Arrow Buys Shared Technologies for Unified Communications and Managed Services
[06-AUG-10] Shared to operate under Enterprise Computing Solutions business unit. Deal enables distributor to tap into $60 billion market opportunity.

Tags: unified communications managed services Arrow ECS Arrow converged technologies

Symantec Broadens Monthly Subscription Buying Option
[21-JUN-10] Security vendor widens licensing program to help service providers’ lower upfront costs.

Tags: SMB security Symantec managed services service provider

SMBs Want Immediate Payback From IT Solutions, Study Says
[07-MAY-10] SMBs turning to virtualization, unified communications, SaaS expect quick return on investment.

Tags: virtualization unified communications SMB managed services CompTIA

N-able Training Offers Tips For New Customers, Extending SMB Coverage
[21-APR-10] Free, 12-part Webinar series open to all N-able partners. Vendor opens new website for midmarket network systems management and IT automation.

Tags: SMB managed services N-able webinar

Arrow ECS Launches New Professional Services Unit
[04-MAR-10] Distributor provides technical and engineering support, education, cloud computing and managed services to channel partners and their customers.

Tags: cloud computing managed services Arrow ECS professional services

Avnet Adds Professional and Managed Services To SolutionsPath Lineup
[03-FEB-10] Distributor offers suite of professional and managed services for data center channel partners.

Tags: data center distributor Avnet managed services channel partner

N-able Mid-Market Managed Services Push Proving Lucrative
[09-OCT-09] Vendor signs 120 MSPs since program launch

Channel News Roundup:
Gartner, CompTIA Paint Brighter Industry Picture; HP Ups PartnerOne Designations; Ingram Offers New End-user Leasing Program

Tags: HP IT managed services Ingram N-able

HP’s Pursues $120 Billion Global Enterprise Printing Market
[24-SEP-09] Vendor adds new business unit for managed print services, renames EDS

Tags: HP software enterprise managed services print

Ingram Extends Managed Services Offerings to Mid-sized Businesses
[08-SEP-09] Distributor positions itself to help IT resellers migrate to mid-market.

Tags: unified communications SMBs managed services Ingram channel program

HP's New Software Licensing Options For VARs
[01-SEP-09] Vendor's initiative designed to reduce upfront financial risks, improve cash flow of managed services VARs.

Tags: HP marketing managed services VAR program software licensing

Managed Security Service Market Offers VARs Promise
[30-JUL-09] Increased security efforts in key vertical markets and slew of compliance issues help drive MSSP demand.

Tags: services data security malware VARs managed services

Managed Services Market Is Booming
[09-JUL-09] Rampant growth in the managed-services market is being seized upon by major distributors as a revenue opportunity for themselves and their VAR customers.

Tags: Microsoft IBM channel VARs managed services

MSPAlliance Announces Industry Leadership Awards
[07-MAY-09] Managed services association honors three companies and one individual for industry contributions.

Tags: services management IT managed services MSPAlliance

Ingram Adds To Managed Services For Seismic Partners
[07-MAY-09] Distributor unveils four new enterprise services for VARs to offer small and mid-sized business customers.

Tags: CA software VARs managed services Ingram

Dell Offers SMBs Managed IT Services
[22-APR-09] The company’s ProManage-Managed Services are designed to reduce IT cost and complexity and allow small-business owners to focus on business instead of technology.

Tags: Dell Windows SMBs small business managed services

Five Technologies That Will Help VARs Survive
[05-MAR-09] Despite the current economic malaise, VARs can make a buck by focusing on five technologies: SaaS, manages services, open source, storage and virtualization.

Tags: virtualization Linux open source Storage managed services

Managed Services Alliance Rolls Out Advanced Designation for VARs
[12-FEB-09] In an effort to protect the fast-growing managed-services business, the trade organization MSPAlliance introduces a master designation to differentiate VARs that provide a more comprehensive level of service.

Tags: Microsoft SaaS VARs managed services MSPAlliance

Edgeos Rolls Out Monthly Managed-Security Pricing Offering for VARs
[09-FEB-09] Vendor private labels a vulnerability assessment service that security VARs can offer to their business clients on a monthly basis.

Tags: Microsoft security XML managed services Edgeos

Looking Ahead, Channel Executives Stay Optimistic
[24-DEC-08] Channel executives are surprisingly upbeat on their prospects in 2009, expecting IT spending to hold up and managed services and other "disruptive technologies" to grow more popular.

Tags: virtualization HP open source managed services IT spending

The Eight Strategic Channel Stories of 2008
[22-DEC-08] It was another turbulent year for the channel as technology breakthroughs, mergers and acquisitions and economic uncertainty dominated the landscape. A look back at the eight most strategic articles published on ITChannelPlanet.com.

Tags: mergers virtualization Microsoft HP managed services

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