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Research Finds Companies Stuck Putting Out Security Fires
According to research from Gartner, for the past few years SMBs have consistently spent from 5 to 10 percent of their IT budgets on security, as compared with the 3 to 6 percent spent by enterprises. However, even though they have spent a larger portion of their budget, the typical SMB is not addressing security…
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Code Green Provides DLP Basics
Code Green’s CI-750 provides affordable data loss prevention capabilities for SMBs and workgroups, but companies may end up paying a high cost for the savings. CLICK HERE for a full review of Code Green’s DLP appliance. Code Green’s DLP appliance now uses algorithms to automatically identify various kinds of documents, including resumes and contracts; integrates…
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8e6 Woos VARs from Websense
Security vendor 8e6 is scooping up VARs left reeling since the acquisition of SurfControl by Websense. 8e6, which has been on a recruitment drive for solution providers since it started building up its channel, said it is taking on a significant number of VARs that are looking for an alternative to Websense. Paul…
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AVG Ready for Prime Time Distribution
Popular alternative anti-virus vendor AVG has teamed up with distributor Ingram Micro to provide its technology to resellers in the United States and Canada through direct licensing, retail and OEM channels. The agreement, announced Feb. 20, is in addition to AVG’s existing Reseller Merit Program. The company is offering current U.S. reseller partners the option…
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Postini VARs Up in Arms After Google Changes
Google’s recent changes to pricing and support services for Postini e-mail security products have left partners reeling and searching for more channel-friendly vendors for their customers’ e-mail security needs. Google, which acquired Postini for $625 million in July 2007, said on Feb. 5 it was reorganizing its e-mail messaging security products into three new "Powered…
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CIOs Put Disaster Recovery on Top of Needs List
Disaster recovery and business continuity topped the list of CIOs’ must-haves, while business application services and hosted/outsourced infrastructure rounded out the top of the list, compiled from Channel Insider research. Backup, disaster recovery and business continuity are the services CIOs most want from solution providers, up 4 percent over last year to 21 percent, the…