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Roger King Exits McAfee, Global Channel Office Vacant
Roger King, the executive vice president of worldwide sales and the de facto global channel chief at McAfee, is exiting the security vendor for undisclosed new opportunities. In a statement, McAfee said: "Recognizing that a successful channel program is key to maintaining strong growth and financial performance, McAfee has initiated an aggressive global search for a…
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IBM, Ingram Micro Bring Simplified Technology to Small Business
IBM authorized resellers and channel partners can now get IBM’s Smart Cube product – billed as an IT department in a box for small business and midsized business — through distributor Ingram Micro, the companies have announced. The combined hardware, software and technical support solution that features an IBM server together with applications such as…
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China Gives Green Dam Yellow Light
This week the PC industry stared into the eyes of the red dragon and the dragon blinked. In a surprising move, Chinese officials announced at the 11th hour that it would delay the deadline for PC manufacturers to install the controversial Green Dam Youth Escort internet filter on new shipments to the country. Under a…
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Pa. Man Charged in SonicWall Warranty Scam
A federal grand jury indicted a Pennsylvania man with five counts of mail fraud for allegedly obtaining SonicWall security appliances through a warranty scam and attempting to sell them on eBay. Thomas J. Kline, 66, of Mount Pleasant, Pa., was formally indicted June 24. According to federal authorities, Kline registered hundreds of serial numbers to…
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Programmer Charged with Rocking ‘Rolling Stone’ with DDoS Attacks
A Pennsylvania computer programmer made at least one mistake and, if convicted criminal charges, definitely a second. First, he fell for a sham online dating scheme designed to humiliate him. Second, he allegedly to use his software programming skills to seek revenge. Bruce Raisley, 47, of Monaca, Penn., is facing 10 years in prison for…
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Battling Legacy Trusted Security Advisers
Everyone knows money is tight. No matter how many positive signs surface that the economy is rebounding, businesses are loathed to open their wallets for anything but projects that have an absolute positive ROI. That’s why security VARs with cost-saving solutions are doing so well; well, at least in theory. Something that some security service…