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  • Dell Starts a PartnerStorm

    Once a victim of negative publicity in the blogosphere, Dell seems to have digested those lessons and recently has been lauded as a company that effectively leverages Web 2.0 for its own purposes. For example, Dell created a program to reach out to those who were complaining about Dell on blogs and connect them with…

  • Rackable to Seed the Cloud

    Rackable Systems is providing new ways for enterprises to build out the cloud. The company, which is known for its high-density server and storage products and has been one of the leading advocates for building mobile data center containers, launched five new systems June 23 aimed at businesses looking to build out their computing capacity…

  • Symantec Bundles New Data Center Suite

    Symantec has bundled a management software package that combines the Big Three requirements of data center management into one product: systems management, endpoint security and backup/recovery. Using in a single management console, Symantec said June 23 that it has packaged Altiris Client Management Suite 6, Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0, and Backup Exec System Recovery 8 Desktop…

  • 10 Tips for Choosing Emerging Technologies

     By Channel Insider Staff 1. Limit Your Selections No company can provide every solution.

  • CompTIA Taps CEA Exec as New CEO

    Consumer Electronics Association executive Todd Thibodeaux will take over in July as president and CEO of IT trade association CompTIA, according to organization officials. Thibodeaux will take over on July 1 for outgoing CEO John Venator. Venator had planned to step down in 2009, but recently moved up his retirement to care for his elderly…

  • Seven Unfortunate Opportunities for VARs

    Strength in the Face of Adversity If misery truly loves company, there’s quite a crowd gathering on the world stage right now. Corruption, malfeasance, financial strife, natural disaster and just plain stupidity are combining to make the world a scary place. But behind many gloomy headlines are opportunities for VARs to lend a hand and…

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