Nuage Networks Launches Certification Initiative Nuage Networks, Alcatel-Lucent’s SDN venture, is expanding its partner program with the launch of a self-service certification initiative focused on vendor interoperability for Layer 4-7 application delivery and security. The move is positioned as a simple way to assure enterprise customers that the micro-segmentation security [...]
CompTIA: Industry Business Confidence on the Rebound The CompTIA IT Industry Business Confidence Index rebounded in Q4 with an increase of 2.2 percentage points, reversing two consecutive quarters of decline. The index – published quarterly by CompTIA, an IT industry association – now stands at 62.8 on a 100-point scale, [...]
Veritas Unveils Global Partner Program Veritas Technologies has rolled out "Veritas Partner Force," a new program designed to augment global consistency and profitability for the information management company's partner network. The announcement was made at the company's recent channel conference in Orlando, Fla. Under the new program, Veritas has increased [...]
Ingram Micro Launches Finance Programs for Channel Partners Ingram Micro has launched new turnkey financial services programs, geared towards U.S.-based channel partners. "As more and more businesses seek to realize the promise of technology, the cash flow of a growing channel partner is often strained," said Kelly Carter, senior director [...]
AirWatch Introduces Mobile Security Alliance Atlanta-based AirWatch has introduced a new Mobile Security Alliance with 10 initial members, who pledge interoperability and tight integration with the AirWatch platform. Charter members include Palo Alto Networks, Check Point, FireEye, Appthority, Lookout, Pradeo, Proofpoint, Skycure, Veracode and Zimperium. Multiple security studies report that [...]
Perficient Acquires Services Firm Perficient, Inc., a St. Louis-based IT and management consulting firm serving large enterprise customers, announced it has acquired Market Street Solutions, Inc., a $10 million annual services and software revenue IT consulting firm specializing in the development, implementation, integration and support of big data, analytics and [...]
Study: SMB Satisfaction with Cloud Providers is Down; Cancellations are Up A growing number of small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are becoming disenchanted with their cloud service providers and some are even going back to on-premise solutions. This is according to a recent report by AMI Research, which says that [...]
GlobalSCAPE and immixGroup Form Distribution Relationship GlobalSCAPE, Inc., a San Antonio, Texas-based security vendor, has announced a new distribution arrangement with Arrow Electronics' subsidiary immixGroup, a value-added distributor of enterprise technology products for the public sector. The agreement makes GlobalSCAPE products available for purchase by public sector channel partners and [...]
Dell Suggests Best Practices for IoT Security Policies Dell has put a stake in the ground regarding security for the Internet of Things (IoT), outlining five suggested best practices for channel partners and service providers. Dell sees security as a vital opportunity through which partners can add additional value by [...]
New Study: US IT Industry Adds More than 70,000 New Jobs America's information technology industry added 70,500 new jobs in the first half of 2015, employing nearly five million people at mid-year, according to an analysis of labor data released by CompTIA, an IT industry association. The U.S. IT industry [...]
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