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Polycom, Siemens Strike Video Conferencing, Unified Communications Deal
Polycom is making it easier for partners to incorporate its telepresence HD video conferencing solutions with the unified communication systems from other vendors—a strategy that promises more integration work for the channel as well as more flexibility for end customers. As its two main competitors, Tandberg and Lifesize, were acquired by other vendors in late…
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Apple Quarter Looks Bright on Eve of Tablet Unveiling
The big news from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) next week may be coming on Jan. 27, when many are speculating the PC and smartphone giant will announce a mobile device with a tablet form factor, but first, on Jan. 25, the Silicon Valley icon will be releasing its first-quarter 2010 earnings, and analysts are expecting good things.…
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IBM Targets Government Services with NISC Acquisition
IBM added another piece to its information management services empire this week by buying the government sector-oriented firm National Interest Security Co. (NISC) for an undisclosed amount. NISC bills itself as a strategy and operational solutions provider, offering a range of services and solutions in security, logistics, energy, health care and defense. IBM honchos say…
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Resellers Grapple with EMR Stimulus Opportunity Challenges
While the opportunity to help health care providers implement electronic medical records (EMR) has been widely promoted and discussed by IT vendors, distributors and VARs as offering big potential for IT solution provider sales, some say that opportunity still has yet to be realized. At first the trouble seemed to be that EMR vendors didn’t…
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Solid State Drives Keep Fueling Storage Market
Although they won’t see the exponential growth they recorded in 2009, solid state drives (SSDs) will once again outpace the overall storage market, and will offer a much bigger opportunity to the channel, according to a new report from IDC. Last year’s enterprise shipments soared 250 percent to more than 200,000 units, while this year’s…
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Websense Releases First Real-Time Security App for Facebook
Websense rolled out the industry’s first real-time security application for Facebook pages today as a part of its Defensio 2.0 launch. The product gives channel partners a more robust way to help clients adapt to the Web 2.0 and social media environment without instituting draconian and backward-looking bans against applications such as Facebook. Able to…