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More than 300 IT executives and dozens of vendors met to talk about midmarket solutions at the Midsize Enterprise Summit.

ChannelWeb picked 15 common beliefs about Microsoft and gave channel partners the opportunity to explain why they're more fiction than fact.

ChannelWeb visited Tech Data's headquarters for a strategy update and was given a behind-the-scenes tour of how the distributor operates.

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MANAGED SERVICES REVIEWS

Test Center engineers reviewed the top MSP platforms on the market. Key features that were evaluated were automation features at the management servers, ease of deployment through automation, levels of remote management, integration with various business platforms, UI design, and overall capabilities of management server and reporting engine. Here's what we found.

The CRN Test Center takes a look under the hood of some popular vendor platforms.

Infocrossing's new iConnection 6.0 aims to deliver a smorgasbord of real-time services on e-mail systems.

WatchGuard Technologies is looking to bring security appliances to the next level with its Firebox X Peak e-Series line of products. CRN Test Center engineers took a look at WatchGuard's latest offering, the 6500e, to see if the company nailed its target.

Thanks to WebInspect Direct from SPI Dynamics, solution providers can schedule scans to take place as frequently as desired and as often as a customer's budget allows.

Mitrix has been innovating many of the engines and configurations needed to multitask multiple business units simultaneously and now offers the possibility to manage realtime supply chain transactions--with SCM Live.

As securing systems becomes more complex, solution providers must turn to customizable appliances to adapt to ever-changing threats.

Enterprise Collector 2.0 from Insightix recently has become available to VARs looking to address the lack of manageable knowledge surrounding today's networks.

Virtual Server brings a great deal of leverage to those in the channel and can even be used as a tool to move users off of Microsoft’s operating systems.

Both SOHOs and ROBOs suffer the same threats and lack the budgets to effectively battle malware, intrusions and other attackswhich is a perfect environment for Symantec's appliance-based solution.

Solution providers hosting Web sites for their small- business customers are going to have to find a new line of work if Microsoft has its way with Office Live. Microsoft’s latest shot into the managed services market proves to be an eclectic mix of features that many small businesses will find attractive.