Security

Cloud Computing Takes Hold in the Enterprise

• August 3, 2010

Despite its reputation as a still-emerging technology, cloud computing is finding its place in the enterprise, according to a recent report by Yankee Group.

Intel Hybrid Cloud: Small Businesses Meet Linux?

• August 2, 2010

At first glance, the so-called Intel Hybrid Cloud effort is built atop Windows Small Business Server (SBS) or Microsoft’s full-blown Windows Server. But The VAR Guy has been busy poking around — trying to determine if the Intel Hybrid Cloud also will include some Linux options. An answer could emerge at the CompTIA Breakaway conference (Aug. 9-12, San Antonio). Here’s some early speculation as only The VAR Guy can deliver it…

Peer-to-Peer Blog: Offal Is Not Awful, and the Seven Deadliest Attacks

• August 2, 2010

As companies transition from TDM to IP communications, they are exposing more of their infrastructure to hackers and outright criminals.

Peer-to-Peer Blog: CPNI

• July 30, 2010

In todays environment of tell-all, privacy seems to be losing out.

AT&T Sued by Police Chief Over Suspected Love Affair

• July 29, 2010

A small-town police chief is suing AT&T for giving phone records to his wife, who suspected he was cheating on her.

Health Care IT: Big Money or Big Hype?

• July 29, 2010

Distributors and software companies continue to evangelize health care IT opportunities. But how quickly can new VARs generate profits after entering the health care vertical? Here are some stats, along with a look at some of the latest health care-related moves across the IT channel. During the Avnet Technology Solutions Partner Summit near Denver, Colo., […]

Polycom and McAfee Team for Secure Unified Communications

• July 28, 2010

Video and voice conferencing stalwart Polycom has partnered with Web security veteran McAfee to jointly develop and market videoconferencing and telepresence systems with integrated security.

SpectorSoft’s Spector360 Analyzes Corporate Environments

• July 26, 2010

Want to take a deeper look into your customers’ networks to spot potential upsell opportunities? Perhaps SpectorSoft’s new partner tool, dubbed the Spector 360 Security and Productivity Analysis, can assist. It’s designed for VARs that want to analyze customers’ IT-related security and productivity. Here’s how. SpectorSoft says Spector360 is designed to provide a short-term analysis […]

AccelOps Partner Program Targets Mid-Market Data Centers

• July 21, 2010

AccelOps is looking to raise its profile in the IT channel. The company, which develops data center monitoring software, has launched a partner program for systems integrators, VARs and service providers. The VAR Guy suspects this is the first of multiple partner moves AccelOps is planning. Here’s why.

Astaro Launches Web Application Security

• July 20, 2010

Astaro has launched a new way to protect web servers and applications. Astaro Web Application Security is designed to protect from exploits, scripting, and other attacks, without requiring your IT admin, or anyone else to have any sort of fancy in depth protection knowledge. Here’s some perspective. Astaro Web Application Security (AWAS) has been designed […]

ATI Takes Data Loss Prevention Solution Mobile

• July 19, 2010

Internet monitoring software vendor Awareness Technologies (ATI) has added a mobility function to its data loss prevention solution, enabling companies to monitor what employees are up to with their smartphones as well as their computers. Interguard, which is delivered via a SaaS model, offers solution providers a data loss prevention solution that is suitable for […]

Microsoft Small Business Server Aurora Meets the Cloud

• July 13, 2010

At the recent Ingram Micro Cloud Summit, some pundits predicted cloud computing would kill small business servers. But don’t tell Microsoft. The software giant is preparing two Windows Small Business Server upgrades. And one of the upgrades — code-named SBS Aurora — will have some integrated cloud capabilities.

WPC10: Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer Makes 22 Cloud Claims

• July 12, 2010

What a difference 12 months makes. At last year’s Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC09), the software giant spent most of the show evangelizing Office 2010 and Windows 7. Fast forward to this week’s WPC10, and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is rallying channel partners around the All In cloud computing strategy, which includes Windows Azure and Microsoft BPOS.

Infonetics Finds Cisco Clearly Leads IPS Market

• July 7, 2010

Perhaps surprisingly, Cisco is the clear leader of the Intrusion Prevention System market, according to the latest findings from consultancy Infonetics Research.

Intelligent Workload Management Is Cloud Security

• July 6, 2010