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IBM Tools Allow Developers, Customers to Digest RFID in Bites
A set of tools and resources from IBM’s alphaWorks division is introducing developers and customers to RFID in bite sizes. A testing environment and a kit to build radio-frequency identification capabilities into ISV applications will allow early adopters to move slowly and scale into what is still an emerging technology, IBM executives announced July 31.…
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Top 5 Channel Growth Categories in ’07
According to a recent survey by CompTIA and research firm TNS Prognostics, VAR customers expect to see their business grow by at least 40 percent in the following areas: VOIP – 13% Managed Services – 13% Network Security – 12% Wireless Networks – 8% Business Intelligence – 8% Click here to read the customer response…
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Top 5 Channel Customer Spending Priorities in ’07
According to a recent survey by CompTIA and research firm TNS Prognostics, VAR customers plan to spend more in 2007 on the following technology categories: Network Security – 48% Wireless Networks – 41% Storage Solutions – 37% Education/Training – 37% Storage Area Networks – 27% Click here to read the VAR response to the CompTIA…
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VARs See Opportunity in VOIP, Managed Services; Customers Don’t
VARs see opportunity in voice over IP and managed services, but customers say the technologies remain far down on their list of anticipated spending priorities. Customers say they will spend money in 2007 on network security, wireless networks, storage solutions, and education and training for their users. There is a gap forming between VAR perceptions…
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A Failure to Communicate
As we head into the second half of 2006 it seems an appropriate time to reassess how solution providers are feeling about their business, especially given that the second quarter offered a pretty tough selling environment. A survey of over 1,000 solution providers conducted by CompTIA, an association for solution providers that is hosting its…
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Did Microsoft Patch Miss the Mark?
An anonymous security researcher has posted a proof-of-concept exploit for a flaw patched in Microsoft’s “critical” MS06-035 bulletin, but the company’s security response team says the issue is actually a brand-new, unpatched vulnerability. The researcher, who uses the online moniker “cocoruder,” published the attack code on the Milw0rm Web site alongside a claim that it…
