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  • Exit Interview: Ingram’s Justin Crotty

    Five years ago, it was hard to find any support from distribution for managed services tools or business models. Recognizing the growing interest in services-based technology delivered through the channel, Ingram Micro’s Justin Crotty – vice president of services, North America—founded Seismic, which provided hosted solutions, tools and technical support to VARs transitioning to the…

  • Google Docs Go Mobile on iPhone, iPad and Android

    Looking to read that Google Docs file on your smart phone? Google has now rolled out mobile viewing support for Google Docs on Android, iPhone and iPad platforms. But the viewer is just that. Forget about editing and creating documents from your phone.  The mobile version of Google Docs lets users view PDFs, PowerPoint, and…

  • Cisco Data Center 3.0 Strategy Advances Against HP

    LAS VEGAS — Cisco is using its Cisco Live! 2010 event to announce advances in energy management, data center virtualization, cloud computing and collaboration. The networking company says high-end data-center customers are looking for massive scalability, high-bandwidth, low latency and compatible switching solutions, and that’s what they’re getting with three of the announcements: the new…

  • HP, Avaya Team on Unified Communications Against Cisco

    HP and Avaya have struck a three-year agreement to jointly sell and service Avaya unified communications hardware and software. The deal is one in a series of HP partnerships with other UC players such as Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent that aim to eat away at UC market leader Cisco’s market share, and boost its overall managed…

  • Top Five EHR Adoption Barriers and the VAR Solution

    Top Five EHR Adoption Barriers and the VAR Solution Meaningful Use Lacks DefinitionAlthough the federal government has provided some guidance on what is termed “meaningful use” criteria, final requirements are not expected until the fall of this year. That leaves healthcare providers at an impasse. The best course of action? Wait for now, and be…

  • SAP Acquisition Target Sybase Adds iPhone Support to SQL Anywhere 12

    Sybase’s most recent version of enterprise mobile database and synchronization technology, SQL Anywhere 12, includes support for the iPhone and more automated management and administration. But Android support won’t be coming in this version. The updates to the Sybase technology provides the enterprise mobility market–and potential new owner SAP—with enhanced infrastructure for maturing mobility deployments…

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