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Extreme Networks Upgrades Partner Program; Spenser Signs On

5/19/2008

Extreme Networks has announced the addition of Spenser Communications to their North American Channel Partner Program. As a Platinum partner, Spenser Communications will resell Extreme Networks voice and data products and services to mid and large sized customers. Read More

OLPCs To Sport XP Pro in Emerging Markets

5/16/2008

Microsoft and One Laptop per Child announced an agreement Thursday to put Windows XP Professional on OLPC XO laptops in emerging markets, providing an alternative to Linux, which will, of course, continue to be offered for the low-cost machines aimed toward students in economically disadvantaged regions. Read More

Colubris Looks To Drive Sales with New Partner Program

5/15/2008

WLAN provider Colubris has announced a new worldwide reseller program. Dubbed "The Colubris Advanced Partner Program" (CAPP), it combines incentives and rewards, technical and sales training, marketing support, and account management to help partners capitalize on new market opportunities and increase revenue. Read More

Research: Information Security Industry Set for Explosive Growth

5/9/2008

Driven by compliance and public confidence issues, information security is expected to expand dramatically over the next few years, according to new research released by Frost & Sullivan and (ISC)². Worldwide, the number of information security professionals will grow from 1.66 million in 2007 to about 2.7 million in 2012, experiencing a compound annual growth rate of 10 percent. Read More

SaaS Most Important Enterprise Software Trend

5/9/2008

According to a recent survey of 850 "enterprise software customers," software-as-a-service (SaaS) continues to be the most important enterprise software trend, followed closely by Web services/service-oriented architecture (SOA), then offshoring/globalization, open source software and software industry consolidation. Read More

CDW-G Equips 231 Pennsylvania Districts

5/2/2008

Technology provider CDW Government reported this week that it's completed implementation of technology programs for some 231 school districts across Pennsylvania as part of the state's Classrooms for the Future program. As part of the initiative, nearly 82,000 laptops and more than 4,000 interactive whiteboards have been deployed in 257 schools over the last two years. Read More

HP Names New Channel Chief

5/2/2008

Enrique Lores, a 20-year HP veteran who joined the company in 1988 as an R&D engineer, will take over HP's channel program and worldwide PC sales, replacing Jim McDonnell, who earlier moved to a different position within the company. Read More

Next-gen WiFi Expected To Be in 99% of North American Campuses by 2013

5/2/2008

Although the wireless standard 802.11n is found in less than 3 percent of North American universities currently, it will be available in 99 percent by 2013, according to a new study by ABI Research. According to the research firm, the increases are driven by a variety of needs and demands in both K-12 and higher education. Read More

Avnet Warns of Disappointing Earnings

5/2/2008

Avnet Inc., the large Phoenix-based technology distributor, warned this week that earnings for its third quarter of 2008 would fall below management expectations. Read More

Glitch Postpones Windows XP SP3 Availability

5/2/2008

One of Microsoft's retail point-of-sale applications has an incompatibility with Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Consequently, Microsoft has postponed Web access to downloading Windows XP SP3. However, the company is still making Windows Vista SP1 available via Microsoft Download Center or Windows Update. Read More