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Niche Security Vendor Taps Channel’s Connections
It’s been said that all politics is local. And so is IT, say the operators of an Israeli-based security vendor. Safend, of Tel Aviv, maker of port protection software that guards against unauthorized end-point breaches, claims there is no better path to grow market share worldwide than through the channel, where local VARs can identify…
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Intel Cuts the Power
SAN FRANCISCO—Intel Corp. is powering down its entire processor line. The chip maker, as previously reported, aims to drive down the power consumption of desktops, notebooks and servers that use its processors significantly over the next several years by enacting a redesign of its chips’ architecture or underlying circuitry, Paul Otellini, its CEO, said during…
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Intel, Cisco Collaborate on Wi-Fi
Intel Corp. and Cisco Systems Inc. on Tuesday announced plans to collaborate on ways to make their respective wireless LAN products work better together. At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, the two companies demonstrated a new set of features called the Business Class Wireless Suite, which is designed for customers who use Cisco…
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Digest: News from XOsoft, Bell Micro, InfoNow, Cloverleaf, Solidcore Systems and Bluesocket
XOsoft and StoneFly sign an OEM agreement; Pillar Data Systems signs a distribution deal with Bell Microproducts; StorageTek signs Cloverleaf to its partner program and certifies iSN; Solidcore signs two to its reseller program; InfoNow introduces a channel management program; and Bluesocket and Catalyst Telecom join forces. XOsoft Signs Distribution Agreement with StoneFly XOsoft of…
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Intel, Cisco Team to Thwart Security Threats
Chip maker Intel Corp. and networking equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. are joining forces to combine Intel’s chip-based Active Management Technology with Cisco’s Network Admission Control architecture. The two companies used the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco on Tuesday to announce the new arrangement. The deal will allow Cisco NAC devices to interoperate with…
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IBM Rolls Out Training, Funding for Emerging-Market VARs
Beginning today, VARs in the emerging markets of Brazil, China, India and Russia will have access to a funding and support network designed to bolster the training, resources, and, ultimately, sales for IBM’s Open Standards Solution providers in those countries. Two IBM programs that were announced today—IBM Venture Capital Advisory Council and IBM Virtual Innovations…
