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Webroot Taps Former Postini Channel Exec
Webroot is hoping to strengthen its ties with the channel and to prove it is serious the company announced this week that it has brought on a new channel chief with deep ties to global security partners. A veteran channel mover with over 25 years experience, Jerry Jalaba comes to Webroot by way of Postini…
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Oracle Ends Computer Tie-Up with HP
(Reuters) – Oracle Corp has ended a high-profile computer-building partnership with Hewlett-Packard Co as Oracle prepares to acquire Sun Microsystems Inc, a rival of HP. Sun, the world’s No. 4 server maker, and Oracle have jointly developed a second-generation version of a specialized database computer, dubbed Exadata. Oracle and HP launched the first version a…
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Adobe to Buy Omniture for $1.8 Billion
(Reuters) – Adobe Systems Inc plans to pay $1.8 billion for fast-growing business software maker Omniture Inc as the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat looks to turn around declining sales. Adobe, which announced the deal on Tuesday as it reported lower quarterly sales and profit, has been struggling over the past year as the recession…
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Sophos Giving Away AV Free with All HP Integrity Purchases
Sophos and HP are teaming up today to offer current HP customers more value from their server dollars by giving away free Sophos antivirus for a year alongside all new Integrity server purchases. “It represents a big offer from us because we don’t usually give anything away for free,” says Christopher Doggett, director of global…
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Cisco Looks to Boost Profits for Resellers Serving Small Business
Looking to improve its relationships with channel partners that serve the small business market, Cisco this week has announced a new partner profitability framework that enhances several financial benefits to better serve the needs of smaller channel partners, plus a new unified threat management device and an improved entry-level unified communications system. The moves come…
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AutoTask CEO: We’ve Never Talked Merger With ConnectWise
Upon hearing his company is considered a potential acquisition target in the mind of No. 1 competitor ConnectWise, AutoTask CEO Bob Godgart quickly fired his own salvo on Tuesday. “We HAVE NEVER HAD any conversations with ConnectWise about a merger,” Godgart wrote in an email to Channel Insider. “Although I am working on my offer…