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Extreme Networks Intros Unified Channel Program
Following Extreme Network’s acquisition of Enterasys last year, the merger of the two organizations’ channel programs, had been a work in progress. Now, Extreme Networks is rolling out a revamped channel program that, not only combines much of the best of what both companies previously offered, but also adds a couple of new twists. At…
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Channel News Briefs: Week of July 20
Tech Data Adds McAfee SaaS Offerings to Solutions Store McAfee will provide its software-as-a-service (SaaS) security offerings to Tech Data’s channel of solution providers through the company’s TDCloud business unit. The cloud-based security offerings, including McAfee’s SaaS Email Protection, SaaS Email Archiving and SaaS Web Protection, will be available through Tech Data’s Solutions Store. In addition,…
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IBM-Apple Alliance Provides Big Mobile Boost to Channel
From a channel perspective, mobile computing has always been a challenge because the acquiring of the devices and services is most often direct. But in the wake of the far-reaching mobile alliance this week between IBM and Apple, the mobile playing field for the channel just became a little more level. Under the terms of…
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HP Spurs Windows Server 2003 Migrations
To a provide a catalyst for channel partners looking to help customers migrate from Microsoft Windows Server 2003 to a more modern instance of Windows Server, Hewlett-Packard, in conjunction with Microsoft, announced a new channel program designed to help partners take advantage of an estimated $10 billion market opportunity. With support from Microsoft for Windows…
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Why the IBM-Apple Deal Is Good for All
On July 15, IBM and Apple announced a new relationship that will ultimately mean wonders for the enterprise and consumers. It also will show that while mobile handsets are a real concern for CIOs and IT decision-makers, with the right partnership and the right team, they can actually add quite a bit of value to…
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Selling Flash Storage Capacity on Demand
With the rise of flash memory, customers are trying to figure out where to apply this technology to the most benefit. Given the cost of flash storage systems, most IT organizations obviously can’t afford to store all their data in flash. The challenge is that many of them are not sure how much “hot data”…
