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Going in Circles Around a Global Channel
Just about every business pundit and senior executive on the planet these days is talking about the importance of globalization. But while everybody sagely nods their head in agreement very few people actually understand that opening an office in another country does not mean that you have actually gone global. What it means is that…
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Managed Security Services for Real
Discerning myth from reality in the IT space often is confounding. That explains why, despite the publicity enjoyed by the managed services model in recent years, some skepticism remains about its promise. But it is waning. And some of that is in proportion to the rate at which reality is setting in about the model’s…
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Microsoft Looking to Partners for SOA, ‘Oslo’
REDMOND, Wash.—As part of its ongoing strategy to deliver more service-oriented architecture enabling technology and guidance to its customers, Microsoft and some of its partners have announced new SOA offerings. For its part, Microsoft released the first public CTP (Community Technology Preview) of its MSE (Microsoft Managed Services Engine) to its CodePlex community development site.…
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Cisco Teams with Indian Outsourcer
Cisco Systems and Wipro on Oct. 31 will launch a strategic initiative to combine Cisco’s networking technology with Wipro’s IT outsourcing and managed services. Together the two companies will develop integrated services based on Cisco technology aimed initially at customers in Africa and the Middle East, although that will expand later to include Europe, according…
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Symantec Bolsters Managed Security Portfolio
Symantec is making another play in the managed security space with a new service offering businesses in-depth, customized analysis of security risks affecting their enterprise. Called MTA (Managed Threat Analysis), the service will be sold through Symantec’s Managed Security Services business. MTA customers get access to Symantec Global Services’ Security Response analysts, who will review…
