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Kaseya 2 Improves Remote Access, Adds ITIL Service Desk
Calling it the biggest revision since the product was created, Kaseya is rolling out Kaseya 2 – a major update to its remote monitoring and managed services platform. Click here to read about Kaseya rival, Level Platforms (LPI)’s, most recent platform upgrade. Kaseya’s new release features new database architecture, a new user interface and navigation;…
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Oracle vs. SAP: The Tale of Two Channels
Oracle and SAP may be archrivals in the business applications business, but they have toed very similar lines — and reputations — when it has come to the channel over the years. Both companies are built upon legacy enterprise heritages served by massive – and massively aggressive — direct sales forces. Both have been knocked…
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Technology Professionals Eye Potential Economic Recovery
IT executives are more optimistic headed into 2010, but the business world is different and their spending habits on new technology may be different as well. That’s according to the most recent edition of CompTIA’s IT Industry Business Confidence Index taken from a survey of IT professionals—including in-house IT and VARs—in December about their expectations…
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HP, McKesson Deal on Electronic Health Records Relies on Channel
Looking to get in on the coming rush to digitize medical records, electronic health record (EHR) provider McKesson and technology giant HP announced they are partnering to offer preconfigured bundles of software and hardware. And reseller channel partners will reap the benefits as well. The deal relies on the VARs of both companies to provide…
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Brisk Windows 7 Sales Boost Microsoft Profits
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp posted a bigger-than-expected 60 percent jump in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of Windows 7, and said it expected business technology spending to recover this year. The world’s biggest software maker said on Thursday that net profit came to $6.7 billion, or 74 cents per share, for its fiscal second…
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Six Government Trends the Channel Should Follow
Six Government Trends the Channel Should Follow A recent report done by IDC’s Government Insights specialty analyst division examined a number of 2010 predictions for the government vertical as viewed by its experts. Channel Insider presents six of the top predictions put out by Government Insights and explains what they mean for channel executives focusing…
