Recent Articles
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VSS Offers More Network Monitoring, Security Tools
By Gina Roos VSS Monitoring has expanded its vBroker network-packet-broker (NPB) system to address networking issues—including network security and traffic growth—enterprises and mobile operators face. Many of these upgrades were driven by channel partners that increasingly see the need to deliver solutions that can handle big data and also enable greater visibility and operational performance…
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Avnet Rolls Out Data Protection for Midmarket
By Gina Roos Avnet Technology Solutions has released a data protection platform for IBM business partners in the United States and Canada. The product is aimed at helping midmarket enterprises protect their data and information assets, while enabling partners to increase their data center and storage offerings and help boost storage sales in the midmarket.…
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Solera Networks Debuts Partner Program
By Gina Roos As Solera Networks transitioned into the enterprise space over the past few years, it realized the need to create a partner channel to sell its advanced security analytics solution. The new global partner program enables channel partners of all sizes to offer high-margin services and solutions based on the company’s DeepSee platform,…
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TraceSecurity Launches Channel Partner Program
By Gina Roos TraceSecurity has launched a channel partner program designed to help VARs, managed security service providers (MSSPs) and consultants build and grow their security and IT governance, risk and compliance (GRC) services aimed at small and midsize businesses (SMBs). At the center of the TraceSecurity Partner Program is the company’s TraceCSO risk-based cloud…
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CompTIA Adds Channel Training On-the-Go
By Gina Roos Starting April 1, CompTIA, a nonprofit association for the IT industry, will offer e-learning courses as part of its education and training programs for the IT channel. The initial e-learning executive certificate programs will focus on cloud-based IT services, mobile strategies and IT security. All e-learning courses include scenario-based learning opportunities, case…
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Cisco Seeks to Engineer Rivals Out of Existence
Competition among vendors in the IT space has always been fierce, but in recent weeks, Cisco has moved to sharply reduce or eliminate the need for entire categories of networking and security products. That move could have major repercussions across the channel. Just unveiled is Cisco’s Integrated Services Router with Application Experience (ISR-AX), which includes…
