Recent Articles
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Cisco CEO Spells Out 30 New Markets to Enter
Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers and other officials at the Cisco Live event are pushing an aggressive plan to expand the company’s reach beyond its networking roots and deeper into myriad spaces, from the data center to online collaboration to video to power distribution. Chambers pointed to 30 sectors that Cisco either will enter or…
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Government to Pour Billions into Broadband Push
The mad dash to grab a slice of the technology stimulus pie began in earnest last week when the federal government announced the availability of $4 billion in loans and grants earmarked for the expansion of broadband access across the United States. Technology partners of all stripes are being called upon by the federal government…
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The Cloud`s Complex Future
A couple of weeks ago, I mused about the role of solution and managed service providers in the rapidly evolving cloud computing world. Cloud computing is, without a doubt, fast becoming more than just a theory but a preferred reality for the delivery of applications and services. And everywhere I go, everyone from large integrators…
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Tone Software Rolls Out Partner Program for MSPs
Tone Software Corp., an Anaheim, Calif.-based provider of end-to-end monitoring and management solutions, launched the ReliaTel-Streamline Partner Plus Program, providing managed service providers (MSPs), integrators, value added resellers (VARs) and channel partners with strategic sales, marketing and engineering support, the company says. The program is designed to empower Tone’s ReliaTel-Streamline MSP partners to build managed…
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Medium-sized and Large Business Looking to Invest in IT Again
While large business and medium-sized business are showing more confidence with plans to invest in IT products and IT staff again, small business IT investment may have slipped. That’s according to the most recent survey of IT professionals and the CDW IT Monitor. In the government sector, federal government IT decision makers are showing even…
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Venture Capital Market Cool, but Not Dry
Even as today’s economy puts the squeeze on the venture capital market, technology firms should take heart. VCs are still looking to distribute their money to firms with the right mix of qualifications. Tops on that list are emerging companies with a focus on areas such as clean technology and cloud computing, plus capital efficient…