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Westcon Hosts “Key Requirements for Capturing Federal Business in 2009”

4 November 2008

In-Depth Analysis of Federal Market Conditions, Expectations and Key Requirements to be Discussed in Upcoming Webinar Presentation
IT Manufacturers Can Reduce Total Costs Through Distribution, According To Study

29 September 2008

Independent Research Shows Two-Tier Distributors as Most Efficient B2B Solution-Selling Channel
Westcon Group North America Creates Emerging Partner Credit Program

11 August 2008

Personalized Program Enables Qualified Westcon Group Resellers to Access Credit Lines of $10,000 or More
Westcon Group Launches Industry’s First Online, Multi-Vendor Configurator of Open Source IP/PBX Solutions

4 August 2008

Innovative Tool Can Dramatically Shorten Quotation and Pre-Sales Process for Resellers of Digium’s Asterisk-based Open Source Solutions
Westcon Group Names Dean Douglas as Chief Operating Officer

16 June 2008

Channel News
 
Nokia announces restructuring changes

07/11/08

Nokia continues it's strategy of changing parts of its organisation
Cisco, Nortel lead green ranking

27/10/2008

New research by ABI looks at network switch vendors "green-ness"
Long term is strong, says Juniper boss

24/10/2008

Talking after good Q3 figures, Juniper Networks CEO Kevin Johnson says the longer term prospects for high performance networking are good even if immediate forecasts are cautious
Blue Coat ships first WAN client with integrated security

29/09/2008

A WAN client with integrated security has been launched by Blue Coat
Secure Computing sold to McAfee

22/09/2008

Security vendor Secure Computing is being bought by McAfee and added to its range of network security products
Technology News
 
London wins on wireless

29/10/2008

London has more wireless access points than other capitals, including New York and Paris, but it is the most insecure, says an RAS study
F5 is optimistic on networks

23/10/2008

In an analsysts call, F5 Networks CEO explains why he is confident that its technology will be in demand
WiFi security is no longer secure

10/10/2008

The use of fast graphics processors to crack passwords is spreading, making wireless networks vulnerable
Second hand devices' security risk

25/09/2008

A new study finds that some 20% of second-hand phones and mobile devices can reveal previous data to the new user
More updates to deal with web threat

15/09/2008

Blue Coat appliances are being updated more frequently as malware blocking is needed even more
Podcasts
 
Westcon Technology Podcast: Section 179 and the Economic Stimulus Act

2 September 2008

The Economic Stimulus Act and Section 179 represents a very good opportunity for resellers since it provides tax benefits on purchases and leases of equipment. Listen to the podcast here.
Vendor News
 
Nortel reveals future ideas

30/10/2008

At its customer event, Nortel is showing the latest Advanced technologies that will become available soon
Nortel's new UC offer for SMEs

09/10/2008

Nortel's new unified communications platform for SMEs re-uses most of the legacy Norstar kit
Nortel plans for Wimax growth

03/10/2008

Nortel is using its alliances in WiMAX technology to offer new solutions 
Nortel shows interoperability

23/09/2008

The Carrier Ethernet World Congress allows major vendors, including Nortel, to show the future of IP-based, high bandwidth applications
Blue Coat positioning by Gartner

22/09/2008

Analyst Gartner has positioned Blue Coat in the leader's quadrant for the secure web gateway
Technology Research Digest
 
PC outlook murky for 2009

04/11/2008

The latest IDC study of PC sales shows that 2008 hit a new record, but the outlook is not so good
Unified Comms by SaaS to boom

28/10/2008

A new study predicts massive growth for Unified Communications as a service
SMBs get wrong Voip and Wifi "message"

15/10/2008

Sales messages to the SMB buyers of Wifi and VOIP need to be very different from those to large organisations
New cyberthreat dominates charts

01/10/2008

Fortinet's survey of current malware issues shows a single security application family is roaring ahead
Gartner debunks security myths

30/09/2008

Researcher Gartner has set out what it thinks is the true picture of IT security threats and reactions
Business Development
 
New survey shows benefit of going green

4/07/08

Companies who are committed to saving energy can save money as well, according to a new survey.

Mobile transactions to top $300bn

01/07/2008

Mobile phone transactions are to boom, according to a new study
Mobile promotion must think strategy

03/06/2008

The global mobile advertising market is hung up on short term issues, says a new study
Servers numbers up, but margins slip

23/05/2008

Gartner says worldwide server shipments grew by 8% while revenue grew by just 4% in the first quarter of 2008
CEO study says change becoming unmanageable

09/05/2008

A new study of the world's CEOs find them looking forward to a period of great change, but unsure how to manage it