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December 17, 2007  11:20 AM

Vista: Worst product of ‘07?



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Microsoft, Mobile networking technology, Networking technology

Here's one story you could see coming down the pike: PC World names Vista the biggest tech disappointment of the year.

The subhead: "No Wow, No How."

It's not that the new Windows client is...

November 2, 2007  5:13 PM

Who are the real tech buyers/decision makers?



Posted by: Heather Clancy
Heather Clancy, Networking technology, Reseller channel business development, SMB, VoIP over IP (VoIP)

Want to sell some a unified communications solution, skip the tech guys and start with the sales department. Yes, yes, the idea that business executives will wield a larger decision over technology purchases has been kicking around the channel for several years now. But Mike Thompson, president...


September 18, 2007  9:53 AM

Cisco acquires tools to clean up airwaves



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Cisco, Networking technology, News, VoIP over IP (VoIP), Wireless networking

Cisco Systems Inc. has shopped successfully for a set of tools that can help its wireless customers clean up the interference and improve the efficiency of their networks.

Cisco announced...

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August 21, 2007  1:16 PM

Microsoft announcement at VoiceCon fuels Cisco rivalry



Posted by: badarrow
Barbara Darrow, Cisco, Collaboration software, Microsoft, Networking technology, News, VoIP over IP (VoIP)

By Barbara Darrow Never one to let an event go by without putting in its two cents, Microsoft said at VoiceCon today that six companies, including Intel, LG-Nortel, Polycom and Texas Instruments,...


July 24, 2007  2:02 PM

A chance for the channel to compete with RFID



Posted by: Bcournoyer
IT buyer market research, Networking technology, News, Wireless networking

The last few days have not been kind to radio frequency identification (RFID). ABI Research reported today that Wi-Fi is "muscling in on RFID's location-based...


June 14, 2007  9:38 AM

Another one bites the dust



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Network and application security, Networking technology, News, SMB

A few weeks ago we discussed the arrest of spammer Robert Alan Soloway and its potential repercussions in the network and email security industries. At the time, authorities...


June 7, 2007  11:16 AM

Meru Networks’ new and improved partner program



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel partner programs, Mobile networking technology, Networking technology, VoIP over IP (VoIP), Wireless networking

A recent press release from California-based Meru Networks announced the mobile and wireless networking vendor's


June 7, 2007  8:59 AM

Microsoft’s Stirling security suite: A VAR’s-eye view



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel, Microsoft, Network and application security, Networking technology

On Monday Microsoft announced Stirling, a codename for the next release of its Forefront business security product. According to new reports, Stirling "integrates Microsoft's antivirus, antispam and...

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June 4, 2007  4:24 PM

Firewall management vendor announces global channel partner program



Posted by: Brein Matturro
Channel, Channel partner programs, Network and application security, Networking technology

Resellers whose enterprise customers have large distributed management infrastructures may be interested in Tufin Technologies' new worldwide channel partner...

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June 1, 2007  12:20 PM

Endpoint security: As easy as flipping a switch?



Posted by: Bcournoyer
Network and application security, Networking technology, Servers and desktop hardware

Most efforts to improve endpoint security focus on corporate policy...