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Synnex Joins Managed Services Fray
IT distributor Synnex is rolling out its own services portfolio, including managed services, more than a year after competitors Ingram Micro and Tech Data unveiled their managed services offerings for their VAR partners. Synnex said its new On Demand Services provide VARs with recurring revenue streams and longer term contracts, which in turn create greater…
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11 Charged in TJX Network Security Breach Identity Theft
BOSTON (Reuters)—The U.S. government charged 11 people on Tuesday with stealing tens of millions of credit and debit card numbers from major retailers including TJX Cos Inc, in one of the largest reported identity-theft incidents on record. The U.S. Attorney in Boston said those charged were involved in the theft of more than 40 million…
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Trend Micro Makes Play for Symantec Partners
The name Symantec has been synonymous with the word "security" for some time now. Competitor Trend Micro hopes to change that word association, thanks to Symantec’s channel program changes! Of course, Symantec has always been a target in Trend Micro’s sights, with the company patiently waiting in the shadows to grab market share from giant…
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Symantec’s Growing Pains: Can Automation Fix Renewal Woes?
One of the things Symantec Chief Operating Officer Enrique Salem told Wall Street analysts recently is that the company is looking to take some of its experience in automating consumer subscription renewals to its small and midsize business customers. Symantec Channel chief Julie Parrish July 16 clarified that statement, saying such a system would certainly…
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Sick of Symantec? Alternative Security Vendors for SMBs
Alternative Security Vendors for SMBs Comments made by Symantec Chief Operating Officer Enrique Salem to Wall Street analysts recently didn’t sit well with some of the company’s channel reseller partners. And in the competitive security business, many VARs may be looking to competitors to fill the gap. Here’s a quick look at some Symantec alternatives…
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Symantec’s He Said-She Said
Talking Heads Symantec’s Julie Parrish did her best to explain away some of the comments made by COO Enrique Salem during a financial analysts’ meeting in Las Vegas on June 12. Still, in the areas of timing and motivation for tweaks to the vendor’s channel program, there remains some distance between Salem’s assertions and Parrish’s…
