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Windows Storage Server released to OEMs; BakBone buys Asempra
Cisco channel partners get incentives to sell core products -- again
XenServer interest surges; EMC objects to Donatelli exit
Sun claims open storage traction; will Oracle approve? VMware vSphere 4's thin provisioning interest
Charles Phillips talks up Oracle-Sun deal; F5 Networks revamps partner program
IBM packs more bundled solutions for the midmarket
i365 takes storage appliance route
Customer storage purchasing intentions study, spring 2009
Windows 7 code posted; Eucalyptus gets funding
Tech Watch: Virtualization-ready servers built for the job
Spammers capitalize on swine flu; SugarCRM, Microsoft make CRM moves
Microsoft incentives, finance options seek to ease ERP, CRM sales
Energy IT sees smart-grid boon for data storage
IP surveillance and security pose VAR opportunity
Microsoft bolsters System Center; Trend Micro re-arms
HP's new server-and-storage chief gets networking too
Brocade-IBM OEM deal toughens the game for networking VARs
EMC revenue down, employees asked to take pay cut; Cisco shops look ahead to FCoE
Microsoft updates Tellme service
Top IT channel news for April 2009
Citrix, Microsoft talk virtual desktop; IBM picks partners
Making the case for 'live' incident response
Windows 7 on track; Facebook to open up
Microsoft, VMware earnings news; Virtualization needs security
Oracle/Sun deal casts shadows over hardware, MySQL
Canonical releases Ubuntu; Obama on cybersecurity
Microsoft opens up more services to Gold partners
Compliance drives opportunities for security integrators
'New' Siemens gets channel religion
Channel survey: Recession taking a toll on storage resellers
Oracle-Sun deal a storage game changer?; VMware extends storage features with vSphere 4
VAR marketing plans change course in tough economy
Data visualization, BI go hand in hand; cloud security not a threat
HP to Cisco: Take that!; vSphere unveiled
VMware launches vSphere virtual infrastructure software
VARs turn wary eye on Sun-Oracle combo
Sophos uses North American channel strategy for new global program
Red Hat, Synnex form Open Source Channel Alliance
Oracle to buy Sun; Cisco reveals info on data center servers
Avnet announces SecurePath program to boost reseller sales
Vembu launches backup through Amazon cloud
Tech Data to manage Microsoft ISV royalty program
DOJ wants continued Microsoft oversight; Mitel adds fixed-mobile convergence
VMware consolidates resellers, other partners into one channel program
Microsoft puts archiving into Exchange; new products can't save Sun
Abundant credit flows to VARs smart enough to ask for it
Yahoo eyes more cuts; eBay to sell Skype
Marshal8e6 launches North American channel program
McAfee, HP form global reseller agreement
Websense to sell new Web gateway through channel
Fusion-io to add software, SSD-based storage systems; EMC clusters Symmetrix high-end disk arrays
Check Point, Nokia Security Appliance acquisition completed
Cisco Westcon agreement eases foreign market entry for VARs
IBM to help SOA partners with SEO and social net tools
Synnex signs Red Hat for open source SMB push
Microsoft transitions Windows XP support; Autodesk builds new partner portal
Asigra forges channel partner program for MSPs, resellers
When vendors get too big (and channel unfriendly), VARs get going
Oracle jumps on Google apps bandwagon; SAP shops start to virtualize
Cisco snaps up Tidal Software; Samba 4 beta to be released
Cisco to acquire Tidal Software
VirtualBox targets VMware users; Microsoft updates virtual desktop
Securing Smart Grid: How solution providers can help
Anti-Microsoft crusader returns; Midmarket companies eye new tools
EMC overhauls its archiving line; extended coverage from SNW
Nokia Siemens bids for Nortel carrier unit, could end Nortel brand
Indoor trucks and cement walls: A freight company finds WLAN technology
Secure Computing partners warily await McAfee partner program changes
Sun stock plummets on IBM news; Microsoft delays Stirling
Internet Explorer loses share; HP promotes environmental progress
Tech Watch: Managing virtualization deployments for customers
Fortinet gets into endpoint security solutions with 1000B appliance
PGP partners with Avnet to boost channel play
Trend Micro beefs up channel with new SaaS offerings
Conficker damage minimized; Ubuntu fights for data center cred
Sun and IBM deal called off
Google Android OS on netbooks: An intriguing proposition
Cloud security group planned; RIM launches apps store
Avaya and Siemens vying for Nortel's enterprise networking business?
Google gains netbook momentum; Win 2008 parsed for small biz
Dell launches PS6000 iSCSI SANs; slow-restore claims on Quantum VTL
Stimulus bill money fuels solid projects for Cisco partners
VMware aims to reduce channel conflict between VARs, OEMs
Data centers battle budget cuts; ParaScale debuts cloud storage
Skype takes iPhone plunge; rethinking production-level virtualization
Microsoft small business specialists get free virtual manager
Recession reinforces need for Windows-open source coexistence
Novell offers SUSE Enterprise Linux 11 partner training
Gartner: Take on Vista now to avoid pain later; McNealy on IBM
Dell signs distributors; IBM plans more job cuts
Office coming in 32- and 64-bit versions; IT spending swoon continues
IBM partners see light in midrange mainframe market
The role of storage in IBM-Sun deal; The Planet launches cloud service
Networked elevators and lights? VARs network building systems
Networking VARs could grab smart grid stimulus bill funding
Oracle buys again; users stick with OS-independent VMs
Salesforce.com 'twitterizes' CRM; IT shops try OS systems management
Partners, customers react to Cisco Unified Computing System
CommVault bulks up channel support for Simpana
TomTom countersues Microsoft; NetSuite builds developer cloud
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