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Notebooks to Outstrip Desktop SMB Sales in 2011: Report
Preliminary data from IT research firm Techaisle shows 120.1 million PCs were shipped in 2010 to small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) (businesses with less than 1,000 employees)—a year-on-year growth rate of 10.4 percent. The bulk of growth rate came from emerging market countries, which reported a 16.5 percent increase. Mature markets, like Germany and the…
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How to Focus Your Way to Success
As a business coach for MSPs, I have the opportunity to meet and work with hundreds of IT providers. One of the most fascinating things to observe is the great disparity in results achieved by MSPs. A small segment has learned to grow predictably and produce profit margins that are three to four times the…
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Kaseya Launches SMB Software Tools for Network Management, Protection
Automated IT systems management software specialist Kaseya announced a set of software tools that helps small to medium-size businesses (SMBs) secure, manage and protect their networks. The tools are designed to integrate with the Kaseya framework and provide IT department and service provider customers with tighter security, better network management and additional data backup options.…
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Fortinet Enhances FortiWeb Web Application Firewall Platform
Network security provider and unified threat management (UTM) solutions specialist Fortinet announced a firmware release for its FortiWeb Web application firewall family. FortiWeb appliances provide enterprises, application service providers, Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) customers with expanded security capabilities designed to improve and simplify protection of Web-based applications containing regulated and confidential…
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Verizon Acquires Managed Infrastructure and Cloud Provider TerreMark Worldwide
Verizon has made no secret of its intentions to rely on cloud delivery to boost revenue tied to technology solutions. Yesterday, the telecommunications giant tendered a sweet $1.4 billion offer to Terremark Worldwide, a managed IT infrastructure and cloud service provider, with the aim to strengthen and "accelerate" its current cloud strategy. The deal, which…