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    F5 Networks Unveils New Deal Registration Program

    With the economy in a poor state and partners struggling, F5’s vision for 2009 and 2010 is to make partners more profitable and also make a clear differentiation between fulfillment and value. One of those ways is by retooling its four-year-old deal registration program from a two-tiered system (basic and registered) to a three-tiered system…

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Panasonic ToughBook CF-30 Is One Tough, Fast Rugged Notebook

    When evaluating a ruggedized portable system, it’s pretty hard to stay away from hackneyed expressions such as”battle tested,” “takes a licking” and “tough enough.” Panasonic makes avoiding those phrases even tougher. After all, the CF-30 ToughBook is battle tested, can take a licking and is tough enough for the most extreme conditions. Make no mistake,…

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    Juniper Enables Distributed Enterprise with New Networking Gear

    Juniper Networks is introducing several new products that make up the next generation of its distributed enterprise technology. The networking vendor has added four new products to the SRX Series family, targeted at smaller businesses than the SRX products already available. It’s also announced a new EX Series line of fixed-configuration switches, an entry-level series…

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Cisco Beefs Up Sales Incentives Ahead of Earnings

    After watching its core networking gear sales plummet in the first quarter, Cisco Systems is launching a stimulus package of its own: bounties in the form of padded margins and rebates of up to 15 percent of sale prices to solution providers who proactively sell switches and routers. Cisco, which will announce its third-quarter earnings…

    Lawrence Walsh

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    Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Takes a Back Seat to Windows 7 RC1

    According to Microsoft, The release candidate of Windows Server 2008 R2 will become publicly available around May 6 and new features will abound, perhaps making WS2008R2 the network operating system to have. Yet that news has been buried under a pile of Windows 7 press releases and one has to wonder where Microsoft is focusing…

    Frank Ohlhorst

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    Oracle Committed to Sun’s Hardware Business

    Last week, Oracle’s $7.4 billion bid for Sun surprised investors, since the database giant has little experience in hardware products. But Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO said in a statement that “Integrated computer systems, hardware and software, should be very profitable.” Many of Oracle’s customers already use servers based on Sun’s Sparc chips, and if the…

    Sharon Linsenbach

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