Recent Articles
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ASCII, Cetrom Partnership Addresses Cloud Interoperability
The ASCII Group is partnering with Cetrom Information Technology to deliver seamlessly integrated and customized cloud computing services that solution providers can brand and resell as their own. The program will enable members of the ASCII Group, a collaborative community of solution providers, to gain access to discounted cloud-based Microsoft and other application and hosting…
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IT Association CompTIA Acquires MSP Partners
Looking to expand its reach and capabilities in serving the managed services market, IT trade association CompTIA announced plans Wednesday to acquire a counterpart association, MSP Partners. CompTIA officials characterized the deal, for which financial terms were not disclosed, as just the latest piece of a broader effort to engage with other organizations serving the…
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i3, Datatrend Team for Packaged IBM Solution
i3 Software and Datatrend today announced they will provide joint network management and monitoring solutions. Together, the two companies, both IBM reseller partners, will provide a packaged IBM BladeCenter and Tivoli solution to the telecommunications, banking and retail industries. The relationship plays on the strengths and experiences of each company. i3 will provide Tivoli integration…
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New Accounting Rules Make Tech Services Appear Bigger
Solution and managed service providers are dissecting how changes to accounting rules will affect their businesses now that they can immediately recognize hardware and services sales. The Financial Accounting Standards Board Sept. 22 approved changes to the way technology companies report revenue from the sale of products that bundle hardware and services. Under the old…