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Sophos Buys Unified Threat Management Firm Astaro
British security firm Sophos has acquired unified threat management provider Astaro to round out its networking security portfolio. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sophos will be able to provide complete data and threat protection for IT, regardless of device type, user location or network boundaries, Sophos said on May 6. The combined…
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Small-Business Confidence Growing: Report
Small businesses have a positive long-term outlook and an eye on growth and investment, according to the results of the fourth annual FedEx Office “Signs of the Times” national small business survey released by FedEx Office, an operating company of FedEx Corp. The survey found that optimism is on the rise, with 63 percent of…
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Xerox, Cisco Partner on Cloud-Based Managed Print Services
Xerox and Cisco announced they intend to form an alliance to deliver cloud-based services and technology solutions that combine network intelligence and print. The alliance plans to bring Xerox’s managed print and cloud IT outsourcing services to customers over Cisco’s intelligent network infrastructure. Both companies will arm channel partners with solutions that help businesses extend…
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Business Confidence in IT Spending Grows: Report
Overall confidence in economic growth is beginning to translate into anticipated spending in the IT marketplace, according to the latest CDW IT Monitor. The report found IT decision-makers are confident in continued investment in hardware and software with an upward trend among medium and large businesses over the last six months. The company’s research found…
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Google I/O: A VAR’s Eye View
Wondering what to expect from Google I/O this week (besides the rumored demo of a Samsung Chrome Netbook)? Google Apps channel partners can expect to hear from the tech giant’s channel chief Jeff Ragusa about some of the more innovative ways Google Apps reseller partners have created solutions that work to enhance customer productivity. Ragusa…
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Did Amazon Outage Kill the Cloud?
A partial outage of Amazon’s cloud-based hosting services in April prompted some high-tech pundits to make dire predictions. They called the outage a major setback with consequences for years to come. It’s as if Amazon had all but extinguished the cloud. Was the failure damaging? Yes, but to the point of significantly slowing what is…