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Cisco Sets Limits to Cloud Strategy
Cisco Systems’ Padmasree Warrior says the networking giant has no plans to fully engage in cloud computing market, but rather act as a player that supports and enables the remote delivery of applications and services. In a virtual roundtable with journalists and analysts around the world, Cisco’s chief technology officer described Cisco’s boundary in the…
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China Gives Green Dam Yellow Light
This week the PC industry stared into the eyes of the red dragon and the dragon blinked. In a surprising move, Chinese officials announced at the 11th hour that it would delay the deadline for PC manufacturers to install the controversial Green Dam Youth Escort internet filter on new shipments to the country. Under a…
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Could Channel Help Dell Succeed With Handheld?
Dell may be giving another go in the mobile handheld device marketplace, according to a speculative report published by the Wall Street Journal yesterday. According to unnamed sources, the planned device would run on Google Android and operate as an Internet-only device similar to Apple’s iTouch. Currently Dell is not commenting on the matter, but…
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Pa. Man Charged in SonicWall Warranty Scam
A federal grand jury indicted a Pennsylvania man with five counts of mail fraud for allegedly obtaining SonicWall security appliances through a warranty scam and attempting to sell them on eBay. Thomas J. Kline, 66, of Mount Pleasant, Pa., was formally indicted June 24. According to federal authorities, Kline registered hundreds of serial numbers to…
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Battling Legacy Trusted Security Advisers
Everyone knows money is tight. No matter how many positive signs surface that the economy is rebounding, businesses are loathed to open their wallets for anything but projects that have an absolute positive ROI. That’s why security VARs with cost-saving solutions are doing so well; well, at least in theory. Something that some security service…