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Salesforce.com Makes Training More Accessible, Easier
Salesforce.com is launching a new subscription-based training program that the company hopes will boost user productivity and increase adoption rates for both the popular CRM software and the company’s Force.com development platform. The program, called Premier Training, was developed in response to system integrators, ISVs and Salesforce.com customers’ demand for easier access to training and…
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Will Dell Make a Move on Palm?
Astute observation, keen reading of the tealeaves or wishful thinking, analysts and speculators are raising the specter that Dell could buy Palm, the struggling handheld equipment manufacturer, to bolster its product lines and provide a revenue-generating bulkhead against rising competition by Cisco Systems and IBM. Neither Dell nor Palm have said they’re in acquisition or…
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How to Get IT Job Security and a 6-Figure Salary
Looking for a six-figure salary and a virtual guarantee of a job? Even as the recession grinds on and unemployment remains high, virtualization engineers are enjoying boom-time salaries and job opportunities. As more companies look to server consolidation and virtualization as their big IT projects for saving money in 2009 and beyond, and others look…
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IBM Gets into Thin Clients with Wyse
In a slim way, IBM is getting back into the personal computing business through a new partnership with Wyse Technology, the market leading provider of thin client systems. Under a new alliance, IBM will resell direct and through partners Wyse thin client technology in service-oriented engagements. IBM has been focused on building out its Virtualized…
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Extreme Networks Engages Outer Edge Connectivity
Networking hardware vendor Extreme Networks is enabling solution providers to offer wired connectivity to conference rooms, waiting areas and any other area with few wired ports but where wireless connectivity is just not enough. The ReachNXT 100-8t is an eight-port enterprise “port extender” that plugs into a network and sits at the location where connectivity…
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Avaya Solution Providers Capitalize on Nortel’s Fall
Avaya’s North American channel chief belies the bankruptcy and predicted demise of Nortel could be a goldmine for Avaya solution providers willing to go after Nortel customers. “They need to practice competitive outreach,” said Carol Giles Neslund, vice president of North America Channel Sales at Avaya. “For Avaya business partners, this is a real opportunity…