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Nexsan, FalconStor Prep Fast, Green Backup
Late next month, Nexsan Technologies will ship a new line of data protection and disaster recovery appliances bundled with deduplication software from FalconStor Software. The Nexsan DeDupe SG (Speed with Green) 2.0 with the new version of FalconStor’s File-interface Deduplication System (FDS) 2.0 is targeted at data protection and disaster recovery applications that require high-performance…
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SGI Launches Channel Program with Best of Rackable and Old SGI
Nine months after Rackable Systems announced plans to acquire technology icon Silicon Graphics (SGI) for $25 million, the combined company, under the name SGI is rolling out a new channel partner program built out of the best practices of both companies. The acquisition was completed in May 2009 for $42.5 million. The new SGI channel…
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SAIC Buys CloudShield Technologies
Science Applications and International Corporation (SAIC) last week bolstered its IT security play with the acquisition of the cybersecurity services-oriented CloudShield Technologies. Like SAIC, CloudShield specializes in public sector work, as well as in serving the security service provider market with tools to manage their own clients’ environments. CloudShield provides infrastructure security solutions and services…
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LSI Fuels 6Gb/s SAS Channel
With more people needing faster access to more data at lower prices, the pressure to evolve the 6Gb/s SAS ecosystem is growing and LSI is helping to lead the way with its latest controller cards and host bus adapters. And its chosen route to market is the channel, says LSI’s Suresh Panikar, senior manager, worldwide…
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Former Silverback Master MSP Leaves Dell Behind for Level Platforms
For Do IT Smarter, a master managed service provider that had standardized on Silverback as the MSP platform it offered to its partners, the last two years have been a long road. That’s because Dell, the computer maker that just a few years ago subscribed to the so-called direct-only "religion" and eschewed the channel, decided…
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N-Able Partners with Intronis, Sees Strong Growth Ahead
Intronis and N-Able Technologies joined forces this week to integrate Intronis’ Online Backup + Recovery with N-able’s N-central 7.0 with Endpoint Security Manager, allowing MSPs to track backup and recovery statuses, notifications, and other events via the same centralized interface that they use to perform remote monitoring and management functions. Boston-based Intronis is a developer…