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Avnet Latest Aruba Distributor
Aruba Networks inked its third distribution deal of the year today, announcing an agreement with Avnet Technology Solutions to distribute the vendor’s complete line of mobility and wireless LAN products to North American solution providers. Aruba gear–including its Aruba Mobility Controllers, wireless LAN access points, Remote Access Point and Secure Enterprise Mesh software, ArubaOS Mobility…
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Vendors Need to Step Up to IT Needs of the Next Generation Channel
As the channel wrestles with new business models and an increased need to collaborate on major projects that increasingly are going to be global in nature, one has to wonder if the industry as a whole has the information technology infrastructure in place to really support the direction the channel as whole seems to be…
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Tech Data Embraces Virtualization
It’s not quite a virtual world after all, but if companies such as Tech Data and P&M Computers have their way, it may soon be. Distributor Tech Data, based in Clearwater, Fla., is busily building a virtualization practice while P&M, of Cliffside Park, N.J., is out in the market evangelizing the pros of going virtual.…
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Collaboration, Reporting Highlight Level Platforms Release
Level Platforms is readying changes to its flagship managed services platform—including bolstering reporting tools and adding support for Microsoft Vista—that will enhance usability, security and performance, especially for MSPs looking to join forces on customer engagements, according to officials. The Ottawa-based vendor will announce on August 7 version 6.0 of its Managed Workplace MSP (managed…
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N-able Ratchets Up Velocity for MSPs
When it comes to providing managed services for small and midsize businesses, the killer app is usually speed. MSPs (managed services providers) that get bogged down in the configuration process—spending hours setting up each seat for monitoring and management—are rarely the most profitable. Finding a managed services platform that eases the process of bringing new…
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Tech Data Services Desk Aims to Ease After-Care Deals
Tech Data on Aug. 1 formally launched its Tech Data Services Desk, aimed at speeding and simplifying the often complicated chore of managing manufacturers’ service agreements and warranties. The ultimate goal of the Services Desk, according to Tech Data officials in Clearwater, Fla., is to keep resellers from leaving money on the table by helping…
