Recent Articles
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Global Imaging Acquires BVOS
Xerox announced July 3 that its Global Imaging Systems division, which until May had been an independent print solutions VAR, has acquired another print solutions VAR, Blackstone Valley Office Systems, extending Global Imaging’s East Coast service footprint. The acquisition gives Global Imaging new office technology offerings and platform service capabilities, including MFPs (multifunction products), fax…
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Can Google Give VARs the Love They Need?
In a marriage of the technology stars, last week Google and Ingram Micro announced a deal where the world’s largest IT distributor would offer search appliances from the world’s largest search company. The move is intended to give Google an inroads into the small and medium business market (SMB) as the company has reached a…
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Sage Helps Partners with Health Insurance, Recruitment
Sage Software is helping its channel partners with two of their biggest challenges—employee recruitment and health insurance. The Atlanta-based maker of business management and accounting applications launched a program that gives partners access to a Web-based health insurance broker that searches for coverage for their employees. In addition, the company partnered with two recruiting firms…
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Websense Makes Push for SMBs
In an attempt to compete at the midmarket level, Websense has re-engineered its flagship security product with a new interface and simplified installation. The new software, called Websense Express, leverages the company’s ThreatSeeker technology, which scans millions of Web sites for security threats. “A lot of the SMBs [small and midsize businesses] tend to think…
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LogMeIn Preps Remote Control for Smart Phones
As the use of smart phones skyrockets, the need to centrally manage those devices is becoming apparent. Remote PC control provider LogMeIn on June 28 jumped in to satisfy that demand with a new Web-based remote control program for centrally managing smart phones. The new LogMeIn Rescue Mobile software allows help desk technicians or other…
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Competitors Dismiss Oracle’s SMB Moves
Oracle’s tweaks to its channel program in an attempt to gain more share of the small business market may have made headlines, but the incumbents in the space aren’t worried at all. Microsoft and Sage Software, two leaders in the segment, said many giants have tried to come down market before, but their attempts to…
