Tag: VAR
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Kaspersky Lab Revamps Its Channel Partner Program
With Kaspersky Lab North America celebrating its tenth year of doing business on the continent it would seem like there is no better time to revamp the channel programs of the security software provider. Kaspersky Lab North America is now giving partners the ability to achieve up to 50 percent margins and will be rewarded… Read more
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Oracle Extends Its Cloud Reach in the Channel
Oracle formed an open cloud community and will be making a raft of cloud services available via a two-tier distribution program that includes Tech Data, Arrow Electronics, Avnet and NextGen, Oracle announced at its OpenWorld 2014 conference this week. The company wants the various types of channel partners that are converging on the cloud to… Read more
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Channel News Briefs: Week of June 15
FalconStor, Acolyst Launch Federal Partner Program Acolyst, the newly appointed federal distributor of global data storage provider FalconStor Software, has launched the Acolyst/FalconStor Federal Partner Program. Under the agreement, Acolyst will manage the program and recruit a limited number of solution providers. Partners and solution providers who are selected to participate in the program will… Read more
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VARs Make a Big Play for Telecom
Categories: NetworkingTelecom and IT Reality Check 59% of IT VARs believe a large degree of IT telecom convergence is happening while 34% see it happening to some degree. For telecom agents, 23% said the roles of IT VARs and telecom agents were “converging significantly” while the majority (55%) said the convergence was less complete. Driving Factors… Read more
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10 Ways the Channel Can Provide Value in a BYOD World
Categories: Mobile DevicesBYOD Think Seriously About Audits When more consumer products come into the office, companies need to perform security audits to see where the gaps are. The channel should play a key role in that effort. Security Software Implementation After the audits are complete, VARs should be asking themselves a simple question: What kind of security… Read more
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E-Commerce Glitches: Helping Retail Partners Avoid Them
Channel companies can help their retail partners avoid stress over their e-commerce sites during the holiday season. Avnet offers five tips to help its channel partners, including solution providers and value-added resellers (VARs), get their retail clients’ e-commerce systems ready for increased demand during the holiday season. “Our resellers have a lot of customers who… Read more