Tag: IT

  • How to Retain IT Professionals

    Dean Lane

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    As a new year begins, the economy and job market continue to fluctuate across nations and industries. Yet, one constant remains: resellers, system integrators, VARs, distributors, and consultants-as well as their customers-face the ongoing challenge of maximizing their existing investments in order to increase profitability and success. Easier said than done, especially as the dynamics… Read more

  • Blended Threats: New Recipes for IT Disaster

    Blended Threats: New Recipes for IT Disaster

    Channel Insider Staff

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    As the volume of e-mail skyrockets, so do the horrific system dangers posed by so-called blended threats. These hazards, such as Code Red and Nimda, combine hacking, computer worms, denial-of-service attacks, and at times Web site defacements into a single, sophisticated assault. Likely to become the norm, it’s crucial for businesses and consumers to implement… Read more

  • Microsoft Readies New IT Solution Guides for SMBs

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Just as it has done with its Information Worker product family, Microsoft is building a set of blueprints and methodologies around its small/mid-size business (SMB) products. In the Information Worker/Office world, Microsoft calls these blueprints “Solution Accelerators.” These accelerators are aimed at helping channel partners and corporate customers take advantage of the Windows, Office and… Read more

  • IBM ThinkPad R50: Built to Take It

    Bill Howard

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    The IBM ThinkPad R50 notebook ($1,769 direct, tested configuration) knows when it’s falling. IBM’s new drive-protection technology senses rough handling and parks the hard drive heads. Should the notebook hit the deck, the drive and its data are likely to remain intact, even if the computer itself is damaged and becomes unusable. The Active Protection… Read more

  • Longhorn: The Long and Short of It

    Channel Insider Staff

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    LOS ANGELES—Microsoft Corp. Group Vice President Jim Allchin whipped through a lot of slides and information during his nearly two-hour keynote here at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference on Monday. But by the end of his talk, we didn’t learn much more than we already knew about the ETA for Longhorn, which is currently expected… Read more