Our list of the most innovative executives of the year spotlights the people that are pushing the envelope with new products and channel programs to bring solution providers to new heights.
Find out which executives made the grade and held their own, despite the great IT downturn of 2009.
Most everyone loves Thanksgiving turkeys. But IT industry turkeys? Not so much. We look at 10 examples of 'turkeys' that have disappointed the tech industry this year.
Inside This Issue: Feb. 5, 2007
Cover Story
Be On The Alert
The proliferation of network security data is spawning a new market: security information and event management. But solution providers be warned: The technology is complex, and SIEM vendors are consolidating.
>> SIEM: A MARKET SNAPSHOT
Telecom Agents Swarm Into Midmarket VoIP
As carriers squeeze agent commissions and profit margins, more and more telco resellers are delving into VoIP solutions for the midmarket, where they see a bounty of opportunity to make up lost income.
>> AGENTS FACE CARRIER QUOTA QUANDARY
Also In This Issue:
GPL 3: An Open-Source Earthquake?
This spring, the author of the GNU General Public License will release a controversial new version of the license, a move that's already sending tremors along the software industry's fault lines.
VAR Checkup: Health-Care IT Market Booms
Solution providers in the health-care space say they expect double-digit growth in sales and healthy margins in a market that spans digitization of X-rays and medical records to voice-capture systems.
Welcome To Your Digital World
Solution providers looking to tap into the growing home networking market are finding that it's about more than just wireless routers.
SAP Revs Up Platform For SMB Partners
SAP is building up its All-In-One infrastructure so partners can build vertical apps faster and easier.
AsteriskNow Rocks Open-Source Telecom World
A new GUI-powered version of AsteriskNow, the popular open-source PBX, is attracting a new wave of solution providers.
Demand Generation: Secant Keeps Networks Healthy
To diagnose what's ailing customers' networks, solution provider Secant Technologies began selling network physicals, officially called Technology Assessment Profiles (TAPs).
Review: Need A PCmover?
Laplink's PCmover software can give system builders a hand in moving apps and data from previous Windows versions to Vista.
ShadowRAM: Rumors, Truth & Innuendo
Oracle tries to steal Vista's thunder, Lotusphere needs a new venue, IBM's Chief Thinking Officer is retiring.
These articles were mentioned in this issue of CRN.
• Dell Back After CEO Rollins Quits
• Red Hat Launches Service Provider Program
• Symantec Has Altiris Motive For Acquisition
• Synnex Signs HDS
• McAfee Makeover Worries Some Partners
• Avnet Fires Up RFID With Stratum
• High Five: Oracle Plans Upgrades For All App Sets
• X's Are Allies In Bundle
• Kaseya Adds New Tricks To IT Framework
• VARs Say Margins No So NetSuite
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The Final Cut
Snubbed By Symantec
Solution provider Cooltronics got the cold shoulder from security giant Symantec.
On The Record
Is EMC's Direct-Sales Antibody On The Hunt?
It's been a long time coming, but EMC finally seems to be getting serious about building a viable channel.
Under The Radar
New CRN.com Coming
The next online iteration of CRN aims to bring you the best of the print and Web editions -- and a whole lot more.
