Tag: infrastructure

  • Novell Offers Channel Linux Bundle

    Steven Vaughan-Nichols

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    Novell is offering the first Linux-based desktop-to-server package to SMBs with its Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business bundled package. Novell Open Workgroup Suite Small Business Edition, a SUSE Linux-based desktop-to-server solution tailored to meet the needs of small businesses, combines the flexibility and cost efficiency of open-source software with the support of Novell and… Read more

  • Tech Data a Laggard No More?

    Pedro Pereira

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    Tech Data over the years has played the role of laggard as other large distributors have rushed to adapt to changing market pressures and the evolution of technology. It’s an approach that often has paid off for the world’s second largest IT distributor, but don’t think it will remain de rigueur. CEO Bob Dutkowsky said… Read more

  • Symantec Creates SAAS Backup Service for SMBs

    Symantec Creates SAAS Backup Service for SMBs

    Jessica Davis

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    Security and storage vendor Symantec will deliver a selection of its portfolio as software as a service in an effort to reach more small and midsize businesses, and the channel will take the lead, said the company and its partners. Channel partners will be able to resell the SAAS offering—called Symantec Protection Network—and add additional… Read more

  • OnForce Creates CTO Position, Recruits UPromise Exec

    OnForce Creates CTO Position, Recruits UPromise Exec

    Jessica Davis

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    OnForce, the eBay-like online marketplace for buying and selling IT services, has named its first chief technology officer in preparation for scaling its infrastructure. The New York-based company recruited Venkat Gaddipati as senior vice president and CTO—a new position in which he will be responsible for leading technical strategy and implementation at OnForce. The announcement… Read more

  • Open Source Technologies are Paving New Channel Inroads

    Open Source Technologies are Paving New Channel Inroads

    Michael Vizard

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    When most people think about open source, the first thing that naturally comes to mind is Linux and then maybe the Apache Web server project. But all across the landscape, there are a number of less-ambitious, open-source efforts under way that hold a lot of promise for solution providers looking to shore up their profitability.… Read more

  • Cyber-Security Czar Calls on IT Industry for Help

    Cyber-Security Czar Calls on IT Industry for Help

    Matt Hines

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    SAN FRANCISCO—The United States government is better suited than ever to defend the nation’s computing and communications networks, but federal watchdogs will need private industry to lend a hand to keep attackers at bay, according to the first-ever federal cyber-security czar. Addressing a crowded room of attendees at the ongoing RSA Security Conference here on… Read more