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  • Tech Data, HP Make Health Care Tech More Channel Friendly

    Technology offerings for the channel around health care may have been slow to start, but now more vendors and distributors are launching special programs and partnerships that target the health care vertical, designed to help VARs target economic stimulus funds and get into the broader market. Cases in point are announcements from two big companies…

  • Twitter Attacks Picked Up Steam in 2009

    A new report out by Barracuda Networks this week confirms the security community’s suspicion that the explosion in Twitter’s user base in 2009 has lead to an incipient rise in cybercriminal activity at the social networking site. Released yesterday, the Barracuda  Labs annual report took a deep dive into Twitter usage and attack trends along…

  • HP ProCurve CTO Gazes Beyond the Cloud

    HP ProCurve CTO Paul Congdon on enterprise networking in 2015 Post-cloud computing era will drive additional service opportunities for partners Channel partners can expect to have plenty more service opportunities as the cloud computing model continues to evolve, but by 2015 they should also have the ability to better compete with the large providers that…

  • Wyse Introduces New Thin Clients

    As the momentum around thin-client computing grows this year, Wyse is working to update its product line. The indirect sales thin-client company has introduced two new thin clients, the C10LE and V10LE, which include Wyse’s ThinOS 6.5, the most recent upgrade that is based on a software solution designed to increase security across virtual clients.…

  • Getting the Message Out Over Time

    Messaging is an incredibly important consideration when going into the market.  As a solution provider, we don’t have the budget to have massive “branding” efforts, so for us, every small decision is a big one. The little touches are the best ways we can present our message into the market. That means choosing the right…

  • Eyeing the Cloud, CA Acquires MSP Monitoring and Performance Vendor Nimsoft

    CA will acquire IT performance and availability monitoring solution vendor Nimsoft in an all-cash deal worth $350 million. Redwood City, Calif.-based Nimsoft bills itself as a provider of those monitoring solutions for both emerging enterprises and managed service providers. CA said the acquisition “significantly expands its ability to meet IT management needs of emerging enterprises…

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