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Cellular Offers a Rich Integration Opportunity
Need a phone in Japan? The Vodafone counter at Tokyo Narita airport will sell you a phone with a prepaid card for around a hundred dollars, less of a hassle than rental. Even though it’s an outdated, cheap model, my new flip phone is the tiniest I’ve ever owned, with front and back color screens…
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Oracle-on-Microsoft Shops Face Double Patching Delight
Patching systems is always painful, but Tuesday’s scenario of two major cumulative patch sets on the same day—from Oracle and Microsoft—is downright sadistic. When will this patching madness end? Not soon. Although there’s a concerted effort on the part of ISVs to develop more secure code, analysts predict that it will take generations before this…
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Major Oracle Patch Covers Enterprise Products, Database Server
Oracle has released a set of 49 patches that addresses new flaws in multiple versions of its Database Server, Application Server, Collaboration Suite, E-Business and Applications, and Enterprise Manager products. The patches are available on OTN (the Oracle Technology Network). The product flaws vary in terms of exploitability. Oracle Database has 12 flaws, including a…
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Digest: News from Sun, Emulex, Atempo, Storactive, Habeas, StrongMail, SiliconSystems, Spare Backup
Sun and Emulex team on storage solutions, Atempo agrees to resell Storactive’s data protection software, and Habeas and StrongMail try to improve e-mail delivery. Meanwhile, SiliconSystems expands its channel into Europe and Spare Backup establishes a reseller network for the first time. Sun to Sell Sun-Branded Fibre Channel HBAs from Emulex Sun Microsystems Inc. and…
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Ingram Micro Acquires Home-Automation Products Distributor
Distributor Ingram Micro Inc. will pay up to $200 million for a consortium of 12 distributors that sell home-automation products for custom installations. The acquisition of AVAD Distributors will allow Ingram Micro, of Santa Ana, Calif., the world’s largest IT products distributor, to deeply entrench itself in the fast-growing home technology integration market. AVAD last…
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Security Opportunities Abound for VARs
The term “security” is thrown around frequently in the IT channel these days, and with good reason. Security is one of the most promising business opportunities for VARs, integrators and service providers. But figuring out how to seize the opportunity is where it gets complicated. The perception of many end users notwithstanding, security is not…
