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SonicWall Eyes MSPs with Global Management System Update
SonicWALL this week released to the channel the latest edition of its IT management system, SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS) 6.0, which it hopes will appeal to managed service providers (MSP) with a spate of new features that include better reporting on application firewalls, improved data protection policy enforcement and a new API to sync…
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BMC Buys Phurnace, Creates Game Changer
Houston-based BMC Software is expanding its automation capabilities with the acquisition of privately held Phurnace Software, whose technology "significantly reduces the cost, complexity and risk" to deploy and configure Java-based applications on physical, virtual and cloud environments. BMC cites the application layer is the next frontier in data center automation and called its acquisition of…
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Is Google’s Nexus One a Boon for Developers?
With this release of its Nexus One phone this week, Google succeeds in expanding its footprint with yet another device and Android developers now have an upgraded OS to tinker with. But do enterprise developers benefit? Of note is Google’s new e-retailer status. Users can purchase Nexus One through the website google.com/phone, exclusively. For would-be…
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Symantec Struggling to Correct Signature Flaw
You’re not alone if you’re noticing something peculiar about the update signatures flowing into the Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager since the New Year. Symantec is trying to unravel the mystery behind the widely used endpoint management platform failing to recognize update files with 2010 dates. Symantec is working on a fix. In the meantime, all…
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HP Rolls Out PCs, Laptops
(Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co is releasing a host of new laptops and netbooks as the technology giant looks to build on its recent momentum in the personal computer market. The world’s largest PC maker unveiled its first-ever touch-enabled netbook as part of its product rollout for the Consumer Electronics Show, which takes place this week…
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Managed Services Not for Everyone
My phone rang at 4 a.m. Pacific time. On the other end was a VAR tortured by insomnia (fortunately for me, it was at least 7 a.m. in New York). He had been up all night racking his brain—and for good reason—over the quandary known as managed services. Now, you would think that this is…