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Symantec Warns pcAnywhere Users to Disable Tool
The saga over Symantec’s stolen code took another twist as the company acknowledged that pcAnywhere customers are at risk for man-in-the-middle attacks and new exploits. The breach actually occurred on Symantec servers in 2006, and attackers stole source code to several Norton security products and the pcAnywhere remote access tool, Symantec confirmed last week. At…
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Level Platforms Introduces NOC, Help Desk Services
Remote monitoring and management software provider Level Platforms Inc. is launching a Network Operations Center (NOC) and Help Desk service to coincide with the release of its Managed Workplace 2012 at its February road show event which will visit 17 cities. LPI CEO Peter Sandiford told Channel Insider that the decision to run its own…
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Konica Minolta Unveils Managed IT, Managed Print Services
Digital printing technologies and business intelligence services provider Konica Minolta Business Solutions announced the launch of a managed IT and managed print services program for its dealer community. Under the new Managed IT and Print Services program, dealers will be able to offer customers desktop management, email security, server and network monitoring and 24/7 client…
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Mistakes, I’ve Made a Few
I sold my MSP business. At every sale, there are always a large number of success claims about how it was built to sell, and how everyone is delighted about the sale of their company. Many go on to tell war stories about how “they did it”, assuming that the advice is useful and everyone…
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Xerox Corp. Buys Managed Print Services Provider
Need more proof that big legacy businesses are snapping up managed services providers in a big way? Xerox Corp announced this week that it has acquired LaserNetworks, a managed print services provider in Oakville, Ontario. The location expands Xerox’s geographic footprint as well in the managed print market. “Our acquisition of LaserNetworks expands our services…
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Siemens Targets Cisco, Nortel with Channel Plan
Siemens Enterprise Communications may not be a household name, but the vendor is hoping its burgeoning channel program and its partner-driven move into the North American market will help it become one as it seeks to steal market share from vendors like Cisco and Nortel. In the four years since Siemens launched its North American…
