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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…
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IBM Targets Government Services with NISC Acquisition
IBM added another piece to its information management services empire this week by buying the government sector-oriented firm National Interest Security Co. (NISC) for an undisclosed amount. NISC bills itself as a strategy and operational solutions provider, offering a range of services and solutions in security, logistics, energy, health care and defense. IBM honchos say…
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Microsoft, Intuit Target Small Business, QuickBooks Cloud Computing
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) are teaming up to deliver Web-based applications to small business customers through the Intuit App Center, calling on their respective .NET and Intuit Partner Platform Developers to extend existing applications such as QuickBooks to make them more useful to small businesses. The two companies say that developers and channel partners…