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Trend Micro Boosts SMB Security Suite
Trend Micro is introducing the latest version of Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security at a time when its research shows more than half of small to midsized businesses (SMBs) continue to struggle with adequate security measures. Reinforced with new features that are powered by the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network, this next-generation security infrastructure provides…
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EMC Tackles Deduping Problem
ORLANDO: From a storage vendor’s perspective, i.e. EMC, the fact that digital data is growing at an explosive rate, with the "digital universe" doubling every 18 months and expected to be five times larger by 2012, is good news. But from a customer’s perspective, storing and managing that data continues to be a nightmare. One…
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NetApp to Acquire Dedupe Vendor Data Domain for $1.5B
Storage and data management vendor NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) will acquire data deduplication vendor Data Domain (NASDAQ:DDUP) in a $1.5 billion deal net of Data Domain’s cash—or $25 per share. NetApp says the deal will benefit the reseller channel partners of both companies, giving Data Domain access to a “more robust and mature channel program” and giving…
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Will Printer and Printer Supply Sales Ever Recover?
Are printers and printing supplies going the way of other outmoded technologies like external modems and tape backups—destined to pile up in some forgotten IT closet? That’s the scenario that has some in the industry closely watching earnings announcements from companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark and Xerox. The question is, are the huge sales drop-offs…
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Level Platforms Adds Microsoft Hosted Apps to Monitoring Dashboard
Level Platforms is making it easier for the channel to remotely monitor and manage both on-premises technology and managed services that are increasingly becoming part of customers’ IT environments. The company has launched the Managed Cloud Services program, which offers support for Microsoft hosted applications like the Business Productivity Online Suite that features Exchange Online,…
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Meraki Brings Wireless into the Cloud
Wireless networking provider Meraki has launched a breakthrough Enterprise Wireless local area network (LAN) product line that pushes wireless LAN capabilities into the cloud, allowing solution providers to offer wireless as a service to businesses of any size. The line consists of Meraki’s Enterprise Cloud Controller and two new high-performance 802.11n wireless access points (APs),…