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Cisco, VMware, NetApp Join Forces
Just over a year ago Cisco fired a bold shot across the data center market with its Project California initiative and its intent to enter the server market. Following various product announcements and sweeping realignments by competitors like HP and Brocade, Cisco created a new alliance called the Virtual Computing Environment coalition with VMware and…
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Cisco Revamps CCNP Certification, Adds New Track
Cisco this week revamped its flagship CCNP certification requirements and added a new certification option aimed specifically at network service provider operations. The changes reflect Cisco’s desire to map certification and training skills more directly to proving capability in a given individual’s job role rather than simply exercising technical acumen in specific products, according to…
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IBM Debuts Partner Benefits for LotusLive
LotusLive is gaining traction, securing more than 18 million subscribers since the on-demand collaboration services became available in 2009, but IBM partners have, for the most part, been left out of the deals. At last week’s Lotusphere 2010, Big Blue unveiled its LotusLive Labs and a slew of new partner benefits to make it easier…
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Cisco Unveils Three-Year, Zero Percent Financing
Looking to jump-start buyer demand as the economy slowly awakens, Cisco this week rolled out an aggressive financing program for its partners to dangle in front of customers. The new program, outlined by Cisco Capital, offers three-year, zero percent financing for SMBs in the United States. The terms apply to the entire Cisco commercial product…