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Webroot Revamps Enterprise Anti-Spyware
Webroot launched the latest version of its enterprise anti-spyware application on June 13, promising a completely revamped software client along with stronger tools for removing rootkits and other malicious programs. The product, Spy Sweeper Enterprise 3.0, offers kernel-level driver protection capabilities to help aid in the detection and removal of increasingly sophisticated forms of spyware,…
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Dell Wants to Win Your Business
Dell is still hungry for more. Kevin Rollins, CEO of the world’s largest PC manufacturer, said Dell is going through a shake-up—something he said seems to happen every four or five years at the company—but that it will emerge stronger than ever. The Round Rock, Texas, PC maker has faced a series of problems of…
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Logicalis Taps MaintenanceNet to Track HP Service Contracts
Logicalis announced June 12 it would tap MaintenanceNet, an online contract management company, to manage and track its services contracts for its Hewlett-Packard service customers. The arrangement allows Logicalis quicker, cleaner visibility into its service contracts, such as renewals, expirations, uncovered assets and refresh opportunities, Logicalis executives said. Click here for exclusive channel research from…
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McAfee Labs Gives Partners Remote Access
Enhancements to McAfee’s Global Support Lab will allow the vendor’s SecurityAlliance partners and customers to remotely test, evaluate and demonstrate solutions on McAfee hardware and software. The free offering allows partners on-demand access to real product environments that are custom-configured to replicate customer environments for demonstrations, training and simulated deployment scenarios, McAfee and partners said.…
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Untrained Users Are Costly
Escalating complexities in business environments coupled with increased employee responsibilities continue to raise training requirements, yet some companies are not adjusting training budgets accordingly. Reducing the training budget usually shifts the training burden over to the help desk, which is not an effective use of IT resources, nor is it cost-efficient or particularly satisfying to…
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Simplicity Equals IT Success
A friend, Larry, calls now and then. “We should do something, you and me,” he suggests. But we never do. Frankly, I’m not exactly sure what he does or how it applies to me, so that’s probably why. Customers tell me companies call them all the time and say, “We should do something, you and…
