October 2015

• October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15

  EPN 2.0: Extreme Networks partner program gets upgraded

  Networking vendor Extreme Networks has enhanced the Extreme Partner Network, adding new incentives and tools for selling into five vertical markets; more IT channel news.  Continue Reading

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  IT weighs impact of Dell-EMC deal

  As the hype over the Dell-EMC-VMware deal simmers down, it could take some time before IT takes full measure of the deal's impact.  Continue Reading

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  Tely brings cloud video deeper into enterprise

  Tely's newest endpoint aims to help enterprises expand their cloud video services beyond the desktop and into small meeting rooms for greater collaboration across the workforce.  Continue Reading

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  CISA privacy issues can still be fixed

  CISA passed the Senate despite complaints over privacy issues, but experts say there is still hope those troubles can be fixed when the bill goes to the House for reconciliation.  Continue Reading

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  Cisco buys three companies to bolster product strategy

  Cisco acquisitions of ParStream, Lancope and 1 Mainstream reflect the company's view of how networking is evolving.  Continue Reading

• October 29, 2015 29 Oct'15

  IDC: Salesforce to add $272B to local economies

  IDC and Salesforce claim that the cloud provider and its channel will create more than 1 million jobs and contribute $272 billion to local economies over the next four years.  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  SAP partners its way to Q3 wins

  SAP channel executives said channel partners played a critical role in pulling in new customer accounts during the third quarter.  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Senate's CISA overwhelmingly voted through

  Despite vocal criticism from privacy advocates and technology companies, the U.S. Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act by an overwhelming majority.  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Vendors developing more mobile-first UC application

  With a growing number of remote workers, businesses want vendors to focus on mobile-first applications for unified communications.  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Dell-EMC merger brings midrange storage overlap

  Dell's blockbuster EMC acquisition would leave overlapping storage products -- especially in the midrange array space, with EMC's VNX and Dell's SC/PS Series.  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Dell recommits to Windows PCs, promises innovation

  Like a captain on a sinking ship, Dell remains committed to the PC market, and looks to hardware innovations and Windows 10 as the bailing buckets.  Continue Reading

• October 28, 2015 28 Oct'15

  Intel Security to discontinue McAfee SaaS offerings

  Intel Security unexpectedly moved several McAfee SaaS endpoint and email security products to end of life just prior to announcing a new corporate strategy this week.  Continue Reading

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  Oracle: Partners can find work in engineered systems, cloud

  Oracle's recently appointed channel sales vice president emphasizes 'Oracle on Oracle' engineered systems, the company's cloud portfolio and midmarket accounts.  Continue Reading

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  U.S. and E.U. agree on data sharing framework

  The European Union and United States have agreed in principle to a new data sharing framework to replace the Safe Harbor pact, but the details of the new rules are still a mystery.  Continue Reading

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  Oracle releases major SaaS ERP for manufacturers

  Oracle has added its Manufacturing Cloud and Planning Central Cloud to the SaaS suite for supply chain management. While Oracle touts the move, some analysts are more reserved.  Continue Reading

• October 27, 2015 27 Oct'15

  Storage speculates Dell-EMC deal effect

  Now that Dell's acquisition of EMC and the Western Digital-SanDisk deal are confirmed, what will Cisco, HP, IBM and Oracle do to compete in the market?  Continue Reading

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Managed IT service deal combines Pomeroy and Tolt Solutions to make $1B company

  A pending acquisition would combine Pomeroy and Tolt Solutions into a managed services and professional services entity, with nearly $1 billion in revenue.  Continue Reading

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Quantum Xcellis is next version of StorNext

  Quantum goes after video workloads with Xcellis, a converged system that combines Quantum StorNext, metadata, data management, NAS and cloud gateways into a single system.  Continue Reading

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Larry Ellison vaunts Oracle’s cloud services over rivals

  Larry Ellison promoted his company’s cloud services and berated rivals in his opening keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2015.  Continue Reading

• October 26, 2015 26 Oct'15

  Botnets once again pushing Dridex malware

  The Dridex malware has made a return and attackers are once again using botnets to send the Trojan to banks despite the Department of Justice making high-profile arrests last month.  Continue Reading