Recent Articles
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SAP Partner Roster Grows in Vertical Market Push
After launching a channel initiative in 2005 to push its MySAP and Business One software into the small and midsize enterprise market, SAP AG added 590 new partners—an increase of 49 percent—and 100 new solutions in the first three quarters of that year. The ERP (enterprise resource planning) and supply chain giant has made it…
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Symantec Caught in Norton ‘Rootkit’ Flap
Symantec Corp. has fessed up to using a rootkit-type feature in Norton SystemWorks that could provide the perfect hiding place for attackers to place malicious files on computers. The anti-virus vendor acknowledged that it was deliberately hiding a directory from Windows APIs as a feature to stop customers from accidentally deleting files but, prompted by…
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When Will Google Be Channel-Ready?
Not too many companies can boast of having a name that by force of popularity has become a verb. To me “Google” still sounds like something you’d say when tickling a baby’s chin, but the Internet search engine company’s brand recognition is undeniable. The company’s stock appears certain to hit the $500-per-share mark soon while…
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McAfee President Quits
Anti-virus security vendor McAfee Inc. announced Tuesday the sudden departure of its president, Gene Hodges. Hodges, an 11-year McAfee veteran who was responsible for the company’s technology development, strategy and execution worldwide, has resigned to take the reins of access control vendor Websense Inc. McAfee did not identify a replacement for Hodges. In a brief…
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EMC Puts Its Soldiers in Line
EMC Corp. launched new reseller and ISV programs this week to align its channel with the company’s software goals, following a two-year buying spree that added eight software companies and more than doubled its partner base. The storage vendor, based in Hopkinton, Mass., recalibrated the point system upon which its Velocity Partner Program’s Benefits and…
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THINKstrategies Launches Web-Based Service Resources
Market research firm THINKstrategies, which focuses on developments in the managed services space, wants to make it easier for potential customers to find a managed services provider. The Wellesley, Mass., company has put together two online directories, one for managed services providers and the other for companies that deliver software as a service. Through managed…
