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Cisco Primes the Channel
Cisco Primes the Channel In this Changing Channels podcast, Mike Vizard talks with Keith Goodwin, channel chief for Cisco, about the company’s move toward becoming a platform vendor rather than just selling a collection of networking products. Host: Mike Vizard Length: 00:25:35 Cisco to Buy Digital Signage Startup Cisco Capital Slates $2B in Financing for…
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CIOs Point the Way to Value
While some folks in the channel may find it troubling that a December survey by CIO Insight, a sister publication of Channel Insider, found that CDW provided the most value of all the vendors they deal with, solution providers might want to take heart over the long-term implications of that ranking. CDW, one of only…
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The Notebook Rises
In the past few years, solution providers and distributors have been watching a trend that only a decade ago would have seemed improbable: Notebook PCs are overtaking desktops, not only at the enterprise level, but also at small and midsize businesses. In 2007, the amount of revenue generated by laptops is expected to surpass that…
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Top 10 Lessons for IT Project Success
The key to project success is learning from what works as well as what doesn’t work . Baseline has compiled a list of best practices drawn from nearly 230 case studies we’ve written in the last five years. Lesson 1: Business processes should set the agenda, not technology. Toyota Motor is on track to pass…
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Websense Moves into Leakage Prevention with PortAuthority Buy
Security software maker Websense announced Dec. 20 that it has signed an agreement to acquire data leakage prevention specialist PortAuthority Technologies for approximately $90 million in cash. Through the deal, Websense is attempting to expand its footprint beyond the malicious content identification sector and offer security tools that provide enterprises with both external protection for…
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Cisco to Buy Digital Signage Startup
Adding digital signage to its portfolio of digital media products, Cisco Systems has announced plans to acquire Tivella. The acquisition will enable Cisco to extend its digital media system, launched in September, to work with plasma and LCD televisions and other displays not attached to PCs. Cisco’s initial digital media system product enables video on…
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