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  • Tandberg Data Targets SMB Tape Opportunity

    Tandberg Data has had a tumultuous 2009 with a major reorganization under new ownership and an increased focus on the channel, but the data-protection vendor hopes its latest moves will position it for a much better 2010. The company has made a number of product announcements, including: a new entry-level tape backup solution for SMBs,…

  • Xceedium Targets Mainframe with Access Control Appliance

    This week, Jersey City, N.J.-based Xceedium released to the channel an update to its access control gateway that gives customers the power to control and audit access to legacy mainframe systems and virtualized systems, two niches for which it has traditionally proven quite complex to manage access The Xceedium GateKeeper Version 5 will extend its…

  • Apple: Smoking Bad for Computer Technicians

    The Consumerist reports two cases in which Mac owners have been denied repair service covered under their extended warranties first by the service agent followed by Apple corporate because of smoking. While Apple hasn’t made any official comment on the matter, those filing complaints with the Consumerist say Apple claims that the PCs have been…

  • Channel Insider Bull`s Eye Award Nominations Extended

    Channel Insider has received hundreds of nominations for the inaugural Bull’s Eye Awards, which will recognize excellence in execution among solution providers, managed service providers, vendors, distributors and channel support organizations. After receiving numerous requests, Channel Insider extended the nomination deadline to Wednesday, Nov. 25. >> CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION The awards are…

  • Tech Data Quarter Points to 2010 Recovery

    IT distributor Tech Data’s (NASDAQ:TECD) CEO says there is a greater tone of optimism among the VARs he’s spoken to today than four quarters ago. That doesn’t necessarily mean a quick conversion into sales, he says, but the pipeline is more robust than it has been. And that points to 2010 as a year of…

  • Google Chrome: The Official Start of the Cloud Era

     Google is getting a ho-hum reaction from the IT world following last week’s release of the Chrome OS, its attempt at an operating system designed for cloud-based applications and contender to the Microsoft desktop crown. Critics and skeptics, however, have labeled Chrome with such tarnishing descriptors as dull, uninspired, lackluster and ne’er-do-well. Microsoft has issued…

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