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  • Cisco, EMC, VMware Take Pre-Packaged Data Center Solution Vblock to Channel Partners

    Looking to make it easier for channel partners to deploy data center and cloud technology at customer sites, Cisco has formed a coalition with EMC and VMware which will create reference designs for an infrastructure architecture it calls Vblock which incorporates technologies from all three companies including Cisco’s Unified Computing line up of products. The…

  • CFOs, IT Collaborate Around Technology Investments

    A new survey-based research report from CFO Research Services, released today, sheds some  light on how CFOs and IT are working together to prepare for economic recovery. A close look at the survey results indicate new IT trends will emerge as economic recovery continues. The report evaluates the survey results of 198 senior finance executives…

  • Storage Fusion Drives Professional Services

    Specializing in storage analytics, UK-based Storage Fusion is reaching out to the broader channel with a new flat-rate pricing model for its SRA (Storage Resource Analysis) service. Based on a SaaS (Software as a Service) platform, the latest release of SRA combines all of the company’s analytic modules into a single unified service with a…

  • IBM Unveils Government IT Framework

    VARs and ISVs looking to enter or expand their presence in the government solutions marketplace now have an industry-specific IBM platform for building and deploying an array of public sector applications. On Oct. 30, Big Blue released its Government Industry Framework, a combination of software and services targeting the federal, state and local space. The…

  • Making the Kace for XP-to-Windows 7 Migration

    Like Vista before it, Microsoft’s Windows 7 will capture a significant portion of the operating system market just because it will ship on the majority of new PCs sold over the next few years. However, for the installed PC base that isn’t planning to move over to Apple’s resurgent Macintosh platform, the question isn’t are…

  • Cisco, EMC Reportedly Join Forces On Cloud Computing

    (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) and EMC Corp (EMC.N) are teaming up to sell a new line of networking gear, computers and storage equipment designed for use with cloud computing, according to sources familiar with their plans. The line of products, dubbed vBlock, position the two companies to better compete against IBM (IBM.N) and…

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