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As if they needed more stress, organizations are facing evolving and increasingly stringent compliance regulations from the Payment Card Industry, as well as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA and others. Here are a few security compliance products that can make the audit process less excruciating.
Here are 10 of the distributor's hottest new offerings winning over solution providers.
New smartphones from Sony, Motorola and the first-ever Twitter-only mobile device -- the TwitterPeek -- headline a busy week for handset makers as the holiday shopping season heats up.
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Hot Products From VoiceCon VoiceCon San Francisco brought some of the latest in enterprise telephony, networking, infrastructure and UC products to the Moscone Center. Here's a look at some of what attendees saw.
Google's Obsession With Microsoft Burns Hotter
Google CEO Eric Schmidt made comments this week that could amount to a can of gasoline tossed onto a smoldering fire, and now the industry awaits Microsoft's inevitable response.
Google CEO Eric Schmidt made comments this week that could amount to a can of gasoline tossed onto a smoldering fire, and now the industry awaits Microsoft's inevitable response.
Brocade Storage Products Set For Oracle Deployments
Brocade unveiled a number of configurations to improve storage performance in Oracle VM virtualization deployments, as well as solutions with partners such as EMC, NetApp, HP, and Sun for database and data warehousing deployments.
Brocade unveiled a number of configurations to improve storage performance in Oracle VM virtualization deployments, as well as solutions with partners such as EMC, NetApp, HP, and Sun for database and data warehousing deployments.
Mozilla's Thunderbird 3 RC -- Almost Ready for Take-offThe open source e-mail client, Thunderbird 3, has gotten an overhaul and is just about ready for final Release Candidate. There are scores of new features, as well as easier e-mail account setup with Thunderbird 3, now available in beta release version 4. Here's a look at some feature highlights.
Cisco Partner Velocity Event In Paris Eyes Social Media
Cisco to gather U.S. and international VARs in Paris to talk 21st century marketing.
Cisco to gather U.S. and international VARs in Paris to talk 21st century marketing.
Symantec To Partners: Take The Lead On Services
Symantec unveils its piloted 'Sell With' program, designed to open up services opportunities to enterprise, midmarket and SMB partners attached to a registered deal.
Symantec unveils its piloted 'Sell With' program, designed to open up services opportunities to enterprise, midmarket and SMB partners attached to a registered deal.
Dexrex Gear ChatSync Archives Chat, Text Messages
Dexrex Gear's new enterprise-targeted archiving tool stores real-time messages to help companies meet compliance requirements.
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We like the code name "Karmic Koala" but how does Ubuntu 9.10 measure up to Windows 7?
Company's latest media player is the first we've seen that plays almost every type of format.
Iomega recently released a new NAS device that is a pleasure to use -- if you can get past a few caveats.
Company's new Conserve Surge with Timer, the first in a line that will focus on ways for IT and facility departments to help manage electric usage.
Micosoft Office Web Apps inevitably will be compared to Google Docs. The CRN Test Center finds some advantages and disadvantages in choosing Office Web Apps over Google Docs.
Lexmark recently reworked its entire inkjet printer line. The CRN Test Center takes a look at the Prestige, one of the new Professional class models.
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Dexrex Gear's new enterprise-targeted archiving tool stores real-time messages to help companies meet compliance requirements.
Apple is now facing the toughest competition to date against its iPhone with today's launch of Motorola's Droid.
ClearCenter provides an open-source service delivery platform based on its ClearOS platform that partners can tailor to meet the IT needs of small business and distributed environments.
The New York Yankees are champions of baseball, but the team's success provides some lessons technology companies would do well to learn.
The headlines Friday will focus on Motorola's Droid smartphone, but the fine print is all about Google's march to communications supremacy.
New York's ban on texting while driving is now in effect, not leaving a lot you can do with your mobile device while you're behind the wheel of a car.
Canonical is bringing Linux to the mass market by way of its partnerships with major OEMs and via word of mouth within the Ubuntu Server user community.
