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Dell, EMC Hook Up Again on Entry-Level Storage System
Dell, in its first major product announcement since Michael Dell replaced Kevin Rollins as CEO on Jan. 31, revealed Feb. 20 that it has joined forces again with data storage market leader EMC to launch a new storage system designed for small to midsize businesses. The Round Rock, Texas-based company, more well known for its…
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vPro Allows MSPs to Work the Graveyard Shift
No need to be a giant VAR these days to take advantage of the benefits of offshoring some of your labor costs and working during the overnight hours. Silicon-East, a Manalapan, N.J.-based VAR serving the regional area between New York City and Philadelphia, is using Intel’s vPro technology together with an employee based in Israel…
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N-able Vies for Managed Services Market Domination
Managed services platform vendor N-able Technologies is positioning itself for market domination within two years, CEO Gavin Garbutt told an assembly of existing and potential channel partners. Garbutt told about 280 people during the N-able Partner Summit in Santa Ana, Calif., that the Ottawa, Canada-based vendor needs them to achieve this. With that in mind,…
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Enforcement of SEC Rule Threatens MDF Dollars
A fair number of channel chiefs have become concerned over an increasingly stringent interpretation and enforcement of a Securities and Exchange Commission rule that affects how companies can distribute their market development funds (MDF). For many solution providers, MDF is a crucial lifeline that allows them to fund their own marketing efforts using monies from…
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Oracle Accelerates SMB Drive
Oracle has hit the gas on its Accelerate program, doing even more to help channel partners bring Oracle applications to small and midsize businesses. The Redwood Shores, Calif.-based software company has taken the program into the next gear with Oracle Accelerate applications solutions—combining Oracle’s applications with partner expertise and Oracle Business Accelerators or other rapid…
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SAP Skills Pay Off Big for IT Pros
Pay for non-certified IT skills grew 8 percent in 2006, while pay for certified skills showed flat growth, according to the most recent edition of the Hot Technical Skills and Certification Pay Index released Feb. 12 by New Canaan, Conn., IT workforce research firm Foote Partners. “Though there was an increase in certified pay in…
