Recent Articles
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Moore’s Law for Mobility Innovations and Solutions
Mobility solutions are among the most profitable technologies and services delivered by solution providers, even in a tight economic climate. Businesses of all sizes are looking for ways to increase productivity, and that often means pushing connectivity and applications out of the data center and desktop to mobile devices. This comes as no surprise to…
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NetGear Cuts Earnings Outlook
Home and business networking products maker NetGear cut its third-quarter revenue outlook primarily due to shipment delays in September, sending its shares down as much as 24 percent. The Santa Clara, California-based company said it experienced weakness in demand for consumer products across all channels and in all geographies, particularly in the service provider channel. The…
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Adtran, Netgear Clash over New Enterprise Switches
The oft-overlooked Ethernet switch is one of the most important pieces of hardware in the network today. After all, the lowly switch must handle all of the TCP/IP traffic efficiently and without fuss or muss; otherwise, connectivity issues will abound. The funny thing about switches is that no one gives them much consideration after…
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D-Link Refreshes Xtreme N Line with DIR-825 Wireless Router
Doing more with less has been the goal of business operations for some time now. Nowhere has this become more evident than with the IT components and budgets of small businesses. In fact, "more with less" has become the axiom not only of those small businesses, but also of the solution providers servicing those businesses.…
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HP Welcomes Proposals That Target Non-HP Customers
In the ever-tightening economy, Hewlett-Packard sees the path to continued fiscal health and growth running through new customers that have never bought the company’s products. To reach those large swaths of non-HP customers, the vendor is welcoming partnership proposals from solution providers that promise to capture more of that business. Speaking at the Synnex national…
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Beyond the Headlines of Disaster Preparedness
Hurricanes such as this year’s Ike and 2005’s Katrina are natural disasters that unfurl in slow-motion. Ike entered the inner Caribbean on Sept. 1 but didn’t make landfall in Galveston, Texas, for nearly two weeks. This gave tens of thousands of coastal residents time to evacuate to safer areas. But two weeks of preparation wasn’t enough to…
