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  • Kaspersky Lab Releases New Administration Kit

    Kaspersky Lab yesterday released an update to its security administration kit that it hopes will aid partners in selling Kaspersky into the enterprise. The company unwrapped Kaspersky Open Space Security (KOSS) Release 2, a suite of three applications that includes antivirus for workstations and for servers, plus the eighth iteration of its administration kit. The…

  • Citrix Touts Virtual Desktops

    Citrix Systems, Inc. has made a series of announcements that it says will make virtual desktops a mainstream reality for the first time for hundreds of millions of corporate employees. It has announced Citrix XenDesktop 4, the first product in the industry to support every major desktop virtualization model in a single, integrated solution. It…

  • Google, Microsoft, Palm Jockey in Smartphone Race

    (Reuters) – Google Inc, Microsoft Corp and Palm Inc stepped up efforts to bolster their smartphone line-ups, as the tech industry’s key players increasingly move to challenge Apple Inc’s popular iPhone. In a flurry of announcements on Tuesday ahead of the holiday shopping season, the companies introduced new phones, wireless carrier partnerships and efforts to…

  • ConnectWise Jumps Gun on OnForce Alliance

    PSA vendor ConnectWise announced today an integration with online IT marketplace OnForce, and then ConnectWise retracted the press release, saying it was erroneous. Both companies acknowledged to Channel Insider today that the release was a mistake. "We’re aware of the erroneous press release regarding a joint integration and regret any confusion," Maria Battaglia, senior vice…

  • Survey Finds IT Pros Consider VARs Strategic

    A recent survey of 2,400 IT professionals and decision-makers offers pretty convincing proof that solution providers matter to customers and are considered a vital resource in the process of buying and implementing technology. The blind survey, conducted by MarketTools on behalf of Microsoft, polled IT pros about whether they engage with solution providers and to…

  • Microsoft Windows Vista Hangover: Will XP Downgrades Thwart Windows 7 Sales?

    Just when you thought it was safe to talk to your customers about operating systems again, here comes the hangover from the unpopularity of Windows Vista. Microsoft’s maligned operating system was so unpopular with users that many downgraded from it to the previous OS, Windows XP. But that simple move to stay with the older…

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