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Battling Legacy Trusted Security Advisors Security services are a means for solution providers to delivered valued offerings to clients that reduce complexity and costs. However, as some solution providers are discovering, not everyone agrees with the benefits of security services, particularly fellow solution providers and consultants who stand the most to lose in the services world.
Intel Warns Against Delaying PC Refresh Executive says the average cost per year to maintain a three-year-old system is $500, while the maintenance costs for a newer PC is only $125.
McAfee New Channel Chief Pledges Better Partner Enablement Fernando Quintero, McAfee’s new vice president of channels for the Americas, is making the creation of holistic, centrally managed security systems and better partner enablement tools the cornerstone of his agenda.
Is Acer Success a Flash in the Pan? Despite major gains in market share and a splashy netbook launch, Acer must adjust channel strategy to maintain course, analysts warn.
Sprint Touts Clutch Mobile Messaging Device Sprint announced that when the Motorola Clutch i465 hits Sprint’s sales channels this summer, it will become the first Nextel Direct Connect device to sport a full QWERTY keyboard.
HP Answers the Call for New Telephony Solutions Hewlett-Packard unveils a host of new solutions aimed to further convergence of telephony and data center infrastructure.
Technology Resellers Get Credit Help from Fujitsu, GE Capital Fujitsu America and GE Capital are partnering to offer 60-day payment terms to technology resellers who source select Fujitsu America products through technology distributors D&H, Tech Data and Synnex. The offer is one of several special credit and finance offers extended by vendors and distribution companies in cooperation with third-party financing firms to help jump-start technology spending as traditional sources of credit have dried up.
Hosted UC Market Poised for Fast Growth Hosted unified communications (UC) is poised on the cusp of big growth, according to a new market research report. Vendors such as Cisco, IBM and Microsoft have already launched their own hosted offerings, and solution providers, resellers and managed service providers are also getting in on the game.
Cisco Creates 'Ph.D' Technology Certification Cisco's new Certified Architect aims to create a new class of IT professional, one that's able to design complex systems that meet business needs and objectives. The program is structured more like a doctorate dissertation than a traditional technology certification.
Google CEO Says Worst of Economic Crisis Over Eric Schmidt said U.S. jobless claims indicated "the beginning of the bottom" and that there was reason for optimism in 2010.
VMware Boosts Service Provider Partner Program In response to a 450 percent growth in this program, the virtualization leader is rolling out enhancements that will make it easier for service providers to deliver solutions worldwide.
Barracuda Networks Retools Partner Programs in Down Economy Vendor is providing resellers marketing tools to offer to potential and existing customers and access to Barracuda Networks' products for internal use.
Energy Conservation Powers Up Tech Opportunities Infusing greater intelligence and control into legacy and next-generation electricity and power systems could be the next boom market for IT vendors and solution providers. Early entries say tackling this opportunity requires innovation and collaboration with companies that aren’t exactly traditional partners, and adopting new business models.
Delaying PC Purchases Cost SMBs More in the Long Run Small and midsized businesses looking to save money on their IT budgets may be costing themselves more by delaying new PC purchases, according to a new study. Older PCs cost businesses more in ongoing maintenance costs, lower productivity, security breaches and system failures than newer computers -- in some cases over $700 more a year.
Insider`s View of the Mind of the Midmarket IT Executive To win midmarket IT customers, you must understand how those IT executives think and who they rely on for advice.
5 Reasons the Pre Can`t Save Palm From lacking applications support to hardware woes, the Pre, while showing some promise, is not likely to take a bite out of Apple’s smartphone dominance.
Accenture: Price Under Pressure, Outsourcing Stronger than Consulting Technology outsource and consulting giant Accenture saw net revenues and net income fall in fiscal Q3, reporting pressure on price by clients looking to renegotiate existing contracts. In addition, Accenture executives say the outsourcing business grew stronger, overshadowing the formerly dominant consulting business.
Pre Smart Phone Helps Palm Beat Expectations, Shares Rise Palm said demand for the Pre was exceeding its expectations. The device is expected to enhance margins at the company, which in past years has steadily relinquished market share to rivals.
Adaptec Unveils Series 5Z RAID Controllers Series 5Z is an integrated solid state solution that is designed to significantly reduce annual data center operating costs and environmental impacts.
Virtualization Takes Hold in Government Agencies Government customers are increasingly turning to virtualization solutions to slash costs, increase efficiency and tighten security, according to findings from CDW.