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Health Care Opportunities Beyond Economic Stimulus
Health care IT continues to be one of the only industries surviving and thriving in today’s current struggling economy. Sure, stimulus money is driving electronic health record purchases of software and supporting services, but there’s other opportunities out there for entrepreneurial VARs looking for a piece of the pie. Atlanta-based Manage Mobility is one technology…
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CompTIA Targets Security, Open Source, Small Business with Member Communities
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is hoping to better serve the IT industry with the rollout of seven new collaborative communities designed to gather input from a range of industry segments for a deeper dive into the concerns of IT’s most important niches. Announced last week, the communities will be a way for CompTIA’s…
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HP, IBM, Storage, Software Solutions Groups Unveiled at Tech Data
Even as Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard postured in their heightening competition in the data center product arena, Tech Data made moves this week that solidified its position as the technologically neutral one—an IT Switzerland of sorts. Tech Data’s AIS (Advanced Infrastructure Solutions) division announced four new solutions groups, two of them along vendor lines, focusing…
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Channel Gets Rebate on Brocade 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch
Looking to capitalize on the growth of server virtualization and infrastructure consolidation, Brocade has unveiled its Brocade FCX series of 10/100/1000M bps with 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) uplink top-of-rack switches. The lineup offers price/performance value starting at $4,945 and available starting in April to help customers both reduce overhead costs and scale their networking…
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Adobe, Cisco, Microsoft Join Level 3 Network Partner Program
Fiber-based communications network provider Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) is launching a new Content Delivery Partner (CDP) program for direct resellers, VARs and device vendors, with inaugural partners such as Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), aimed at expanding the reach and value of Level 3’s broadcast and content delivery services. Billing itself as a telepresence-ready network provider, Level…
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Network Technology Vendor D-Link Appoints President, Plans New Channel Program
Networking technology vendor D-Link announced promotions and an upcoming revision to its channel partner program this week, in addition to plans to migrate the company’s systems to Salesforce.com. D-Link has promoted channel veteran Nick Tidd as its new president. Tidd had been serving as vice president of sales for D-Link Pan America and vice president…