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  • Cisco, Polycom Telepresence Get Vidyo Challenger

    Vidyo, best known for software that lets users collaborate visually over their desktops, is now taking on the likes of Cisco Systems and Polycom with a telepresence offering that officials say will provide better quality across more screens and at a fraction of the price. With VidyoPanorama, company officials are looking to bridge the gap…

  • Android to Control 40 Percent of Smartphone Market in 2011: Report

    The worldwide smartphone market is forecast to grow 55 percent year over year in 2011 as a growing number of users turn in their feature phones for more advanced devices. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors will ship a total of 472 million smartphones in 2011 compared with roughly 305 million…

  • Google’s Premier Reseller Partner Tier Arrives

    Google has added a new tier to its reseller channel partner program to recognize high-performing partners, the company announced in its Official Google Enterprise Blog. Google adds the new Premier Reseller tier as the overall reseller program has grown to 3,000 resellers across 70 countries.  That’s up from 2,000 resellers in November 2010. The Google…

  • Businesses Face Rising Challenges to Keep Data Secure: Report

    A report from Check Point Software and the Ponemon Institute, a privacy and information management research firm, revealed that 77 percent of organizations surveyed have experienced data loss in the last year. Key findings from the report, Understanding Security Complexity in 21st Century IT Environments, showed respondents cited customer information (52 percent) as the most…

  • HP TouchPad Headed for Retail, Channel July 1

    "What makes HP TouchPad a compelling alternative to competing products is webOS," said Jon Rubinstein, senior vice president and general manager, Palm Global Business Unit, HP, in a statement. "The platform’s unmatched features and flexibility will continue to differentiate HP products from the rest of the market for both personal and professional use. This is…

  • VARs Cashing in on Managed Print Services

    From high-ticket, high-output networked printers to low-cost personal multi-function devices tucked in private offices, organizations spend a small fortune each year managing, maintaining, and operating their armies of printers and copiers—and savvy solution providers are helping clients take control of the associated costs, management issues, and upkeep through margin-rich, customer-centric managed print services offerings. Indeed,…

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