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Intermec Partners Eligible for Free Cisco Training
Tech Data is offering discounts on Cisco training and Intermec products as part of its technical enablement program now open to authorized Intermec Honours Partners. The program will enable Intermec VARs to also become certified Cisco VARs. Tech Data said that through discounts and complete reimbursement programs, the costs of Cisco certification could be close…
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Nuance Launches IP-Based Voice Dialer
Nuance Communications, a speech and imaging software maker, on Jan. 18 introduced a voice dialing and call forwarding solution that leverages IP systems to cut time and cost from call management. Designed specifically for intra-company communications, SpeechAttendant Internal Dialer lets employees call any person, department or location by dialing one number and saying a name.…
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Cognos Acquires Celequest to Speed BI
Business intelligence software developer Cognos announced Jan. 17 the acquisition of Celequest, developer of an operational dashboard appliance. The acquisition closed on Jan. 16. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. By adding privately held Celequest to its roster, Cognos will achieve several objectives: a longer reach into channel markets, a better breadth of offerings…
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Development Trio Makes Changes at the Top
Three software development tool companies have announced changes in leadership, with Zend Technologies, Catalyst Systems and Mindreef all appointing new CEOs. On Jan. 16, Cupertino, Calif.-based Zend, which makes PHP development tools for developers, announced that the company had hired Harold Goldberg, a former executive at BMC Software, as its new CEO. Goldberg held the…
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Risky Employee Behavior on Web Threatens Networks
Research by FaceTime Communications has found risky Internet activity by employees poses an increasing threat to network security for corporate enterprises. While the number of unique malware instances was down last year when compared with the 2000 identified in 2005, FaceTime researchers warn today’s malware is stealthier, more complex and harder to identify and defend…
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New Sprint Phones Tap Two Networks
Sprint Nextel is shipping a series of devices that combine the company’s CDMA voice and data services with its iDEN-based push-to-talk services. Sprint’s PowerSource phones provide both network redundancy and improved performance over phones that just use one or the other of the company’s two networks, company officials said. The first two phones in the…
