Recent Articles
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Tech Employers: Immigration Bill Is Not the Answer
U.S. technology employers have lobbied legislators for years for an increase in the cap on H-1B temporary worker visas. Yet, just when it seems their wishes were finally answered, they are anything but thrilled. So what gives? The immigration bill being hammered out right now in the Senate includes a provision to raise the yearly…
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Linux Networking Vendor Courts VARs
Linux-based networking software vendor Vyatta has introduced a new partner program that the company says will deliver double-digit margins for partners and offer them an alternative to products from Cisco Systems and others. Called the Vyatta Ready partner program, the San Mateo, Calif., company said the program will target x86 VARs and independent hardware and…
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Will the Channel Be Servicing Coffee Tables?
Between innovations such as the Apple iPhone and Microsoft’s newly announced surface computer, it appears the future of computing will be rather tactile. Both devices employ touch-screens for all functions, and if they meet with success in the market, they will change the way we use computers. That is, if these devices perform precisely as…
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IBM Cuts Services Jobs in N.A.
IBM has eliminated approximately 1,500 jobs in North American in its technology services unit, a spokesman has confirmed. The cuts mark the second this month in the services arm of the company. The first set, totaling 1,450, were to IBM Global Services mostly in North America, said Ed Barbini, an IBM spokesman. Big Blue’s CTO…
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Growing Data Breaches Mean Opportunity for VARs
More than 85 percent of organizations in a recent study reported they had experienced a data-breach event—a statistic that represents great pain for businesses that are victims of such breaches, many of which could have been avoided. But the study also points to the tremendous opportunity for VARs to act as security experts in a…
