HP's Meg Whitman, Martin Fink To Keynote Nth Generation Symposium

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For Nth Generation’s 13th annual symposium, the solution provider will be featuring keynote presentations from such top HP execs as Meg Whitman and Martin Fink, with the latest version of HP’s Moonshot servers also set to make an appearance.
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How Peeved Is Jeff Bezos At HP-Workday Deal?

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos can be none too pleased that a company he invested in is doing business with Amazon Web Services rival HP.
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Startup Challenges Network Tech Giants With Linux Offering

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Cumulus Networks exits stealth mode with Cumulus Linux, taking on Cisco and other vendors with ‘proprietary’ network technology.
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Analysis: AMD's Comeback Plan Needs More Than ARM

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The addition of ARM technology gives AMD a leg up in its quest to win share in the data center, but the chip company needs a strong channel to complete its comeback plan.
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Telarus Launches 'Second Bite Of The Apple' Rewards Program For Partners Selling Fiber, Cable Services

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Telarus has unveiled a new program that will arm partners with a list of key contacts from all companies residing in buildings that are scheduled for construction of new fiber or cable services.
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Review: Targus Universal Docking Station (Video)

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Targus looks to take the headaches and confusion out of laptop docking with its newest universal docking station. The CRN Test Center takes it for a spin.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Contains Serious Smishing Vulnerability, Firm Warns

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Qihoo 360, a China-based mobile security firm, said it discovered a serious flaw in Galaxy S4 devices that could be used by SMS Trojans to rack up premium text messaging charges.
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Oracle Fixes Critical Java Flaws, Repairs Tool

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A security update to Java SE repairs 40 vulnerabilities, including more than 30 that can be exploited remotely to gain access to a victim’s sensitive data.
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Mobile App Startup Kibits Intros Productivity App For On-The-Fly Teamwork

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Boston-based start-up Kibits Corp. claims to have met the need for the untethered workplace with the release of Collaborate.com, a mobile-native project management app.
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A Different Theory on Low Cloud ROI

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Cloud computing, in theory, is exceedingly profitable because of recurring revenue and deep customer entanglement. However, the CEO of collaboration service Box believes the proliferation of applications ultimately means lower returns to vendors and resellers.

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Ex-Exec Part of Systemax Indictment Over $7M Bribe Allegations

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Prosecutors allege in a Systemax indictment that Carl Fiorentino steered more than $230M in business to suppliers in return for kickbacks.

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Generate More Service Revenue With Next-Gen IT Performance/Security Monitoring

Stuart R. Crawford / Stuart Crawford

MSP Marketing & SalesWilliamsville, NY, June 2013Ulistic offers IT Managed Service Providers (MSPs) a wealth of new business opportunities by providing them marketing strategies and tactics that can help them generate serious recurring revenues.

MSPs who want to grow their business and obtain the service revenue they’ve been looking for can join Stuart Crawford, President and Chief Marketing Office of Ulistic, on June 25th from

8 to 9am PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) for a live Webinar about Next Gen IT Performance/Security Monitoring.

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) Will Learn How:

Icahn’s Dell Offer Revamped

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Activist investor Carl Icahn stays in the mix with a $16 billion tender offer as a letter insinuates Dell has not run a reasonable go-shop process.

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IT talent key component to success of VARs and MSPs

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Keeping up with all the changes in the IT channel can be increasingly difficult. Because of this, many companies have partnered with a solution provider in order to have outside help to ensure they understand all of the latest technology and how it can help their organization.

However, as more businesses lean on a VAR and MSP, the pressure to provide the top notch solutions is becoming harder. This has caused many resellers and systems integrators to start looking into their own business metrics and search for the key performance indicators that will lead to success. 

Samsung Introduces New Analog Camera Line-Up With 700 TVL Resolution At Economical Price Points

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Samsung Techwin is launching a new line of high performance video surveillance cameras that feature an outstanding 700 TVL resolution, True Day/Night capability, de-fogging technology, 0.1 lux minimum illumination, and a host of additional features.
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SYNNEX Corporation And Verizon Enterprise Solutions Team To Create Holistic End-To-End Business Solutions For The Channel

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SYNNEX Corporation, a leading distributor of IT products and services, has signed a strategic value-add distribution alliance agreement with Verizon Enterprise Solutions, a business unit of Verizon Communications, Inc.
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Outrigger Enterprises Group Selects MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution

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MICROS Systems,Inc., a leading provider ofinformationtechnology solutionsfor the hospitality and retail industries, is pleased to announce thatOutrigger Enterprises Group, one of the largest and fastest growing privately-held leisure lodging and hospitality companies in the Asia-Pacific and Oceania regions, is standardizing its enterprise on the MICROS OPERA Enterprise Solution.
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Barracuda Networks Juices Virtual Recovery, Web Content Filtering

Chris Gonsalves / Channelnomics

Resellers of storage and security vendor Barracuda Networks have some new options for cloud-based recovery and high-performance Web content filtering.

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Barracuda Intros Cloud LiveBoot For VMware For Speedy Disaster Recovery

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The new Cloud LiveBoot for VMware feature in Barracuda Backup 5.2 gives customers the ability to boot virtual machines after a disaster directly from backed up, compressed and deduped data in the cloud.
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Icahn Calls Michael Dell's 'Go-Shop' Moves Akin To Advertising House With Termites

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Carl Icahn made public a letter in which he scolded Dell for its privatization bid process, comparing Dell’s solicitation of alternative bids to advertising a house with a warning that it has termites, and said he has purchased about 72 million Dell shares from Southeastern Asset Management.
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