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Whaleback Launches IP PBX for SMBs
For small to midsize businesses looking to trade their traditional phone lines for an IP system without having to make a large upfront investment, Whaleback Systems is launching a managed IP PBX system that runs entirely over broadband. The SMB1500 system is designed to save smaller companies money by providing an all-inclusive, flat-rate fee per…
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Ingram Builds a New Home for System Builders
Distributor Ingram Micro announced plans this week for a community of system builder customers, built on the model of its VentureTech program for VARs and integrators, to deliver support and encourage collaboration. System ArchiTECHS will provide Ingram component customers with access to resources, support, training, marketing and alliances, Ingram said. Ingram is recruiting 700 components…
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Cisco Intros New Security Products, Channel Strategy
Cisco Systems announced Feb. 13 additions to its security portfolio and a new direction in security to further the integration of security as a standard piece of the network. The network vendor unveiled a Security Management Suite of the new Cisco Security Manager 3.0, a security police manager and a reconfigured Security MARS (Monitoring, Analysis…
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Is It the End of the Security World as We Know It?
SAN JOSE, Calif.—The folks running the annual RSA Conference here this week will tell you that the show is bigger than ever and security is at the top of every CIO’s list of concerns. And while all of that may well be true, if heavyweights such as Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems and Microsoft have their…
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Oracle: HP’s Fusion Embrace Will Drive Demand
Hewlett-Packard and Oracle on Feb. 13 announced plans to incorporate Oracle’s Fusion middleware into HP’s service-oriented architecture portfolio. Building on its existing ability to resell Oracle Fusion middleware, HP is planning to provide value-added SOA solutions based on Fusion and a road map to integrate Fusion with OpenView, HP’s enterprise IT management software suite. Additionally,…
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Smaller Players Filling NAC Void
Security products that perform health checks on desktop and laptop computers will be in abundance at this week’s RSA Conference. But industry leaders Cisco Systems and Microsoft remain mum about a long-promised integration of their dominant network access control architectures, leaving IT managers wondering whether to go with one of the solutions that is already…
