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  • McAfee Claims No. 1 Pure-Play Security Spot with Secure Computing Acquisition

    With the acquisition of Secure Computing, McAfee is solidifying its spot as the world’s largest pure-play security technology vendor, positioning itself better against key competitors and opening a mother lode of new technologies to its channel resellers.  McAfee will pay $465 million for Secure Computing, one of the oldest security companies in the marketplace. With…

  • Most Profitable (Recession-Proof) Products

    Solution providers, integrators and IT services companies are beginning to feel the pinch of the down economy. Only one out of two solution providers believes they will make their revenue and profit targets this year and only one-quarter says they’re making their sales targets. Despite economic challenges, solution providers participating in the Channel Insider 2008…

  • T-Mobile Introduces Google-Powered Phone

    NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) – T-Mobile USA will sell the first phone powered by Google Inc’s (GOOG) Android operating system for $179, slightly cheaper than its rival, Apple Inc’s (AAPL) popular iPhone, the wireless service said on Tuesday. That price competes with the entry-level price of $199 for the iPhone, with a two-year contract.…

  • McAfee to Pay $465 Million for Secure Computing

    BOSTON (Reuters) – McAfee Inc (MFE.N), the world’s No. 2 security software maker, said on Monday it plans to buy Internet security company Secure Computing Corp (SCUR.O) for $465 million in cash. The move gives McAfee a suite of software, services and hardware products to protect hackers from getting past the perimeters of computer networks.…

  • Dell`s Mixed Channel Signals

    Arnie Bellini makes no bones about Dell: He simply doesn’t like it. Worse, he considers it a threat to his customers, the managed service providers that use ConnectWise management and reporting tools. At his fourth annual partner conference in Orlando last week, the chief executive of ConnectWise made his beliefs crystal clear by plastering on…

  • Oracle’s Expanded Channel Program for Solution Providers

      After acquiring 47 different companies that helped create a portfolio of more than 9,000 products, Oracle is turning to the channel more aggressively than ever to help drive sales in its new fiscal year. But the question that remains unresolved is just what the Oracle channel may ultimately look like once it goes through…

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