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt made comments this week that could amount to a can of gasoline tossed onto a smoldering fire, and now the industry awaits Microsoft's inevitable response.
Google boss Eric Schmidt recently suggested Android adoption is 'about to explode.' Here are 10 hot smartphones running on the white-hot Android platform, including price, availability and U.S carriers, that might suggest he's right.
23 Ways To Speed WinXP Without Defrag
The headlines Friday will focus on Motorola's Droid smartphone, but the fine print is all about Google's march to communications supremacy.
Along with being a showcase for the hottest in consumer technology, CES has also become a launching pad for the newest smartphones and cell phones. Here we round up 10 hot mobile devices that were shown off at CES 2009 in Las Vegas.
As the hype subsides, it's clear the buzz on Barnes & Noble's 'Kindle killer' has some merit.
With CES 2009 kicking off this week, ChannelWeb is giving you a sneak peek at a host of hot products that will make waves at the Consumer Electronics Showcase. From the strange to the necessary, here are 25 products you shouldn't miss at the show.
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Sophos Says Windows 7 Susceptible To Viruses
A security researcher from Sophos says running Windows 7 without antivirus software is a disaster waiting to happen, but did Microsoft ever advocate this in the first place?
11/06/2009 10:12 PM EST
Datalink, Cross Discuss Cisco's Impact On Their Acquisition Deal
Datalink recently acquired the Cisco networking business from Cross Telecom, and executives of the two solution providers explain how Cisco strategies were a big factor in their decision-making process.
11/06/2009 06:18 PM EST
Google Dashboard Misses Transparency Mark
The Google Dashboard is nothing more than a bid to distract users from the real transparency issue.
11/06/2009 03:40 PM EST
AT&T Gets Final Approval For Centennial Acquisition
The close of its Centennial acquisition gives AT&T expanded wireless coverage and a wider network for its 3G service.
11/06/2009 01:43 PM EST
Thunderbird 3 Gets A Firefoxy Makeover
Mozilla's e-mail client, Thunderbird 3, is due out in RC version sometime this month. We took a look at the pre-RC, final beta release of Thunderbird 3 and found some features we liked, and others that could stand some improvement.
11/06/2009 01:15 PM EST
Nvidia Lampoons Intel With Cartoon Site
Nvidia steps up its bitter rivalry with Intel with a new Web site featuring cartoons that mock the world biggest chip maker.
11/06/2009 11:01 AM EST
You Need To Take Control of Google Dashboard To Prevent Data Theft
Some worry that Google Dashboard makes it easy for hackers to get at your personal information.
11/06/2009 09:03 AM EST
Don't Count Out RIM and BlackBerry In The Mobile Revolution
RIM hasn't owned the headlines lately, but BlackBerry shipments remain strong and growing, according to IDC.
11/06/2009 08:32 AM EST
Windows 7 Sales Top Vista Out Of The Gate
Unit sales of Windows 7 were 234 percent higher than Vista during the first few days of release for both operating systems, according to The NPD Group.
11/06/2009 08:05 AM EST
Analysis: Motorola Makes Good On Google's Promise With Droid
The most important thing you need to know about Motorola's Droid is this: After about five minutes of use, it's no longer a big deal that it's based on Google's Android 2.0 operating system. The thing just works, works well and provides its money's worth of functionality and ease of use.
11/06/2009 08:01 AM EST
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Windows 7 In Your Face: 10 Scenes From The LaunchMicrosoft's Windows 7 kick-off lacked the glitz of past events, but still offered plenty of insight into the software giant's efforts to rekindle industry excitement in Windows PCs with the new release. We offer 10 scenes that capture industry excitement at the event.
Memorable Scenes From CRN Fast GrowthThe fastest-growing VARs in the country gathered in San Francisco this week to network, strategize and celebrate their success. Here's how it all went down.
ARC: Best Vendors, Worst Vendors For ROIHow do vendors rate in terms of the return on investment that solution providers say they receive? See which vendors are given thumbs up -- and which thumbs down -- by their VARs.
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