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  • Time to Raise Security Game

    One of the problems with setting up any kind of security practice these days is that it’s hard to really differentiate yourself. After all, just about anybody can claim to be a security expert these days, even if they don’t have anybody on staff that is actually certified by any recognized industry body. And even…

  • Data Protection Vendor Sepaton`s Enterprise Focus Pays Off

    Sepaton continues to thrive even as the global economy falters, proving that data protection solutions, including virtual tape libraries (VTL) and deduplication, remain a strong growth area for solution providers. Advanced data protection technologies such as data deduplication and VTLs are at the top of IT’s ‘must-have’ list for 2009, says Bob Iocono, COO of…

  • Hosted App Provider Apptix Expands Channel Program

    Hosted communications provider Apptix is jumping further into the channel pool with an expanded program designed to parlay its hosted offerings into an opportunity for solution providers. The Herndon, Va.-based company, which has hosted offerings in VoIP, Microsoft Exchange e-mail, mobile e-mail and Microsoft SharePoint collaboration services, among others, has had a channel program of…

  • EMC Intros Incentives For Iomega SMB Storage

    EMC is offering enhanced benefits for solution providers selling EMC’s entry level NAS storage products to help partners boost profitability and increase penetration in the lucrative SMB space. Gregg Ambulos, vice president of North American channels for EMC, says solution providers selling EMC’s Iomega StorCenter ix2 and StorCenter Pro ix4 NAS systems will now receive…

  • Solution Providers Seeing Less Green in Green IT

    If you’re thinking the green revolution will get your company out of its sales slump, you might want to think again. As the economy stalls and customers pull back on their IT spending, not even the green moniker is helping spur sales, solution providers say. “Green is not gone, but the economy is making selling…

  • Break the WebEx Habit with RHUB’s TurboMeeting Conference Appliance

    Web Conferencing has become one of those business tools that most cannot live without, and the market has grown in leaps and bounds as more SaaS providers have gotten involved. Big names like WebEx, GoToMeeting and Microsoft Office Live Meeting have come to dominate the market with subscription-based services. While SaaS subscriptions are a great…

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