Recent Articles
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Mumbai Attack Underscores Digital Surveillance Need
In the wake of the tragic terrorist events in Mumbai this past week, leaders of the hospitality industry are starting to ask themselves some uncomfortable questions about security. The simple truth of that matter is that, short of locking down their entire facilities, there is very little that can be done to prevent terrorists…
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Spammers Out Innovating SMB Security
In 2006, e-mail security provider MXLogic conducted a SMB survey that found the smaller the company, the more likely it was to be vulnerable to e-mail threats. Since then, there’s been an explosion of security technologies that promise SMBs protection from e-mail borne threats. With all this technology available, and with a growing number of…
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Lenovo Sweetens PC, Server Financing
Looking to soften the one-two punch of tighter credit from banks and slashed IT budgets, Lenovo has joined the ranks of IT hardware vendors that are sweetening their financing offers for end customers in order to boost sales through the channel. Lenovo told Channel Insider that it is offering 90-day no payment terms to end…
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Crafting Tech Opportunities amid Economic Ruin
While IT solution providers may be seeing their business customers push out payments or delay deals, they are taking the now-confirmed recession in stride. “It’s not like we are in the auto industry facing bankruptcy,” says Ken Lamneck, Tech Data’s president of the Americas, speaking about business and the current economy. “Our partners serve SMBs,…
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Solution Providers to Detroit’s Big Three: Live Like Us
As the top three auto makers head back to Washington, D.C. today to ask for $25 billion in additional loans to assist them as they look to survive the growing economic slump, technology solution providers have some advice for them. Know Your Strengths Many solution providers know that you cannot be all things to all…
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DO NOT PUBLISH — PER LARRY
DO NOT PUBLISH — NEEDS WORK 12/03/08 Adtran (NASDAQ:ADTN) is putting on the boxing gloves and is looking to challenge the big infrastructure names such as Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Juniper (NASDAQ: JNPR) in the SMB networking market. Although Adtran is basically 1/80th the size of market giant Cisco, Adtran believes that there…
