) market with the launch of new videoconferencing products and services. The biggest announcement is the launch of TelePresence Callway, a subscription-based telepresence service as part of the Cisco Collaboration Cloud. Hosted by Cisco as a managed […]

Cisco Systems and HP have been fighting over the enterprise space for some time now with an official divorce happening in February 2010 when they dissolved their partnership. But the two companies put their differences aside recently for the sake of the data center to come together to jointly release a product that extends the […]

Symantec partners are being tasked with taking the vendor’s managed security services strategy to the next level. The vendor is hoping to boost its business in the area with a new specialization in its partner program that will reward partners that meet the skills and knowledge requirements. Partners can achieve the new Managed Security Service […]