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Exchange Server 2007: Been There, Done That?
The newest version of Microsoft’s Exchange Server is as significant a leap forward as the two other major platforms Microsoft introduced in 2006—Office 2007 and Windows Vista. The changes to Exchange Server 2007, which became available in December, are numerous, including mobile support, integrated unified messaging, bundled anti-spam and anti-virus capabilities, a new Outlook Web…
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ZyXel Security Appliance Does More for Less
ZyXel Communications’ ZyWall 1050 puts advanced network security in the hands of small and midsize businesses. The ZyWall 1050 is a 1U (1.75-inch) Internet security appliance that provides firewall protection, a 1,000-tunnel VPN option and a host of traffic control features for governing internal users. Announced in October, the ZyWall 1050 costs $4,000. Although this…
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Cisco Plans Channel Program for MSPs
Cisco Systems has rolled out a separate pilot channel program designed specifically for managed service providers and outsourcers that it said it hopes to make a standard element of its channel programs some time in the first quarter. The program will offer different payment terms and conditions to managed service providers that have customers with…
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IBM: Partners Turning Back to Mainframe Solutions
For IBM and its partners, mainframes are back in style. The Armonk, N.Y., IT giant announced Dec. 19 that nearly 400 of its partners and ISVs have begun to offer more than 1,000 applications based on its System z mainframes that run Linux. The reason for ISVs turning to Linux-based mainframes vary, but Buell Duncan,…
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More Consolidation: HP VARs Pepperweed and JCube to Join
Hewlett-Packard VARs Pepperweed Consulting and JCube Consulting Services will join forces, both announced Dec. 13, creating a significant presence in the business process management and business technology optimization spaces. Pepperweed, of Indianapolis, agreed to acquire JCube, of San Diego, according to Pepperweed. The merger positions Pepperweed as “leading channel provider of HP business technology optimization…
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Cisco Capital Slates $2B in Financing for Channel Partners in Emerging Markets
Cisco Capital has expanded its short-term inventory financing for emerging regions to $2 billion through agreements with financial partners Citibank, General Electric’s GE Capital Solutions and Standard Chartered Bank. The new funds will offer short-term financing to Cisco channel partners in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent states, and…
