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October 5, 2010  7:19 PM

Symantec VAR builds ISV business



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, compliance, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technolgies, Jonathan Dambrot, Prevalent Networks, Symantec

Prevalent Networks, a leading Symantec VAR, is building its own ISV software business and kicked it off recently with the launch of its Prevalent Policy...

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August 19, 2010  1:55 PM

Intel forks over $7.7B on McAfee, but why?



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, HP, Intel, IT channel products and services, IT channel products and technologies, McAfee, Symantec

So the big get bigger. Intel will buy McAfee and its security portfolio for $7.68 billion. The rationale, according to a statement by Intel CEO Paul Otellini, is that there is insufficient...


June 25, 2010  7:06 PM

Symantec Survey: Security is biggest SMB tech worry, mobility bigger factor



Posted by: Heather Clancy
Heather Clancy, IT channel products and services, SMB, Symantec

What, me worry? In stark contrast to just 15 months ago, the 2010 Global SMB Information Protection Survey from...

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May 4, 2010  3:38 PM

Small security vendor eSet earns VAR raves



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Dave Dadian, eSet, Frank Basanta, IT channel products and technologies, PowerSolution.com, security software, Symantec, Systems Solutions

In a world where the big vendors race to get bigger (but not necessarily better), it's nice to see innovative, smaller vendors gaining channel recognition.


April 5, 2010  4:05 PM

Symantec starts FY 2011 with layoffs



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, IT channel products and services, Symantec, Symantec layoffs

Word out of Mountain View is that Symantec is cutting jobs -- quite a few jobs -- at the start of its new fiscal year. Some groups -- midmarket sales for example -- will see a 20% reduction, sources say. Stay tuned for more details. This follows apparent cuts last month in the company's


November 13, 2009  7:42 PM

Tech Data dedicates resources to healthcare, Symantec technologies



Posted by: Heather Clancy
distribution, healthcare, Heather Clancy, IT channel products and technologies, Symantec, Tech Data

IT channel products distributor Tech Data has established an new industry solutions unit for the healthcare sector. It also has focused technical resources on a center populated with Symantec products.


August 20, 2009  9:48 AM

Symantec ties new extended financing to SMB skills



Posted by: Heather Clancy
extended terms, financing, Randy Cochran, Symantec

High-tech vendors have been pretty creative this year about establishing new financing options for partners that have been hit hard by the credit crunch. Now, Symantec has started up a new short-term program that is intended for partners that have made the effort to earn its


November 21, 2008  11:22 AM

Microsoft plans more security offerings



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele, Microsoft, Network and application security, News, Symantec, Tech Blogs

Morro, Microsoft's free consumer security software, is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg regarding the company's latest security push. Microsoft this week announced that a


November 19, 2008  9:22 AM

Microsoft sets its sights on consumer security



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele, Microsoft, Network and application security, News, Symantec, Tech Blogs

Microsoft is coming out with free consumer security software -- a move that could spell trouble for the leaders in the market. The company said yesterday it's discontinuing its Windows...


November 17, 2008  6:17 PM

Symantec CEO John Thompson to retire



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Colin Steele, Network and application security, News, Symantec

john thompsonSymantec CEO John Thompson is retiring next year, and

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