Recent Articles
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Dell Adds New Premiere Top Tier to PartnerDirect
Dell is enhancing its PartnerDirect channel program by adding a third tier and rewarding partners who pursue multiple certifications with the company. Dell’s Paul Schaffer, worldwide channel marketing director told Channel Insider that the three-and-a-half year old partner program last week looked like this: Certified Partners – those with one or more certifications and a…
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Software Piracy Reaches a Record $59 Billion in 2010: Report
Theft of software for personal computers leapt 14 percent globally in 2010 to a record commercial value of $59 billion, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) reported in its 2010 BSA Global Software Piracy Study. That amount has nearly doubled in real terms since 2003. Emerging economies are the driving forces behind the trend, the report…
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Cisco Plans $1B in Cuts by October, Layoffs Likely
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) plans to cut $1 billion in costs from its fiscal 2012 run rate as it seeks to right itself, according to CEO John Chambers who addressed analysts in a conference call following the company’s third quarter earnings release May 11. Most of the $1 billion in cost cutting will be executed by…
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Microsoft Releases Windows Azure Toolkits for Smartphones
Microsoft has announced a set of toolkits to further enable developers to build device applications that take advantage of Windows Azure, the Windows Azure Toolkits for Devices. Microsoft announced Windows Azure Toolkits for Devices, consisting of assets for Windows Phone, iOS and a preview of tools for Android. Using the toolkits, developers can use the…
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Cisco Debuts Branch Office WLAN Controller at Interop
Cisco Systems officials over the past few months have built out the capabilities of their Borderless Networks initiative in such areas as mobility, security and management. Now the networking giant is looking to extend the reach of the strategy into branch offices. At Interop 2011 this week in Las Vegas, Cisco officials are showing off…
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Revenue Up, Profit Down at Symantec
Data protection and software management provider Symantec on May 11 reported a 9 percent decline in its profits for its fourth-quarter 2011 earnings, but the company still bettered Wall Street analysts’ projections. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company that makes the popular Norton Security Suite cleared $168 million (22 cents per share) for the three-month period…