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Cisco Creates ‘Ph.D’ Technology Certification
Many vendor and industry technical certifications—such as the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and the Cisco Certified Network Professional—reflect a person’s mastery of technical domains, but not necessarily the mastery of technology in a business and design context. Today, Cisco unveils its newest and most advanced certification, the Cisco Certified Architect, a designation Cisco dubs “a…
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Google CEO Says Worst of Economic Crisis Over
(Reuters) – A U.S. recovery is likely to begin this autumn, the worst of the crisis has passed and it is "reasonable to be optimistic for 2010," internet search giant Google’s chief executive Eric Schmidt said on Friday. Speaking at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in southern France, Schmidt said U.S. jobless claims indicated "the…
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VMware Boosts Service Provider Partner Program
Responding to the explosive growth of its VMware Service Provider Partner Program (VSPP), VMware today announced enhancements to the program designed to help service providers better serve customers of all sizes. Launched in 2008, VSPP has seen a more than 450 percent growth rate in the last six months, says Geoff Waters, director of emerging…
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Energy Conservation Powers Up Tech Opportunities
Does your water heater need a cell phone? Can your thermostat dial out for setting instructions? Perhaps not today, but the day is coming when homeowners and small businesses will have 3G-cellular sensors attached to their major appliances that wirelessly connect them to a centralized management service provided by Consert. Consert isn’t your typical technology…
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McAfee New Channel Chief Pledges Better Partner Enablement
Fernando Quintero, McAfee’s vice president of channels for the Americas While some security vendors are claiming increasing sales of individual products, McAfee’s new Americas channel chief Fernando Quintero is focused on building a holistic channel that’s able to sell integrated products as part of suites or purpose-built systems. Quintero, who took charge of McAfee’s channels…
