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Westcon Hosts “Key Requirements for Capturing Federal Business in 2009”
4 November 2008 In-Depth Analysis of Federal Market Conditions, Expectations and Key Requirements to be Discussed in Upcoming Webinar Presentation
Westcon and Nortel Help Resellers Realize Opportunities in the Healthcare Market by Delivering Advanced VoIP and Mobility Solutions
6 October 2008 Westcon’s MobilityPoint Program Delivers Targeted Solutions as Healthcare Institutions Struggle with Aging Infrastructures and Increasing Patient Populations
IT Manufacturers Can Reduce Total Costs Through Distribution, According To Study
29 September 2008 Independent Research Shows Two-Tier Distributors as Most Efficient B2B Solution-Selling Channel
Westcon Helps Resellers Provide Solutions for the Mobile Workforce
MobilityPoint Program Provides New Revenue Opportunities for VARs Serving
Growing Mobile Worker Segment
Westcon Group North America Creates Emerging Partner Credit Program
11 August 2008 Personalized Program Enables Qualified Westcon Group Resellers to Access Credit Lines of $10,000 or More
Channel News
Nokia announces restructuring changes
07/11/08 Nokia continues it's strategy of changing parts of its organisation
Cisco, Nortel lead green ranking
27/10/2008 New research by ABI looks at network switch vendors "green-ness"
Long term is strong, says Juniper boss
24/10/2008 Talking after good Q3 figures, Juniper Networks CEO Kevin Johnson says the longer term prospects for high performance networking are good even if immediate forecasts are cautious
Secure Computing sold to McAfee
22/09/2008 Security vendor Secure Computing is being bought by McAfee and added to its range of network security products
Westcon owner gets into India
12/09/2008 Datatec has bought a majority share in an Indian distributor with offices in other countries, with a view to bringing it into the Westcon brand
Technology News
London wins on wireless
29/10/2008 London has more wireless access points than other capitals, including New York and Paris, but it is the most insecure, says an RAS study
F5 is optimistic on networks
23/10/2008 In an analsysts call, F5 Networks CEO explains why he is confident that its technology will be in demand
WiFi security is no longer secure
10/10/2008 The use of fast graphics processors to crack passwords is spreading, making wireless networks vulnerable
Second hand devices' security risk
25/09/2008 A new study finds that some 20% of second-hand phones and mobile devices can reveal previous data to the new user
More updates to deal with web threat
15/09/2008 Blue Coat appliances are being updated more frequently as malware blocking is needed even more
Podcasts
Westcon Technology Podcast: Section 179 and the Economic Stimulus Act
2 September 2008 The Economic Stimulus Act and Section 179 represents a very good opportunity for resellers since it provides tax benefits on purchases and leases of equipment. Listen to the podcast here.
Vendor News
Blue Coat controls WAN videos
09/09/2008 A new plug-in for PacketShaper controls video traffic in 600 applications
Blue Coat moves up in ranking
15/07/2008 The latest Gartner study of WAN controllers put Blue Coat at second place in market share for Q1, 2008, up from third previously
Crossbeam Systems pushes payment compliance
11/07/2008 Crossbeam publishes a white paper to facilitate compliance of security standards
RSA intros card authenticator
16/06/2008 RSA has brought in a card-based device instead of its usual key fob
Crossbeam Systems strengthens BT virtualised security
04/06/2008 Crossbeam Systems' X-series has been adopted by BT for its internal network and new generation services to customers
Technology Research Digest
Unified Comms by SaaS to boom
28/10/2008 A new study predicts massive growth for Unified Communications as a service
SMBs get wrong Voip and Wifi "message"
15/10/2008 Sales messages to the SMB buyers of Wifi and VOIP need to be very different from those to large organisations
New cyberthreat dominates charts
01/10/2008 Fortinet's survey of current malware issues shows a single security application family is roaring ahead
Gartner debunks security myths
30/09/2008 Researcher Gartner has set out what it thinks is the true picture of IT security threats and reactions
Business Development
New survey shows benefit of going green
4/07/08 Companies who are committed to saving energy can save money as well, according to a new survey.
Mobile transactions to top $300bn
01/07/2008 Mobile phone transactions are to boom, according to a new study
Mobile promotion must think strategy
03/06/2008 The global mobile advertising market is hung up on short term issues, says a new study
Servers numbers up, but margins slip
23/05/2008 Gartner says worldwide server shipments grew by 8% while revenue grew by just 4% in the first quarter of 2008
CEO study says change becoming unmanageable
09/05/2008 A new study of the world's CEOs find them looking forward to a period of great change, but unsure how to manage it
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