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Choosing Between Cisco and HP IT Certifications
As the Cisco Systems and HP partner conferences are about to butt heads, both scheduled for the same week of April 26, it’s almost as if the two companies are forcing channel partners to choose one or the other. Case in point, HP has fired its latest shot against long-term rival and once-partner, Cisco, announcing…
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Cisco vs HP Choosing the Right IT Certification
Cisco vs HP Choosing the Right IT Certification Cisco’s networking design certificationsCisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) ($125 exam – two exams)Cisco Certified Network Association (CCNA)/Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) ($250 exam)Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) ($300 exam)Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) ($350 written exam, $1400 lab exam) No Title HP’s networking design certificationsAccredited Integration…
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Juniper Offers Discount to Customers Who Switch
Juniper Networks is offering a switch trade-up program — “Switch To Juniper” — aimed at helping customers move from “legacy suppliers” to Juniper’s EX Series products, with discounts of up to 60 percent on the new switches. Juniper says that now through Sept. 30, eligible businesses in the Americas can purchase new Juniper Ethernet Switches…
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Channel Partners: Microsoft Windows Intune Not a Threat
Those entrenched in the managed services market could have viewed Microsoft’s announcement this week of the Microsoft Windows Intune hosted managed service as a competitive threat that could disrupt the growing market for managed services. But instead, those contacted by Channel Insider said they are enthusiastic about the Microsoft Windows Intune offering. Microsoft is piloting…
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IBM Beefs Up Storage Lineup for Resellers
IBM, which continues to evolve from its hardware roots to selling primarily software and services, is refreshing a number of its storage products and is counting on the channel to account for a bigger slice of its revenues. As this week’s monster performance in storage earnings indicate, Big Blue is still one of the dominant…
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Cisco: Iceland Volcano Boosts Video Conferencing
OSLO/LONDON (Reuters) – The videoconferencing industry is getting a boost in demand from the disruption to business travel across Europe caused by a volcano in Iceland, Cisco Systems said. (Reuters) – The videoconferencing industry is getting a boost in demand from the disruption to business travel across Europe caused by a volcano in Iceland, Cisco…
