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CompTIA Taps CEA Exec as New CEO
Consumer Electronics Association executive Todd Thibodeaux will take over in July as president and CEO of IT trade association CompTIA, according to organization officials. Thibodeaux will take over on July 1 for outgoing CEO John Venator. Venator had planned to step down in 2009, but recently moved up his retirement to care for his elderly…
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IT Spending Ignores Biggest Security Threats
While companies identify their biggest IT security problem as how users access the internet, they typically ignore that problem when spending their security budgets. That’s according to a new survey of more than 300 IT professionals conducted by CDW. And the disconnect doesn’t stop there. The study identified other crucial areas as well that were…
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Automated Backups Give Client Weekends Back
Russ Erickson is thrilled to have his weekends back. The system administrator for food distributor Nicholas & Company used to spend about six hours every Saturday night at the office, backing up Nicholas & Co.’s servers. But with the help of IBM VAR Vision Solutions, Nicholas & Co.’s new state-of-the-art data center combines energy efficiency,…
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Acer Offers Back-End Rebates
Acer America is offering a new series of back-end rebates for its VAR partners. Beginning June 1, Acer-approved VARs that have signed up for the company’s Summer Sales Extravaganza program will receive 3 percent back-end rebates on TravelMate and Extensa notebook PCs, 4 percent on selected desktops and 2 percent on all B Series and…
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AlgoSec FireFlow Heats Up Firewall Market
Network security VARs, take note: AlgoSec’s FireFlow network policy change workflow management software is the next hot-ticket item for customers. But VARs will have to wait until 2009 to get their hands on it. AFA (AlgoSec Firewall Analyzer) was a big hit with Lightwave Security’s customers, says Lightwave CEO Joseph Dell. But while AFA analyzes…
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VARs: IT Certs More About Marketing, Less About Skills
IT certifications are not only declining in value in enterprise IT departments, they’re also not as sought after among VARs and other channel partners when they look to hire engineers. However, the channel does have another use for certifications most IT departments don’t – marketing to clients. And a few certifications are still prized among…
