Recent Articles
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Google Eyes MSPs as It Crafts a Channel
There’s no question that Google is a giant in the search engine and cloud computing markets, yet the company remains a neophyte when it comes to formally partnering with the solution provider community. Unlike more established channel programs, Google’s two programs, in particular the new Google Apps Reseller Program, are still a work in progress.…
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Trustwave Buys DLP Vendor Vericept
The data loss prevention market consolidated just a little bit more yesterday with the announcement that Chicago-based Trustwave will purchase Vericept, a Denver-based company specializing in DLP. Known best by channel partners for its wide range of managed services and compliance consulting, Trustwave says it picked up Vericept for the patented Content Analysis Engine running…
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Purewire Develops Two-Tier MSP Strategy
Purewire, a pioneer in cloud-based Web filtering and security monitoring services, is expanding the availability of its technology by making it available to managed service providers through two-tier reseller agreements with hosted security service providers. The Atlanta-based company recently signed Reflexion and Proofpoint, both providers of hosted e-mail and security services, as the first distributors…
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IBM’s CIO Study Taps Into Current Trends
Conducted over a four month period from January to April, IBM’s 2009 CIO Study included more than 2,500 face-to-face interviews that were combined with financial metrics and detailed statistical analysis. The report also highlights a number of recommendations ranging from strategic business actions and use of key technologies that IBM has identified that CIOs can…
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EMC Tops Storage Software Market
EMC retained its position as market share leader in the storage software space with a 22.4 percent revenue share in the second quarter, in spite of a steep decline of 9.8 percent in overall revenues for the sector year over year. However, while the overall market continued its decline, certain sectors such as replication enjoyed…
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Next Year’s PC Refresh Forecast: Truth or Fantasy?
From Intel to Dell to HP to Tech Data, a growing number of technology vendors and distributors are predicting a coming PC refresh cycle that is set to hit sometime in 2010 as the existing fleet of PCs in commercial enterprises remains deployed well past its lifespan of two years with some even four or…