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Partners Commanding Their Own Channels
If there were a line for Cisco certification to act as a master network operation center for other managed service providers who lacked infrastructure, Colorado-based Heit would be at the head of the line. The managed services provider specializing in the financial services sector is a big Cisco partner and proponent of its channel programs.…
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Is There Such a Thing as the ‘Browser Effect’?
An article in today’s New York Times raises an interesting question about the virtualization market: While we know virtualization software represents paradigm-changing technology, will it in the end constitute a successful business to be in? The question pops up as VMware gets set to kick off its VMworld conference in San Francisco this week, flush…
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Technology Bellwether Intel Ups Third Quarter Forecast
Technology financial performance bellwether Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) raised its outlook for the third quarter, saying it now expects revenue to be $9 billion, plus or minus $200 million — a significant increase over the previous range of $8.5 billion, plus or minus $400 million. That could be good news for the technology sector as a whole.…
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Cisco Eyes SMBs with Revamped MSP Program
Cisco Tuesday officially launches its revamped Managed Services Channel Program to feature several changes that the company hopes will boost participation by its partners. The primary change to the program addresses a serious barrier to entry problem Cisco has grappled with since the program’s first incarnation. Cisco is doing away with the previous requirement that…
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Netbooks, Nettops Threaten 2010 PC Refresh Cycle
Plenty of industry-watchers say that netbooks are cannibalizing sales of traditional notebooks and sacrificing average selling prices of portable PCs. But could that just be the tip of the iceberg? While PC giants such as Dell and HP are forecasting a significant PC refresh cycle for early to mid-2010 as pent up demand and the…
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