Recent Articles
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HP Exec Talks Thin Client Computing ROI and How To Get It
Cultural issues may be the biggest stumbling blocks to recovering ROI (return on investment) in desktop virtualization implementations. That’s because while the overall solution – thin clients and back end infrastructure – can cost the same or more than just updating an enterprise’s PCs. The real cost savings that companies hope to realize comes from…
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SAP’s Streamwork Collaboration Platform to Challenge Google Wave
SAP March 30 renamed its real-time collaboration platform StreamWork and is offering it free with limited storage and for $9 per user, per month with more storage and security features. StreamWork, profiled by eWEEK in February when it was launched to public beta as 12Sprints, is a Web-based platform that includes instant messaging and document…
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Answering the Cloud Skeptics
With companies juicing up their collaboration capabilities at the same time they replace and upgrade traditional applications such as e-mail, it’s not just small and midsize businesses looking to the cloud anymore. Now, more and more enterprises are moving collaboration to the cloud to reduce CAPEX and ease maintenance. Channel Insider recently sat down with…
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BigFix Launches Partner Program, Offers Symantec Alternative
Has your systems management or security vendor recently taken more business direct? Looking for an alternative to Symantec or another security giant? BigFix is introducing its formal channel partner program called PlatformONE and has added a Symantec and CA channel veteran as its channel chief. BigFix’s solution uses an agent-based technology to deliver intelligence (patch…
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Ahead of Jobs Recovery, ADP Adds Talent Management Service
Automatic Data Processing (ADP), a provider of human resources, payroll and benefits administration services, announced the enhancement of ADP Workforce Now to include talent management capabilities aimed at small to medium-size businesses. The solution offers HR resources, benefits administration, payroll, time and attendance, and talent management functionality designed for midmarket organizations with 50 to 999…
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IBM Reaches Out To ISV Start-Ups
Money isn’t everything, and IBM intends to prove that adage with a comprehensive new initiative that will help emerging entrepreneurs succeed, hopefully helping Big Blue and its channel grow their sales and profits. To qualify for the IBM Global Entrepreneur initiative, applicants must be privately-held, in business less than three years; and actively developing software…