Symantec is preparing to unveil a security intelligence service to give businesses strategic insight into identifying and containing breaches.
Security
Symantec declares antivirus is no moneymaker
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Cloud, Featured Post, Storage
In growth push, Acronis redefines backup
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Acronis believes its path to growth and success is not in making a better product, but rather redefining what it means to back up data in workloads context.
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Featured Post, Managed Services, Printing and Imaging
Xerox, LabTech partner to tackle managed print
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Xerox launches its Xerox PrintAssist Services, a plugin to the LabTech Software remote monitoring and management platform.
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Cloud, Featured Post, Security
Sophos expands cloud security service
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Security vendor Sophos continues the roll out of its cloud service, expanding support to Windows, Mac and mobile devices through a single console.
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Featured Post, Mobility
5 reasons the tablet era is ending already
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Five years on, evidence is growing that the tablet’s days may be numbered as the handhelds get squeezed between PCs and smartphones.
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Distribution, Featured Post
Westcon is latest distributor to bulk up services
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Through the buy of Intact Integrated Services, Westcon is the latest distributor to add more professional services available to its solution providers.
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Featured Post, Security
Kaspersky Lab CTO departs, shakeup continues
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Kaspersky Lab removed Nikolay Grebennikov, its CTO and heir-apparent to CEO Eugene Kaspersky, as part of an ongoing global management shakeup.
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Cloud, Featured Post
IBM pushes SoftLayer cloud incentives program
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
IBM is offering partners incentives, profitability enhancements and support for its SoftLayer cloud computing services.
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Featured Post, Security
Heartbleed tools an opportunity to talk security
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
A slew of new tools to identify Heartbleed vulnerabilities are on the way, but solution providers should focus on the big security picture.
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Computers, Featured Post
End of Windows XP aiding PC sales
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Windows XP is doing what Windows 8 couldn’t. Reports indicate adoption of new computers to businesses are slowing the decline in PC sales.
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Computers, Featured Post, Mobility
Surprise! Chromebook demand rising fast
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
A new report confirms growing demand for Google Chromebooks, and says the Web-based devices on track to take a significant share from Microsoft and Apple.
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Channel Programs, Featured Post
Samsung steps up channel activity with new program
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
“Samsung Team of Empowered Partners” — or STEP — will consolidate channel resources and serve as a launch pad for expanding its reseller network.
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Cloud, Featured Post, Managed Services
Cloud, managed services distinction is a myth
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Many managed service providers are clinging to the notion that they are distinctly different from peers selling various forms of cloud services.
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Featured Post, Mobility, Software
Office for iPad a potential bonanza for partners
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Much attention is being placed on how Microsoft’s new Office for iPad could make it harder for Windows to gain a legitimate foothold in tablets.
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Featured Post, Security
Watch for calls to break up Symantec
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Symantec needs a new strategic direction. What comes next is the inevitable call to break up the security and storage units.
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Featured Post, Software
SAP to focus on ‘delightful’ SME customer experience
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Business software specialist SAP is targeting small and midsized enterprise customers through the channel by focusing on the business outcomes of products.
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Computers, Featured Post
If PC slump undid Symantec CEO, single-trick VARs should worry
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Declining antivirus sales brought on by the PC slump is given as the prime reason for Symantec’s firing of CEO Steve Bennett.
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Channel Programs, Featured Post
HP Diamond status with Oracle misleading
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Oracle has awarded HP with its highest channel honor, seen as a thaw in the relations between the two vendors. Here’s why it’s not good for the channel.
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Channel Programs, Featured Post
No easy way to define ‘channel-friendly’
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
Can a vendor be channel-friendly and still sell direct? The true meaning of ‘channel-friendly’ isn’t cut and dry.
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Featured Post, Servers
Exchange Server 2003: The other end-of-life opportunity
by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) •
While much attention is being focused on the pending end of life of Windows XP, Microsoft is also discontinuing support for Exchange Server 2003.
