Recent Articles
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Woe to the VAR that Walks Alone
I have said before in this column—and in light of the CompTIA Breakaway event being held the first week in August in Las Vegas I will say it again—partnering with other VARs is one of the most critical business decisions anyone in the channel can make. Partnerships should be a cornerstone to your business foundation.…
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News from EMC, Avnet, Avaya, Spare Backup
EMC shores up its security offerings through its channel partners, Spare Backup signs a new channel partner, Avnet Partner Solutions announces a distribution agreement with NEC, Avaya and MTM Technologies sign a master reseller agreement, and Spare Backup signs a reseller. EMC Signs Storage Security Partners Through its EMC Select partner program, EMC partners now…
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Apple’s Halo Stays on Despite Switch to Intel
Industry watchers have noticed a “halo” surrounding Apple Computer’s iPod: The popular music player is helping to bring new users to the company’s Macintosh line of computers. However, could the uncertainty surrounding the Mac’s upcoming switch from PowerPC to Intel processors take the shine off that halo? When Apple Computer Inc. made that dramatic announcement…
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CompTIA’s Breakaway Brings Opportunity to Partner
By the time the VARs and integrators who are attending the CompTIA Breakaway event from Aug. 3 to 5 leave Las Vegas, many of them will go home with plans for partnerships with other attendees. Networking between CompTIA members is one of the primary goals of the annual event, organizers say. This year, 850 members…
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Microsoft Gives Avalon, Indigo Official Names
Microsoft Corp. Wednesday announced the release of the first beta release of its Windows Vista client operating system, and with it the company also announced official names for the operating system’s presentation and communication subsystems, formerly known by the code names “Avalon” and “Indigo,” respectively. According to sources, Microsoft will officially name Avalon the Windows…
