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NComputing Enters Chip Market, Targets Disruptive, Low-Cost Clients
NComputing is moving beyond the virtual desktop business and into the chip business with the release of its Numo family of chips that gives any device access to the Internet or a PC. NComputing told Channel Insider that the chips can be used to power enterprise applications such as Windows-based virtual desktops and can also…
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Cloud Security, Compliance Concerns Overshadow Enterprise Deployments
Large enterprises looking to move some or all of their IT infrastructures to third-party cloud providers have taken pause when it comes time for action due to concerns about moving data that they are responsible for to an infrastructure out of their complete control. After all, it’s still the Wild West out there when it…
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Eyeing the Cloud, CA Acquires MSP Monitoring and Performance Vendor Nimsoft
CA will acquire IT performance and availability monitoring solution vendor Nimsoft in an all-cash deal worth $350 million. Redwood City, Calif.-based Nimsoft bills itself as a provider of those monitoring solutions for both emerging enterprises and managed service providers. CA said the acquisition “significantly expands its ability to meet IT management needs of emerging enterprises…
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Rackspace Hosting Improves E-Mail and Apps Reseller Channel Program
Rackspace is relaunching its hosted e-mail and application reseller partner program to add tools, training, more program features and structure. The announcement at the company’s first partner conference in Atlanta this week follows updates for Rackspace’s managed services and Rackspace Cloud programs to increase the company’s presence in the channel. The new channel investments also…
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VMware: Don`t Be Afraid of the Cloud
In an effort to spur its solution providers into immediate action, VMware execs urged their partners to differentiate themselves as quickly as possible through enhancing their virtualization skills and experimenting with private and public cloud integration. At the company’s recent PartnerExchange event in Las Vegas, VMware execs suggested a variety of engagement models to encourage…
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Google DocVerse Acquisition End Game: A Microsoft Office, Google Apps Bridge
Image via Wikipedia Can partners and customers hedge their bets in terms of creating pilot projects of Google Apps? Google’s acquisition of DocVerse last week makes it more likely than ever, offering the promise of enabling a bridge between Microsoft Office and Google Apps. (Google celebrated the year anniversary of its Google Apps channel partner…