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April 23, 2007  4:18 PM

Trend Micro gives partners new management, support tools



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel partner programs, Managed services providers, Network and application security, SMB

Cupertino, Calif.-based antivirus and Internet security vendor Trend Micro Inc. is trying to make its partners'...

April 18, 2007  4:14 PM

USi acquires e-commerce consultancy



Posted by: YuvalShavit
Managed services providers, News, Reseller channel business development

The IT industry's trend towards consolidation continued yesterday as USinternetworking Inc. (USi) announced that it has acquired Daniel IT Services Inc., a Madison, Ala.-based...


April 17, 2007  2:17 PM

Symantec offers data-backup SaaS



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Channel partner programs, Direct reseller channel conflict, News, SMB, Software as a service (SaaS)

Symantec today launched a Software as a Service (SaaS) security platform that it will sell both directly and through the channel. The platform, called the Symantec Protection...


April 16, 2007  11:39 AM

Enterprise tools



Posted by: BKraemer
Channel, Data center disaster recovery planning, Data storage management, Direct reseller channel conflict, IBM, Network and application security, Reseller channel business development, SMB

Two interesting new tools for the enterprise are getting some press today. Big Blue's OmniFind Yahoo edition...


April 9, 2007  12:06 PM

Channel opportunities in data?



Posted by: BKraemer
Application development, Data storage management, Direct reseller channel conflict, Enterprise applications, News, Reseller channel business development, Servers and desktop hardware, SMB, Systems and systems management

Looking for a new channel angle to help business growth? Robert Malone wrote an interesting article for

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April 2, 2007  9:40 AM

Microsoft, Tape Backup doing nicely, thank you



Posted by: BKraemer
Application development, Channel partner programs, Direct reseller channel conflict, Enterprise applications, IBM, Microsoft, Network and application security, Reseller channel business development, Server virtualization, Servers and desktop hardware, Virtualization

Lots of interesting Microsoft Vista news coming out today. The first article I came across talks about the problems with


March 14, 2007  4:53 PM

Why Red Hat Needs the Channel (more than the Channel needs Red Hat)



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Application development, Channel partner programs, Linux

Red Hat's recent renewed ardor for the channel should hardly come as a surprise. But its sincerity is, at best, forced. Here's why:

  1. Red Hat needs help getting into...


March 14, 2007  2:43 PM

Microsoft, Red Hat show off new software



Posted by: YuvalShavit
Channel partner programs, Linux, Microsoft, Open-source, Software as a service (SaaS), Systems and systems management

New-version aficionados of all camps are in for a treat today, with Microsoft and Red Hat both showcasing new products on the west coast. Much of the news from Redmond focused around Microsoft CRM. The company's next...


March 13, 2007  7:03 AM

Channel headlines 3/13/07; Vista vulnerable to known attack; Cisco, IBM team on services; Apple prepping 8-core Mac?; DST poses [many, few, useful] problems



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel, Cisco, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Network and application security, Networking technology, News, Servers and desktop hardware, Software as a service (SaaS)

Windows Vista vulnerable to long-time attack method A...


March 12, 2007  5:01 PM

IT landscape may be in for an overhaul



Posted by: YuvalShavit
Application development, Direct reseller channel conflict, Enterprise applications, IT buyer market research, Systems and systems management

The IT industry may be heading toward a state in which vendors and their channel partners focus more on service than software, according to a new report by Forrester Research. The report predicts...