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IBM Fixes Flaw in Tivoli Provisioning Manager
IBM has patched multiple flaws in its Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment that allowed attackers to crash the service or execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM priviledges. Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment is a network boot server that facilitates central management of networked workstations, implements PXE (Pre-boot Execution Environment) as well as a Web-based…
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New Apps Bolster Cisco VOIP System for SMBs
LAS VEGAS—IPcelerate will bolster Cisco Systems’ new UC 500 small-business IP telephony system when it launches four VOIP application packages aimed at specific small vertical businesses. The new IPsmartSuite packages are designed to streamline business processes for small retail shops, physician offices, law firms and small manufacturing offices with between five and 50 users. The…
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Cisco Launches SMB Partner Designation
Cisco Systems on April 3 introduced a new layer to its channel program with a designation for partners focused on the small and midsize market. Calling the SMB market a huge opportunity worth about $10 billion, Cisco executives acknowledged the networking and security vendor traditionally has focused primarily on enterprise and midmarket companies while getting…
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Xerox Buys Solution Provider Global Imaging Systems
Xerox will acquire Global Imaging Systems for a total of $1.5 billion, the two companies announced April 2. In the deal, which is expected to close in mid-May, Xerox will pay $29 a share for Global Imaging, and Xerox executives said they will keep all of the Tampa, Fla., company’s employees after completing the purchase,…
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Microsoft Changes Vista Licensing to Cover New Deployment Models
Microsoft has made changes to its licensing model for Windows Vista to meet the needs of enterprise customers in the finance and government sectors using bleeding-edge technologies. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant will announce April 2 a subscription license called Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktops, which allows customers to use Windows in virtual machines centralized…
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Kaseya Reveals Two-Year Road Map
Kaseya International is planning a multitude of improvements and added functions for this year and next as the managed services vendor vies to become the platform of choice for MSPs (managed services providers). To aid in this quest, the vendor is making its API available to third-party software developers for integration with their products, Kaseya…
