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  • MSP Myopia

    It’s not too uncommon these days to hear a tale of woe from a solution provider that recently moved into the managed services space concerning profitability. What usually happens is that they have taken their first baby steps into providing managed services by offering remote monitoring services only to discover that customers typically aren’t willing…

  • Avnet Offers IBM Training Portal

    Avnet Technology Solutions is launching Ignition Online, a Web-based training portal for its IBM solution providers. The portal’s goal is to provide solution providers with training and updates on new IBM products. The new portal will also help deliver certification training and provide product information and news about the channel. “The portal delivers a structured…

  • Building a Path for Linux Applications

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  • HP, Cisco Extend Partnership

    Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems are announcing an expanded partnership in which HP’s Technical Services group will implement enterprise-class wireless installations based on Cisco’s new 3750G wireless controllers and Unified Wireless Network Software 4.0. Applications supported by the new partnership include IT asset tracking, presence-based applications, voice, and intrusion detection and prevention. “We’re extending the relationship…

  • ASCII’s Journey to India

    ASCII Group, a U.S.-based collective of small-business VARs and systems integrators, has launched an India affiliate—ASCII Group India—to connect with U.S. vendors with on the subcontinent. The Indian organization, a partnership between ASCII Group, of Bethesda, Md., and Cyber Learning, a Washington-based IT training advocate, aims to bring U.S. education and training standards to the…

  • Roll Your Own Linux

    So you want a Linux that’s set up with just the applications you want—no more, no less. What do you do? Well, an expert Linux user does it himself. But not everyone’s a Linux legend. For the rest of us, there are two good choices. There’s a low-end personal option: Instalinux.com’s free service, SystemDesigner. There’s…

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