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  • 8e6 Woos VARs from Websense

    Security vendor 8e6 is scooping up VARs left reeling since the acquisition of SurfControl by Websense.   8e6, which has been on a recruitment drive for solution providers since it started building up its channel, said it is taking on a significant number of VARs that are looking for an alternative to Websense.   Paul…

  • AVG Ready for Prime Time Distribution

    Popular alternative anti-virus vendor AVG has teamed up with distributor Ingram Micro to provide its technology to resellers in the United States and Canada through direct licensing, retail and OEM channels. The agreement, announced Feb. 20, is in addition to AVG’s existing Reseller Merit Program. The company is offering current U.S. reseller partners the option…

  • Postini VARs Up in Arms After Google Changes

    Google’s recent changes to pricing and support services for Postini e-mail security products have left partners reeling and searching for more channel-friendly vendors for their customers’ e-mail security needs. Google, which acquired Postini for $625 million in July 2007, said on Feb. 5 it was reorganizing its e-mail messaging security products into three new "Powered…

  • CIOs Put Disaster Recovery on Top of Needs List

    Disaster recovery and business continuity topped the list of CIOs’ must-haves, while business application services and hosted/outsourced infrastructure rounded out the top of the list, compiled from Channel Insider research. Backup, disaster recovery and business continuity are the services CIOs most want from solution providers, up 4 percent over last year to 21 percent, the…

  • Insight Sales Higher for Q4, Full Year

    Direct market reseller Insight Enterprises reported higher net sales for its fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31 in spite of weak hardware sales in the Americas in Q4. Insight reported net sales of $1.28 billion for Q4 and $4.8 billion for the full year, representing increases of 5 percent and 34 percent, respectively.…

  • Big Changes in Store for IBM ISS VARs

    Widespread changes will hit IBM Internet Security Systems VARs as Big Blue looks to roll the solution providers gained through its acquisition of the security vendor into its own incumbent channel program. Speaking exclusively to Channel Insider, Clifford Leary, director of worldwide channel sales for IBM ISS, said the vendor has ambitious plans for the…

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