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Bell Micro Launches Security Division
Value-added distributor Bell Micro has devoted an entirely new North American division to helping solution providers hone their security skills and fill a growing customer need for comprehensive solutions. Duncan Hume, who headed up Bell Microproducts’ U.K. security division and who will serve as director for the North American security division, says the new division…
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Fortinet Pushes UTM Performance with FortiGate 620B
Doing more with less is the newly emphasized mantra of today’s IT departments – thanks to a faltering economy and shrinking IT budgets. With that in mind, some may question why Fortinet chose now to come out with an enterprise security appliance. After all, money is tight and the last thing many IT managers want…
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Trend Micro Names Leser New Channel Chief
Cody Leser tells Channel Insider he’s ready to put the pedal to the metal as he takes over as senior director of North America channel sales. His immediate plans: expand the security software vendor’s channel to go head-to-head with the competition – namely McAfee and Symantec. As the company’s new channel chief, Leser is…
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Microsoft Reports Vista Less Prone to Vulnerabilities
Despite Apple’s best marketing efforts to declare the death of Windows Vista, a new Microsoft security report that details dramatic reduction in vulnerabilities in the struggling operating system may give it second life until the introduction of its next-generation replacement, Windows 7. In the fifth annual installment of Microsoft Security Intelligence Report being released…
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Increasing Security Threats Open New Channel Opportunities
Recent reports from three different vendors suggest that IT security is still a major stumbling block for many organizations, and failure to properly address concerns and educate employees and executives could stifle business innovation, lead to data loss or theft and identity theft, and increase vulnerability to spam attacks. While this is certainly bad news…
