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Westcon Taps Sony for IP Video Solutions
IT distributor Westcon Group, Inc., announced a deal this week with Sony Corp. to distribute the Sony IPELA line of IP-based network cameras, recording devices and video conferencing systems. The IPELA line provides a more complete solution to Westcon’s VARs already working in the IP video space with Cisco Systems Inc.’s CallManager network technology and…
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CompTIA Launches RFID Certification
CompTIA, the IT industry group, announced this week the first industry-wide certification for RFID that is designed to draw standards for the technology’s deployment that has been driven thus far without a driver. “RFID is a complex and still-evolving technology, and expertise is absolutely required for its usage to be successful,” said David Sommer, CompTIA’s…
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2006 Releases Are Channel Minded: Intel Execs
Intel Corp.’s release early next month of its next mobile platform, dubbed Napa, and Viiv entertainment computers, present more opportunity for the chipmaker’s channel of system builders and resellers than previous releases, Intel executives and resellers said. Napa and Viiv, offer Intel partners a ready-to-customize platform with opportunity to wrap value-adds and personalization, said Frank…
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Toshiba Notebooks’ Glory Days Are Over
An audible yawn from VARs and integrators was about all Toshiba could muster last week after announcing it is selling a line of sub-$1,000 notebooks through the channel. If the vendor, once the channel’s notebook king, expected VARs and integrators to trip over themselves to get their hands on the machines, it must have been…
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Microsoft Patches IE
Microsoft Corp. released software updates in two security bulletins Tuesday, MS05-054 and MS05-055. The updates include fixes for critical new holes in IE, and code to remove a program from Sony BMG that introduced a vulnerability onto customers’ Windows machines, according to Stephen Toulouse, security program manager with Microsoft’s Security Resource Center. The cumulative patch…
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CRM Becomes More ‘Dynamic’
The customer relationship management landscape continued its rapid evolution last week, as vendors rolled out new and updated offerings designed to give enterprises greater control over their customer relationships. Microsoft Corp. announced last week its long-awaited Dynamics CRM 3.0, which brings a hosted capability through partners, rounds out the suite with marketing capabilities, and adds…
